Rajasthan Royals chased down 221 with four balls to spare at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, beating Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets on the back of a 38-ball 93 from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Asked to bowl after winning the toss, Rajasthan were taken apart by MR Marsh, who struck 11 fours and five sixes in a 59-ball 96 before being run out by Jaiswal. He found a willing partner in JP Inglis, whose 60 from 29 balls included seven fours and three sixes. RR Pant chipped in with 35 off 23 as Lucknow closed on 220 for 5 from 20.2 overs. Yash Raj Punja was the pick of the Royals' attack with 2 for 34, while JC Archer's solitary wicket cost 66 runs from his four overs.
The reply was built on Sooryavanshi's assault at the top. He cleared the rope 10 times in his 93, sharing the early initiative with YBK Jaiswal, who made 43 off 24. Once Jaiswal fell to Gurjapneet Singh and Sooryavanshi was caught by Samad off MP Yadav, Dhruv Jurel steered the chase with an unbeaten 53 from 38 balls, supported by D Ferreira's 16 not out.
Lucknow's bowlers struggled for control on a true surface. Gurjapneet Singh went for 85 in his 6.3 overs, Mohsin Khan for 50 in 4.1, and MP Yadav conceded at 12.48 an over. Only Prince Yadav, with 25 from his 4.1, kept the economy in check.
Sooryavanshi was named Player of the Match as Rajasthan completed the highest successful chase of their night's work in this IPL 2026 fixture.
Written by AI from match data on Cricstr. Reviewed before publishing.