IPL, 2026 Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

17.6: Jofra Archer to Mohsin Khan, OUT! BOWLED! That ends the story. The visitors have reigned supreme at the Ekana and RAJASTHAN ROYALS HAVE WON BY 40 RUNS. Mohsin kept on giving the invitation to Archer to target the stumps and on the third occasion, the bowler did not miss his target. This time, the ball is full and straight and Mohsin misses his drive. The ball goes through and crashes into the stumps. With this, JOFRA ARCHER HAS BECOME THE ALL-TIME LEADING WICKET TAKER FOR RAJASTHAN ROYALS. He became the leading wicket taker for RR in the IPL when he dismissed Mayank Yadav and with this last scalp, taken into account the Champions League as well, knocking Shane Watson off his perch.

17.5: Jofra Archer to Mohsin Khan, Once again, Mohsin shows all his stumps, backing away to the leg side and gets followed. The line is full and outside leg and the batter drives it back to the bowler.

17.4: Jofra Archer to Mohsin Khan, On a length, pretty straight, from around the wicket, Mohsin Khan backs away and pushes it towards mid off.

17.3: Jofra Archer to Mayank Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Stunning piece of glove work from Jurel. Good length on middle, and Mayank is all at sea. Stuck on the leg side, he prods tentatively, opens the face and looks to guide it away. The ball takes the outside edge and darts to the right of the keeper. Jurel reads it early, dives full stretch to his right and scoops it up one-handed in his right glove, barely off the ground. LSG are 119/9, needing 41 runs from 15 balls.

17.2: Jofra Archer to Mayank Yadav, FOUR! Runs away through the gap! Fractionally fuller, around off. Mayank stays put and leg side of the ball, and cuts it late to the left of deep backward point for a boundary. Deep third, who is stationed a lot finer, stands no chance to cut it off.

17.1: Jofra Archer to Digvesh Singh, Spot on bumper, on off. Digvesh arches back, opens the bat face and runs it to the left of deep third for a single.

16.6: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, Slower ball, short in length outside off, Mayank looks to cut but is early into his shot. Gets a bottom edge back to the bowler. What a sensational over - W WD 1 W 1 0 0 - Brijesh's bowling figures read 3-0-18-2!

16.5: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, Full and outside off, pace off, Mayank Yadav looks to drive but gets an outside edge to short third.

16.4: Brijesh Sharma to Digvesh Singh, Another fine yorker, around off, Digvesh Singh somehow manages to sig it out, eking an inside edge down to fine leg for a single.

16.3: Brijesh Sharma to Mohammad Shami, OUT! FLATTENS THE LEG STUMP! A ripper of a delivery from Sharma which puts RR in touching distance of a win. A ballistic yorker at 136.4 kph, angling into the leg stump. Shami stays rooted, looks to whip it over mid-wicket, but the bat comes down far too late. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and uproots the leg stump. Wicket number 2 from Brijesh Sharma. LSG are 113/8, needing 47 runs from 21 balls.

16.2: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, Short of a length outside off, angling in to Mayank Yadav, who rocks back and opens the face to run it down to deep third for a single.

16.2: Brijesh Sharma to Mayank Yadav, WIDE! A little too straightish, short down leg. Mayank gets inside the line to leave.

16.1: Brijesh Sharma to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! CAUGHT SPECTACULARLY! Just the wicket RR needed. They will feel that this is their game to lose now with Mukul, the last threat also dismissed. A well-executed short delivery by Brijesh, on top of off and climbing further after pitching. Mukul Choudhary is tucked up for room to play the pull shot across the line, but gets it high on the bat and sliced towards extra cover. The ball dips on Riyan Parag but the skipper dives forward and scoops the ball just inches above the ground.

15.6: Nandre Burger to Mohammad Shami, SIX! WINGS DEPLOYED! Where did that come from? The golf course, I guess. Plenty of cricketers play golf these days and this shot represented one of those clean swings. Burger goes pace off once again, landing it short, around middle, this time Shami is ready, waits for it and swings it cleanly over deep mid-wicket! 12 runs from the over but the big wicket of Marsh as well, Nandre Burger ends with bowling figures of 4-0-27-2.

15.5: Nandre Burger to Mohammad Shami, Pace off again, on a length, outside off, angling away, Shami pushes loosely again, only to miss this time.

15.4: Nandre Burger to Mohammad Shami, NEARLY GONE FIRST BALL! Off cutter, outside off, on a length, Mohammad Shami plays a loose shot, away from  his body and nearly spoons a catch towards mid off. The ball lands just short of the fielder.

15.3: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! HIGH UP IN THE HEAVENS AND TAKEN! A strong response by Burger and LSG's troubles multiply from hereon. Slower off cutter, full and slanted outside off stump. Mitchell Marsh is a tad early into the shot as he plants his back knee into the pitch to smash it over the infield straight down the ground, but he has to stretch a bit extra to reach for it. He mistimes it by slicing the ball straight up over cover. Riyan Parag gets across with his eyes locked up on the ball and takes a sharp running catch to his right. The Super Giants are 105/6, needing 55 runs from 27 balls.

15.2: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller length, slower one, outside off. Marsh drives but finds Parag at short extra cover. 

15.1: Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! FIFTY FOR MITCHELL MARSH! His first fifty this season and 10th overall in the IPL. He got several good starts this season, but this has come at a very crucial time when his team has needed him the most. Slower one, in the middle of the surface, outside off. Mitchell Marsh throws kitchen sink at it to dump it downtown. Despite the bottom hand coming off the handle, the sheer brute force on the shot helps the ball to go sailing over long off. 100 UP FOR LSG!