Jaipur: Pacingman Avesh Khan grabbed three important wickets as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Rajasthan Royals with two runs in an exciting IPL clash on Saturday.
For Rajasthan Royals, Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed for half a century, while teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi had a huge impact on the master.
Aiden Markram and Ayush Badoni hit a half century and shared a fourth goal partnership with 76 runs, the Lucknow Super Giants scored five with 50 shots.
In response, Jaiswal (74), Riyan Parag (39), and Young Vaibhav (34) placed RR in the winning position before Avesh, and Avesh returned the wickets of Jaiswal, Parag and Shimron Hetmyer to 3/37, limiting the host to 178.
Short score: Lucknow Super 180 5 times in 20 matches (Aiden Markram 66, Ayush Badoni 50, Abdul Samad 30 not out; Wanindu Hasaranga 2/31). Rajasthan Royals: 5 out of 20 points (Yashasvi Jaiswal 74, Vaibhav Suryavanshi 34, Riyan Parag 39; Avesh Khan 3/37).
