RR vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2025: Avesh Khan shines with exceptional death-bowling as Lucknow down Rajasthan by 2 runs

Wanindu Hasaranga to Aiden Markram, Short and around off, Aiden Markram moves back and punches it through covers for a single.

Wanindu Hasaranga is now into the attack for the first time. He replaces Sandeep Sharma.

Tushar Deshpande to Rishabh Pant, Pitched up and on middle, Rishabh Pant blocks it out.

Tushar Deshpande to Aiden Markram, Touch fuller and on middle, Aiden Markram drills it to long on for one more.

Tushar Deshpande to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant runs it down to third man for one. 50 comes up for LSG!

Tushar Deshpande to Aiden Markram, Hard length and on off, Aiden Markram stabs it towards mid off for another run.

Tushar Deshpande to Rishabh Pant, On a length and on off, Rishabh Pant pushes it towards covers for a run.

Tushar Deshpande to Aiden Markram, Back of a length and on middle, Aiden Markram pats it towards mid on for a single.

Tushar Deshpande is into the attack now. He replaces Jofra Archer.

Sandeep Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and on off, Rishabh Pant steers it to point. Just 4 runs and a huge wicket from the over. Lucknow Super Giants are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Sandeep Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Good length and on middle, Rishabh Pant keeps it out to the leg side.

Sandeep Sharma to Rishabh Pant, Touch fuller and on off, Rishabh Pant blocks it out.

Sandeep Sharma to Rishabh Pant, A massive appeal for LBW once again, but this time the finger stays put! Sandeep Sharma and Dhruv Jurel look very interested and convince their skipper to take the review. This is on a good length and on middle. Rishabh Pant looks to defend, but the ball goes past the bat and hits the pads. However, UltraEdge shows that there is an inside edge. RR lose a review now!

LSG skipper, Rishabh Pant, is in at number 4.

Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! LBW! A superb response from Sandeep Sharma! He gets rid of the dangerous Nicholas Pooran and Shubham Dubey will be a relieved man as his drop does not cost them much. This is a perfect yorker from around the wicket, on middle, angling in as well. Pooran takes a couple of steps forward and looks to slog it across the line, but misses it completely and gets hit on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger without hesitation. Pooran has a chat with his partner and takes the review. The replay clearly confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. LSG lose their star batter and the review as well. Nicholas Pooran departs on 11 (8).

Sandeep Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Nicky P greets Sandeep Sharma with a boundary! Fuller in length and on middle, Nicholas Pooran gets right under it and thumps it through mid off for a boundary.

Sandeep Sharma is brought into the attack now. He replaces Maheesh Theekshana.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Short of a length and down the leg side, Aiden Markram gets inside the line and helps on its way to deep fine leg for a boundary to end the over.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, It could have gone anywhere! Hard length and around off, Aiden Markram presses back and looks to drag it to the leg side. Gets a leading edge that flies towards point.

Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, DROPPED! Shubham Dubey puts down a relatively easy chance, and how costly will it prove for RR? Hard length from Archer and around off, Nicholas Pooran presses back and looks to pull it across the line. He gets a top edge only as the ball skids through the surface and hits the sticker of the bat. The ball goes towards mid-wicket, where Shubham Dubey tries to settle in underneath and extends both his arms upward to catch it, but spills out in the end. Dhruv Jurel runs forward to his right and nearly collides with Dubey there. However, the batters take a single.

Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! STREAKY! Slightly on the back of a length and well outside off, Nicholas Pooran throws his hands on it as he looks to cut it. But only manages to get a thick outside edge that flies to the right of short third for a boundary. 

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Excellent effort from Shimron Hetmyer to save one run for his side! Hard length and around middle, Aiden Markram stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket. Hetmyer runs in to his left from deep square leg and puts in a dive to flick the ball inside the field. The batters get three runs.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, BEATEN! An off-cutter, on a back of a length and around off, Aiden Markram gets squared up as he looks to defend it. Gets beaten on the outside edge on its way to the keeper.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, Fuller now and on the pads, Aiden pushes it to long on for a single off the front foot.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, FOUR! PUNISHED! Short and outside off, Aiden Markram makes room by going to the leg side of the ball and cuts it hard. He beats the diving point fielder to his right and gets a boundary there. 

Maheesh Theekshana to Nicholas Pooran, Not that much short now, but on the pads, Nicholas Pooran goes on his knee and sweeps it, but straight to short fine leg where the fielder makes a fumble, which allows the batters to take a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, Leg bye! Tossed it up now and on the pads, Aiden comes forward to flick it but misses. Gets hit on the front pad and he gets a single for leg bye as the ball gets deflected towards fine leg.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, On a dragged length and in the channel outside off, Markram backs away and cuts it, but straight to cover-point.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, FOUR! CREAMED IT! Short and around off, Aiden Markram gives himself some room and punches it. He finds the gap between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side, called a wide by the umpire.

Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Good length and around off, Pooran comes forward and drops it down to cover.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, On a dragged length and around middle, with pace taken off, Aiden Markram works it away to deep fine leg for one.

Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, On a hard length and around off, Pooran runs it down to third man for a single. 

Jofra Archer to Nicholas Pooran, Archer greets the new batter with a bouncer! A well-directed bouncer, around middle, into the body of the batter, Nicholas Pooran ducks under it.

Nicholas Pooran is in at number 3. Also, down in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans have registered a famous win, as they have successfully chased down 204, with 4 balls to spare. Unfortunately for Jos Buttler, he remained unbeaten on 97. Rahul Tewatia, coming in at a crunch time, went for the kill and with two back-to-back big hits, a six and a four, against Mitchell Starc, in the last over, he took his side home. 

Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Shimron Hetmyer takes an excellent catch while running forward, and the dangerous Mitchell Marsh is gone for 4(6). Jofra bowls it into the pitch and short of a length touch outside off, gets a bit of an extra bounce off the deck. Mitchell Marsh goes on the back foot and shapes up for a pull shot. He mistimes his shot off the bottom part of the bat as he ends up getting a top edge towards deep backward square leg. Shimron Hetmyer runs forward a decent yard and takes a good catch while sliding across. 

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Short of a length and angling into the body of the batter, around off, Aiden Markram presses back and looks to ramp it at first. He gets cramped up for room and adjusts his shot in the end to open his bat face to cut it to deep third man for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, Short and on the pads, Markram uses his wrists to turn it to deep mid-wicket for a single to retain the strike.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, This is again on the short of a length and around middle, Marsh eases out to long on for one.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, Nagging length and touch outside off, Mitchell Marsh shuffles across a bit and punches it to cover.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, Dragged length and around off, Mitchell pushes it back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, Keeps it short again and around off, Marsh covers the stumps and drops it down back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Aiden Markram, Begins with a short ball, around middle, Aiden pushes it to long on for a single.

Hmm... interesting. Early sight of spin. Maheesh Theekshana to share the attack.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Good effort! Goes fuller and around off, Aiden Markram drives it on the up towards cover and Sandeep Sharma makes a good stop to his left there to save a couple of runs at least. The batters get just a single.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, FOUR! CRUNCHED! On a good length and outside off, Aiden Markram gets width to free his arms and he slices it in the gap through cover point for another boundary. It went like a tracer bullet. 

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, FOUR! NICE SHOT! Jofra Archer isn't happy with the effort from the fielder! Again on the back of a length, and outside off this time, Aiden Markram pounces on the bounce and punches it through covers. Shubham Dubey tries to hunt it down and even puts in a dive in the end, but the ball wins the race.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, Hard length, into the deck, around off, Aiden rides the bounce and drops it down to cover.

Jofra Archer to Aiden Markram, OUCH! Back of a length, with an extra bounce off the surface, around off and middle, nips back in sharply. Aiden Markram hops up and looks to play it to the off side but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the back thigh.

Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Lucknow Super Giants and Mitchell Marsh are underway straightaway! On a good length from Archer, around middle, Mitchell Marsh throws his hands at it and looks to punch it down the ground, but ends up chipping it aerially to the right of the bowler. Riyan Parag gives it a chase from mid on and meanwhile, the batters take three runs.