RR moved to second spot in IPL 2026 points table with this win.
Rishabh Pant, the LSG captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first. Ravindra Jadeja top-scored with 43, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer made 22 runs each as RR posted 159/6 in 20 overs. Mohammad Shami, Prince Yadav, and Mohsin Khan shared two wickets each on a bowler-friendly track.
Mitchell Marsh was the lone warrior for LSG, scoring 55 in 41 balls, as their wickets fell like nine pins, with Nicholas Pooran making 22. Jofra Archer took 3/20, while Nandre Burger and Brijesh Sharma took 2 wickets apiece, as they bowled LSG out for 119 runs.
RR won the game by 40 runs and moved to the second spot in the IPL 2026 points table with 5 wins from 7 games and 10 points to their name.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for a complete team effort by RR and lauded them on social media.
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