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RR vs LSG IPL 2024 Highlights: Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants to kick-start season in style

Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the fourth match of IPL 2024 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Samson was declared the Player of the Match (POTM) for his 82-run knock.

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RR vs LSG IPL 2024 Highlights: Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants to kick-start season in style

The fourth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season will be played between the IPL 2008 winners Rajasthan Royals and the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday (March 24). Rajasthan Royals suffered a major blow recently after their overseas leg-spinner Adam Zampa pulled out of the season due to personal reasons.

In a last-minute change, Royals roped in Mumbai's right-arm off-break bowler Tanush Kotian as the replacement for Zampa. The match will be the campaign opener of the season for both Rajasthan and Lucknow.

Match scorecard

Live updates : RR vs LSG IPL 2024 Highlights

  • 7:24 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Rajasthan Royals win!!!!!

    Royals win the game by 20 runs.

  • 7:23 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    23 needed off last two balls

    LSG have an improbable task at hand now

  • 7:22 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Dot again............

    Avesh Khan executes a perfect yorker to Pooran

  • 7:21 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Dot.........

    Avesh Khan starts with a dot delivery to Pooran

  • 7:20 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    LSG need 27 off the last over

    Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran need to score 27 runs in the 20th over.

  • 7:12 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    R Ashwin gets Marcus Stoinis

    Ashwin gets rid of Marcus Stoinis. This game is going down to the wire. LSG are 154/6 after 17.3 overs.

  • 7:07 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Stoinis comes in

    Marcus Stoinis walks into the middle.

  • 7:05 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Sandeep Sharma gets the big fish!

    KL Rahul departs after scoring 58 off 44 balls. LSG are 145/5 after 16.1 overs.

  • 6:57 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    LSG need 60 more to win!

    Lucknow need 60 more runs to win off 30 balls.

  • 6:48 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Fifty for skipper!

    KL Rahul gets to his fifty off 35 balls. LSG are 125/4 after 13.2 overs.

  • 6:37 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Rahul on the attack

    KL Rahul is playing a counter-attacking knock. He is batting on 40 off 29 balls. LSG are 93/4 after 11 overs.

  • 6:20 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Hooda perishes!

    Deepak Hooda holes out in the deep while going for a big hit off Yuzvendra Chahal. LSG are 60/4 after 7.3 overs.

  • 5:59 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Burger's inclusion bears fruit for RR

    The decision to bring Nandre Burger as Impact Player in the place of Shimron Hetmyer has worked in favour of Rajasthan.

  • 5:58 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    In comes LSG's Impact Player

    Deepak Hooda comes in as the Impact Player for LSG. He replaces Yash Thakur.

  • 5:56 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Nandre Burger gets into the act

    Burger gets Badoni. RR are all over LSG now. LSG are 11/3.

  • 5:53 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Ayush Badoni arrives

    Ayush Badoni comes into the middle to join his skipper KL Rahul.

  • 5:51 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Boult strikes again!

    Trent Boult cleans up Devdutt Padikkal for a duck to rattle LSG up front. LSG are 10/2 after 2.2 overs.

  • 5:41 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Trent Boult draws first blood!!

    Trent Boult has made a strike early on in the innings. He gets Quinton de Kock out on four in the first over itself. A lucky one indeed. This was fuller, going down the leg and de Kock flicked it straight to Nandre Burger at fine leg. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is opening and there is no shift in his batting position as far as this game is concerned

  • 5:27 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Innings break!

    LSG need to score 9.7 runs per over to chase this down.

  • 5:23 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Samson's captain's knock

    Sanju Samson has played a captain's knock. He remains unbeaten on 82 off 52 balls. Samson's knock was studded with three fours and six sixes.

  • 5:22 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    RR finish with 193

    RR have set a target of 194 for LSG to win the contest.

  • 5:19 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Naveen bowls an excellent 19th over

    Naveen-ul-Haq concedes just eight runs in the penultimate over RR's innings.

  • 5:12 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Last two overs remaining

    RR are 172/4 after 18 overs.

  • 5:11 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Samson unleashes beast mode!

    Sanju Samson has raced to 72* off just 47 balls. He has already struck three fours and five sixes in his innings. 

  • 5:05 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Jurel takes Bishnoi down the ground

    Dhruv Jurel smacks just his third ball of the innings for a six down the ground off Ravi Bishnoi. Rajasthan are 158/4 after 17 overs.

  • 5:02 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Can Sanju Samson provide the final flourish to RR's innings?

    Rajasthan Royals are 150/3 after 16.3 overs and Sanju is still in the middle. Ravi Bishnoi gets Shimron Hetmyer caught behind for just five.

  • 4:52 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Six and out

    Riyan Parag fails to continue with the momentum gained and holes out while attempting a pull shot. He departs for 43 off 29 balls. RR are 142/3 after 14.5 overs.

  • 4:50 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Parag Power at Sawai Mansingh

    Riyan Parag smokes Naveen-ul-Haq for a maximum down the ground. The ball travels 87 metres.

  • 4:47 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Samson looking dangerous

    Sanju Samson is making the LSG bowlers feel the Rajasthan heat. He is batting on 58* off 38 balls.

  • 4:44 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Will Riyan Parag's drop catch come back to hurt LSG?

    Riyan Parag was dropped on 29 by Mohsin Khan at short fine leg. 

  • 4:39 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Milestone for Sanju Samson

    Sanju Samson reaches fifty off 33 balls. 

  • 4:37 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    RR on fire

    Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson have added 67 runs for the third wicket and are still growing strong. RR are 116/2 after 12.3 overs.

  • 4:15 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Parag and Samson to steady RR's ship

    The two breakthroughs have brought the skipper Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag into the middle. They are now looking to wrestle back momentum.

  • 4:04 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    LSG bring an end to Jaisball

    Mohsin Khan gets rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal who was threatening to take the game away from LSG. RR are 49/2 after five overs.

  • 3:46 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Naveen draws first blood!

    Naveen-ul-Haq dismisses Jos Buttler to provide the first breakthrough for Lucknow. RR are 13/1 after 2 overs.

  • 3:30 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    RR vs LSG clash gets underway!

    The clash is now underway as the two RR openers - Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in the middle looking for a strong start. Mohsin Khan to start for LSG

  • 3:09 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI

     KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur

  • 3:08 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Rajasthan Royals Playing XI

    Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal

  • 3:01 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Toss update!

    Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to bat first.

  • 2:56 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Toss coming up shortly!

    The two captains will shortly come together for the toss.

  • 2:39 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    KL Rahul's IPL record

    Matches: 118, Runs: 4163, Highest score: 132*, Average: 46.78, Strike rate: 134.42, Centuries: 4, Fifties: 33

  • 2:15 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Sanju Samson's IPL record

    Matches: 152, Runs: 3888, Highest: 119, Average: 29.23, Strike rate: 137.19, Centuries: 3, Fifties: 20

  • 1:51 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Rajasthan Royals' potent spin attack

    The winners of the inaugural edition of the IPL have two of India's best spin bowlers in the form of Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin. Together the two can cause a lot of threat to the opposition.

  • 1:38 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    All eyes on LSG's new vice-captain

    Lucknow announced Nicholas Pooran as their new vice-captain ahead of IPL 2024 and the team will rely heavily on his batting prowess throughout the season.

  • 1:28 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Meet Adam Zampa's replacement

    Rajasthan Royals have signed Tanush Kotian as Adam Zampa's replacement for the season after the leg-spinner made himself unavailable due to personal reasons. Tanush, 25, plays domestic cricket for Mumbai and was a part of Mumbai's 2024 Ranji Trophy-winning side.

    Tanush is a bowling allrounder who bowls right-arm off-break. He has played 26 first-class, 19 List-A and 23 T20 fixtures thus far.

  • 1:18 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    LSG to be wary of Jaisball

    Yashasvi Jaiswal won the Emerging Player of the Season award of IPL 2023 after scoring 625 runs at a strike rate of 163.61 with the help of five fifties and one century. He is coming into this IPL season on the back of a wonderful series against England, hence, LSG need to be wary of the southpaw.

  • 1:05 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Lucknow Super Giants' Probable XII

    Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, KL Rahul (c), Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shivam Mavi

  • 1:00 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Rajasthan Royals' Probable XII

    Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen

  • 12:56 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Return of KL Rahul

    Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is hours away from making his return to competitive cricket after suffering a quadriceps injury during the first Test between India and England in January.

  • 12:53 PM (IST) Posted by Kumar Rupesh

    Welcome!

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the fourth match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season. The match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Stay tuned for all the latest updates related to the game.