“Exceptional captaincy by KL Rahul” – Twitter reacts as Lucknow Super Giants beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs in a thrilling encounter

The 26th game of IPL 2023 between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals might be a low-scoring affair but the way things panned out in the end, kept the fans on the edge of their seats at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.

Talking about the game, Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first. Batting first, the Lucknow-based franchise was able to post a modest total of 154 for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 20 overs.

Kyle Mayers top-scored with 51 off 42 balls where he composed his innings with the help of four boundaries and three hits over the fence. On the contrary, Ravichandran Ashwin took 2/23 in his quota of four overs whereas Trent Boult registered 1/16 in four overs.

Lucknow Super Giants beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs

In response, Rajasthan Royals got off to a steady start to the game. The opening pair namely, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 87 runs for the opening wicket before Marcus Stoinis dismissed the left-handed batsman for 44 runs.

Marcus Stoinis was the one who provided the much-needed breakthrough and the Royals were gradually off the track. As the overs progressed, the pressure started to mount on the Royals.

They could have chased down the target but succumbed to LSG bowlers’ pressure and eventually ended up falling short of the target. Lucknow Super Giants won the game by 10 runs in a thrilling low-scoring encounter. Jaiswal and Buttler scored 44 and 40 runs respectively. Avesh Khan was the pick of the bowlers for LSG as he registered 3/25 in four overs.

Rajasthan Royals’ playing XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Lucknow Super Giants’ playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi

Exceptional captaincy by KL Rahul

— saistunz (@saistunz10) April 19, 2023

In a stadium where last 6 times,team chasing won!…let that sink in!…GOAT captaincy of KL and excellent bowling and sensible batting by Kyle and KLR!

— Nationalist Doctor (@nationalistdoc) April 19, 2023

Sensational last over by Avesh Khan 🔥💯

— Haque 🇧🇩 (@midtownndriverr) April 19, 2023

Catches win matches 👍

— Stanley (@StanleyJ03) April 19, 2023

RR bottled it 😕

— piyush mishra (@piyushm56) April 19, 2023

Never ever question GOAT KL🐐 and his team.

— Sagar Nandal (@SagarNandal14) April 19, 2023

Great Comeback, KL Rahul Masterclass 👏🏽👏🏽

— WTF Cricket (@CricketWtf) April 19, 2023

Today's RR is perfect example of how to get simple match on to their necks

— kspr45 (@ksp_sivaprasad) April 19, 2023

The hero 🥵🔥
One team fans were trolled this man for celebrating when he was not contributed to his team.
Now he has shutdown their mouths with his performance today
Now he has all the rights to celebrate 🥲 pic.twitter.com/F0UcXGZMy7

— Kalyan Babu Draksharam (@KDrakshram) April 19, 2023