Rajasthan vs Lucknow Match Stats

Sandeep Sharma starts with a hard-length delivery, outside off, KL Rahul slices it on the bounce to short third man where a fumble allows a single.

A slower bouncer now, on leg, Nicholas Pooran pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.

Risky run! This is back of a length and around off, KL Rahul stabs it wide of extra covers and sets off for the run, Avesh Khan picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Rahul was a goner if that hit the stumps.

Sandeep Sharma nails the yorker now, on middle, Nicholas Pooran digs it out towards long on for another run,

Swing and a miss! Sandeep Sharma hits the length hard now, outside off, angling away, KL Rahul has a wild slash at it but only connects with thin air.

Sensational over! Just five runs off it. This is short of a length and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it away towards deep point for just one. Lucknow needs 60 runs in the last five overs now!

Exceptional effort by Riyan Parag to save three runs for his side. Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, KL Rahul drills it straight down town. Riyan Parag from long on sprints to his left and with his left hand pushes the back ball in the play area for just one.

SIX! BOOM! Floated up outside off, Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and lofts it over long off for a maximum.

Wider and fuller in length, Nicholas Pooran reaches out and lofts it well over cover for a couple of runs.

Drops the length short and wider on off, Nicholas Pooran looks for the reverse hit but misses out.

Goes fuller, on off, Nicholas Pooran knocks it to long off for a single.

Bowls this quicker and skids it through on middle and leg, KL Rahul gets cramped up but manages to tuck it square of the wicket on the leg side for a single to end the over. Lucknow now need 49 runs off the last 4 overs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sandeep Sharma you beauty! Swings the game back in the favour of Rajasthan just after the break. Bowls this fuller and wider of that off-stump line, KL Rahul reaches out and slashes it up in the sky towards Dhruv Jurel at deep point who rushes in and takes a good catch to complete the wicket. The skipper goes back after a well-made half-century but this is now anyone's game.

Gets off the mark straightaway! Bowls this fuller and just outside off, Marcus Stoinis cuts it to deep point for a single.

Digs this short and hits the deck hard over middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Goes wider on off, on a good length, Marcus Stoinis waits on and cuts it to deep point for just a single.

Top delivery! Bangs it into the pitch on a shorter length, with the pace off, Nicholas Pooran is deceived by the lack of pace as he tries to pull it and misses. 

FOUR! Precise placement to get to his half-century! A shorter delivery on middle and off, Nicholas Pooran pulls this along the ground between the gap of deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

Fuller and into the stumps, Marcus Stoinis tucks it to long on for a single.

A loud appeal for LBW by Sanju Samson but Nicholas Pooran got a bat to it. Tosses this one up on off and gets the ball to turn back in, Nicholas Pooran looks to sweep but gets a thin inside edge onto his pads and to the on side. The batters cross.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ravichandran Ashwin joins the wicket tally and Marcus Stoinis has to walk back. Lucknow find themselves in a difficult situation with that wicket. A carrom ball bowled on a fuller length on middle, Marcus Stoinis stays put and looks for the big heave but lands it straight into the safe custody of Dhruv Jurel at deep mid-wicket. 

Swing and a miss! Tossed up outside off, Krunal Pandya looks to whip it across the line but misses out.

Fuller and into the stumps, Krunal Pandya slogs sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker and fuller, on off, Nicholas Pooran mistimes his pull to deep square leg for a single. Lucknow now need 38 in 12 balls.

WIDE! Bangs the deck on a shorter length, but way too short, Nicholas Pooran ducks and leaves it alone for a wide. Sanju Samson reviews it but the third umpire reconfirms it to be a wide.

DROPPED! A top effort from Riyan Parag in the deep but they do stick sometimes. Attacks the stumps, on a fuller length, Nicholas Pooran drills it in front of long on. Riyan Parag charges in but the ball dips on him and gets through his hands for a single.

LEG BYES! Quick run! Ona shorter length over middle, Krunal Pandya looks for the pull but misses out as the ball wears his high on the things and drops down on the pitch. The batters scamper for a quick single.

FOUR! Smoked it! Fuller delivery on middle and off, Nicholas Pooran times the slog crouching a bit through deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Shorter and outside off, Nicholas Pooran pulls it straight to long on but denies the single.

Takes pace off and bowls it short over middle and off, Nicholas Pooran gets beaten trying to pull it square on leg.

FOUR! Top shot! Another fuller delivery on off, Nicholas Pooran digs it out to perfection and opens the bat face steering it through backward point for a boundary.

TWO WIDES! Bowls it fuller and well wid of that tramline on off, Sanju Samson fails to collect the ball well and the batters scamper for a quick single. Nicholas Pooran is back on strike!

Beaten! Bowls it on a good length, outside off, with no pace, Nicholas Pooran looks to loft it through covers but gets beaten.

Nails that yorker! Bowls it right in the blockhole, just outside off, Nicholas Pooran fails to dig it out.

Goes fuller and into the stumps, Nicholas Pooran mistimes his heaves to deep square leg for just one. 

Another good delivery! Bowls it just shorter in length and outside off, Krunal Pandya mistimes his cut to short third for one. 

Bangs the deck hard on a nagging length, just outside off, Nicholas Pooran looks for the reverse hit over short third but only manages to get a toe end to the backward point for one.

Rajasthan win their first game by 20 runs! This is on a length, just outside off, Krunal Pandya cuts it to deep point for a single.