Rajasthan Royals played against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur on Saturday (April 19) and registered a comfortable win after Avesh Khan defended 9 runs in the last over. The evening also witnessed 14-year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s debut but Rajasthan Royals still couldn’t register a win.
Riyan Parag Left Shocked After Loss By 2 Runs
After the disappointing loss, Riyan Parag was out of words and confused as this was the second time Rajasthan Royals was handed defeat despite being on the brink to win.
“Really hard to process all the emotions. Don’t know what we did wrong. We were in the game till the 18th or 19th over. I don’t know. I blame myself. I should have finished that game in the 19th over. We have to put up a game collectively. [RR bowling] The last over was unfortunate. I thought we would have stopped them to 165-170. We gave 20 runs too many, but we should have chased it down. [Complaints about the pitch] Today was perfect. No complaints about the surface. Just a few balls here and there, and it can cost you an IPL game.
Avesh Khan Snatches Victory For LSG
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the top-scorer for Royals as he scored 74 runs but all his efforts went in vain after Lucknow Super Giants stunned everyone by defending just 9 runs in the last over. The young debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi (34) and Riyan Parag (39) were the other two top scorers for Rajasthan. Avesh Khan came in as a storm and bagged three crucial wickets to dismantle Rajasthan Royals, he dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer, the three big hitters for RR.
