Match 36 of the IPL 2025 season was played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 19. It turned out to be a closely contested, high-scoring game, with LSG putting up 180/5 in 20 overs and RR making 178/5 in 20 overs, which meant LSG won by 2 runs.

Lucknow Super Giants innings

In the LSG innings, Aiden Markram was the main contributor to their innings, finishing with an unbeaten 66 off 45 balls. He provided the stability needed to the innings, while Ayush Badoni was able to quicken the innings, making 50 off 34. The innings was iced with Abdul Samad at the end, making a quick-fire 30* off 10 balls. The bowling performance by RR was good, and Wanindu Hasaranga bowled economically, 2/31, whilst Jofra Archer contributed 1/32. Tushar Deshpande bowled 4 overs for 26 runs while picking up 1 wicket.

Rajasthan Royals innings

Chasing 181, RR got off to a blistering start with Yashasvi Jaiswal putting together a solid 74 off 52, Riyan Parag backing up with 39 off 26, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi chipping in with 34 off 20; however, the middle order didn't fire, and LSG's bowling performance turned the momentum of the game with Avesh Khan (3/37) and Shardul Thakur (1/34) scoring timely wickets each. Aiden Markram bowled well for 1/18, and in the end, RR fell painfully short in the final over from the victory.

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LSG vs RR: Post Match Reactions

Riyan Parag (RR Captain): "It's hard to process all the emotions right now. I don't know what we did wrong. I think we were in the game probably till the 19th over, actually. After that I don't know. I think someone should take the responsibility. I probably blame myself because we should have finished off the game. I think we should expect a win after we play the full 40 overs together. I think we did really well. Last over unfortunate. I thought we could restrict them to about 165-170 and the last over was pretty unfortunate. Sandy bhai had a day off and Abdul Samad batted really well. So, I thought they got 15-20 more than par. The wicket played well today. We knew it would play like this but unfortunately we blame ourselves for our performance."
 
Shardul Thakur (LSG.): "Never easy under pressure. High stakes on the line. I was trying to run him out, and then he obviously ran two, and then next ball he took a great catch. Taking from the experience the last few years I stood in the right place and just had to react. We knew Avesh's capabilities.He can surprise the batter easily, and that's what we saw today and in the first game that he played in Vizag. Very happy about it, coaches and management have been stressing about following our processes and not worrying about results. 3 or 4 games have gone down to the wire for us and on 3 occasions we have held our fort. We share a great camaraderie thanks to the management."

Rishabh Pant (LSG Captain): "I believe both. When we refer to these games, they develop character. That is the character we want in the team, a never say die attitude. It was a good win. We believe it will take us to another level as a team. These finishes will always help shape character and we will become stronger.

Avesh Khan (Player of the Match): "The hand is fine. It felt broken when I was hit on the phone, saw the stars in front of my eyes, not enough time to celebrate. I don't want to be Mitchell Starc, I want to be a good Avesh Khan. I take pride in my execution and want to execute my plans well. I bowl not worrying about the scoreboard, trust my execution. The thought was to contain boundaries in the first 3 balls to put the batters under pressure. When I saw the ball go in the air mistimed, I saw David Miller and thought he will take it. It is easier to save 6 runs on this ground as mistimed shot can go for a boundary. We were only talking about which fielder to put on."I am trying to understand my bowling pattern which helps in deciding these factors. I think about the team, I wanted to win the match. We need to play 6 more matches and I will try to win those games for my side as well with such performances."

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Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals: Match Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants – 180/5 (20 Overs) 

Rajasthan Royals – 178/5 (20 Overs)