IPL 2025, RR vs LSG Highlights: Avesh Khan brings his A-game as Rajasthan Royals bottle another chase

IPL 2025, RR vs LSG Live Score: Avesh brings his A-game as Lucknow win by 2 runs

RR vs LSG IPL Highlights, Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants: Avesh Khan brought his A-game to the table with three massive wickets in his last two overs, which derailed the Rajasthan Royals' chase as Lucknow Super Giants won the match by 2 runs. Avesh claimed the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer as the Royals bottled another nervy chase. Jaiswal's 74-run knock went in the vain as his team once again failed to get the job done in the last over to throw away two points.

Jaiswal held the fort for Rajasthan Royals with a solid half-century when young Vaibhav Raghuvanshi and Nitish Rana departed in quick succession but he failed to take his team over the line. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a massive statement with a six off the first ball he faced in IPL. Yashasvi Jaiswal is also looking in imperious touch here. Aiden Markram and Ayush Badoni struck half-centuries and shared a 76-run fourth-wicket partnership as Lucknow Super Giants put up 180 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals. Abdul Samad (30 not out off 10 balls) then smashed four sixes at the back-end to give LSG a competitive total. Sandeep Sharma was introduced into the attack for the final over of the powerplay and claimed the all-important wicket of Nicholas Pooran for 11. Meanwhile, Aiden Markram looked solid so far. Jofra Archer struck early in the powerplay to get rid of man in form Mitchell Marsh for just four. Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bat first against hosts Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Vaibhav Suryavanshi received his debut IPL cap at the age of just 14, while skipper Sanju Samson missed out due to a side strain he sustained in the last match.

Rajasthan Royals had a heartbreaker of a match in Delhi, as a super over loss saw them slide to three consecutive losses and put a massive roadblock on their path towards potential playoff qualification. With only two wins from the first half of the tournament, they cannot afford too many more losses, but it’s a tough task ahead of them to avoid that as they prepare to host a flamboyant Lucknow Super Giants team at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Lucknow also suffered a defeat against the odds to a lowly CSK team, finding themselves on the wrong end of a tacky pitch that nullified their star batters who love to feel the speed of the ball on their bats. With MS Dhoni playing a fine finishing knock that saw CSK home, LSG also slid to three losses in their seven games, but remain at the right end of the table thanks to the four wins they have picked up.

There has been good news for LSG even despite that loss earlier this week. Captain Rishabh Pant was finally amongst the runs after a horror start to the season, playing a stabilising knock and reaching a half-century even if it didn’t come in typical Rishabh Pant rock-and-roll fashion. Further, express seamer Mayank Yadav has been cleared from his rehab and is back with the LSG squad, but whether he has regained enough match fitness to be back into the playing XI immediately remains a question mark. The raw pace and immense potential of the exciting Mayank will elevate LSG’s struggling fast bowling department, adding a dimension that could push them a notch or two higher in terms of their overall quality.

For RR, this match will be about trying to figure out what has been going wrong. Their death bowling fell apart at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, letting DC pile on 77 runs in the final five overs, and their death batting also failed to see out a game that was largely in their control deep into the chase. With some questions floating regarding Sanju Samson’s fitness after he was forced to retire hurt in Delhi with a side strain and queries being made regarding their tactical decisions late in that super over game, the RR camp doesn’t sound like the most fun place in the world at the minute. To rescue this ship from sinking, they need their middle order, in particular Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer, to really join the party. If they suffer another loss, you really have to believe it would take a miracle to qualify from that point. A team in desperate need of some momentum.

Jofra Archer against Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran is shaping up to be a real showstopper contest in this match, and that will be a key component of any plans RR have towards winning. RR found themselves on the wrong end of a Phil Salt assault in their first match at the Sawai Mansingh this season: can they avoid the same fate this time around with a couple of early wickets? A make-or-break team for the Royals from Jaipur.

Here are the highlights for Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 match:-

- Yashasvi Jaiswal set the stage for the Rajasthan Royals in the tricky chase with a fluent 74-run knock.

- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, was off the mark with a maximum on the first ball he faced in the IPL.

- Lucknow Super Giants post 180/5 (A Markram 66, A Badoni 50; W Hasaranga 2/31) in 20 overs.

- Ayush Badoni hit half-century in 33 balls. Lucknow Super Giants 143/4 in 17.2 overs vs Rajasthan Royals.

- Aiden Markram slammed half-century in 31 balls. Lucknow Super Giants 82/3 in 10.3 overs vs Rajasthan Royals.

- Sandeep Sharma was introduced into the attack for the final over of the powerplay and claimed the all-important wicket of Nicholas Pooran for 11.

- Vaibhav Suryavanshi received his debut IPL cap at the age of just 14, while skipper Sanju Samson missed out due to a side strain.

- Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and was elected to bat first against the hosts Rajasthan Royals.