IPL 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 93-run knock helps RR secure victory by seven wickets against LSG

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic: X/@rajasthanroyals)

In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Rajasthan Royals (RR) emerged victorious by seven wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Lucknow.

With an aim of chasing the target of 221 runs, RR scored 225 runs for the loss of three wickets in 19.1 overs.

Stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal accumulated 43 runs in 23 balls, including eight boundaries and a maximum. Impact Player, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, played a glorious knock of 93 runs off just 38 balls, including seven boundaries and 10 maximums.

Lhuan-dre Pretorious scored seven runs in six balls. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel and Donovan Ferreira stayed unbeaten. Facing 38 balls, Jurel smashed 53 runs, including three boundaries and the same number of maximums, whereas Ferreira scored 16 runs in 10 deliveries, with the help of a boundary and a maximum.

Lucknow's Akash Singh and Mohsin Khan managed to pick up one wicket each. Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Impact Player, Digvesh Rathi, and Shahbaz Ahmed went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against RR.

IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants: First innings' summary

Earlier, having been put to bat first, LSG's opening batsman Josh Inglis departed after scoring 60 runs in just 29 balls, including seven boundaries and three maximums.

Swashbuckling batsman Nicholas Pooran was dismissed for 16 runs. His knock came in 11 balls, which included two maximums.

Later, star opening batsman Mitchell Marsh played a glorious knock of 96 runs off 57 deliveries, laced with 11 boundaries and five maximums. Captain Rishabh Pant scored 35 runs in 23 balls, including two boundaries and the same number of maximums. Ayush Badoni was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Abdul Samad stayed unbeaten without facing any balls. With this, the Super Giants posted a total of 220 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs against the Royals.

Rajasthan's Yash Punja returned with the figures of two wickets for 35 runs in four overs. Jofra Archer also chipped in with one wicket. Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Brijesh Sharma, and Dasun Shanaka went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against LSG.