Sports Desk. On the basis of stormy half-centuries by Vaibhav Suryavanshi (93 runs) and Dhruv Jurel (53 not out), Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets in the 64th match of IPL 2026. With this win, Rajasthan Royals have returned to the top four in the points table.

In the match played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Lucknow Super Giants batted first after losing the toss and scored 220 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Lucknow, Mitchell Marsh played a stormy innings of 97 runs in 57 balls with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes.

For Rajasthan Royals, Yash Raj Punja took 2 wickets while Archer took one wicket. In reply, Rajasthan Royals, the winner of the first edition, achieved the target of 221 runs by losing 3 wickets. For Rajasthan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an inning of 93 runs with the help of 10 sixes and 7 fours. He scored these runs in only 38 balls. Wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel also scored a brilliant half-century. He scored unbeaten 53 runs in 38 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes.

Punjab suffered loss due to Rajasthan’s victory

With the win over Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals have reached fourth place in the points table. The team now has 14 points. Rajasthan will become the fourth team to reach the playoffs if they win over Mumbai Indians in their last league match. Punjab has suffered a lot due to the victory of Rajasthan Royals. Due to this, she is out of the top four in the points table.

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