IPL 2024 Points Table: Rajasthan Royals take big step towards playoffs with win against Lucknow Super Giants. cricket news

Rajasthan Royals took a big step towards securing their place in the IPL 2024 playoffs with a comprehensive win over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday. Sanju Samson continued his excellent form and scored unbeaten 71 runs and Dhruv Jurel scored a half-century to lead his team to victory. As a result, RR have 16 points from 9 matches and another win will ensure their place in the top 4. On the other hand, LSG is in fourth place with 10 points from 9 matches.

Sanju Samson scored five runs less than his opposite number KL Rahul, but his unbeaten 71 off 33 balls had five times more impact than Rahul’s relatively quiet 76 off 48 balls as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Lucknow. Made a quantum leap towards the IPL play-offs by easily defeating India. Super Giants by 7 wickets.

While Rahul is still the favorite to partner Rishabh Pant as the second wicketkeeper in the T20 World Cup, Samson hit four brilliant sixes to keep himself in the discussion for the flight to the US, including a 197-run chase. Including the winning six in the chase. , After Royals faltered from a fast start, Samson and Jurel came together and stitched a strong partnership of 121 runs in just 62 balls for the fourth wicket to give the home team the lead and lead their team to victory.

Chasing a tricky target of 197 with LSG deploying seven bowlers including two leg spinners, Rajasthan won at 199 for three with an over to spare.

On his part, young Jurel finally left the barren run behind, scoring an unbeaten 52 off 34 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes.

The win took leaders Rajasthan to 16 points – six points clear of second-best Kolkata Knight Riders – and one step closer to becoming the first team to reach the playoffs in the 17th edition. If the current mid-table mess is anything to go by, the play-off cut-off this year is likely to be 18 points.

LSG finished fourth with 10 points.

(With PTI inputs)