Lucknow Super Giants players celebrate their win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Lucknow Super Giants edged Rajasthan Royals by two runs in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday, 19 April. Opting to bat first, LSG got a strong start with Aiden Markram scoring 66 off 45 balls and Ayush Badoni adding a 34-ball half-century to post a total of 180. In response, Rajasthan had a bright start with an 85-run partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi. After Suryavanshi fell for 34, Jaiswal went on to score 74 off 52. However, a terrific three-wicket spell from Avesh Khan, including a stunning final over where he conceded just six runs and took a wicket, secured the nervy win for Lucknow Super Giants.
Lucknow Super Giants players celebrate their win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals' captain Riyan Parag bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Lucknow Super Giants' Avesh Khan appeals successfully for the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' captain Riyan Parag during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Lucknow Super Giants' David Miller, left, and teammate Abdul Samad leave the field after finishing the first half of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Lucknow Super Giants' Abdul Samad plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur
Lucknow Super Giants' Ayush Badoni bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Lucknow Super Giants' Aiden Markram bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.