RR vs LSG / Lucknow defeated Rajasthan by two runs, Avesh took 3 wickets

RR vs LSG: In a very exciting match of IPL 2025, Lucknow Supergiants defeated Rajasthan Royals by 2 runs. The match was played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, where the audience got to see breath-taking thrill till the last ball. The hero of this victory was Avesh Khan, who gave Lucknow victory by defending just 9 runs in the last over.

Avesh Khan: The real hero of victory

Rajasthan needed 9 runs in the last over to win and finishers like Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer were present at the crease. But Avesh displayed great patience and accurate bowling and finished this over in just 6 runs. In this over, he also took the valuable wicket of Hetmyer and changed the course of the match by taking 3 wickets in total.

Badoni and Markram shone in batting

Winning the toss and batting first, Lucknow Supergiants scored 180 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. The team's start was definitely shaky, but Aiden Markram (66 runs) and Ayush Badoni (50 runs) scored brilliant half-centuries while handling the innings. There was an important partnership of 76 runs between the two for the fourth wicket.

In the death overs, Abdul Samad batted aggressively and scored 30 runs in just 10 balls and strengthened the score by scoring 27 runs in the last over. David Miller returned unbeaten after scoring 7 runs.

Rajasthan's struggling innings

Chasing the target of 181 runs, Rajasthan's team could score only 178 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal played the highest strong innings of 74 runs, but the contribution of the rest of the batsmen was average. Captain Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler flopped this time. Dhruv Jurel and Hetmyer made the match exciting in the last overs, but could not take the team to victory.

Wanindu Hasaranga took two wickets in bowling, but he too could not lead the team to victory.

Turning point of the match

The biggest turning point of the match was the last over, where Avesh Khan displayed a great example of experience and strategy. By taking the wicket of Hetmyer, he gave a big blow to Rajasthan's hopes. At the same time, by giving just one run on the last ball, he put the match in Lucknow's bag.