The IPL 2025 season continues to deliver thrilling action as teams fiercely compete for top positions. 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.

Latest IPL 2025 Points Table:

As of April 19, 2025, following the match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the updated IPL 2025 points table is as follows:

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Orange & Purple Cap in IPL 2025

Orange Cap (Most Runs):

• Nicholas Pooran  - 368 Runs
• B Sai Sudharsan -365 Runs
• Jos Buttler - 315 Runs

Purple Cap (Most Wickets):

• Prasidh Krishna - 14 Wickets
• Noor Ahmad  - 12 Wickets
• Kuldeep Yadav - 12 Wickets

The thrilling IPL 2025 clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) ended in a dramatic tie, with Delhi eventually clinching victory in the Super Over. Batting first, Delhi Capitals posted a competitive total of 188/5 in 20 overs. Jake Fraser-McGurk led the charge with a blistering 96 off 64 balls, supported by Abishek Porel's 49 off 37. While Karun Nair was run out for a duck, KL Rahul contributed a steady 38 off 32. The late flourish came from Tristan Stubbs (34* off 18) and Axar Patel (34 off 14), pushing the total to 188.

Rajasthan Royals gave a strong reply, finishing their innings at 188/4 in 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 51 off 37, while captain Sanju Samson retired hurt after a quickfire 31. Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, and Dhruv Jurel chipped in with useful cameos, but it wasn’t enough to cross the line. Mitchell Starc and Kuldeep Yadav were the standout bowlers for Delhi. The match went down to the wire and ended in a tie, pushing it into a Super Over, where Delhi Capitals held their nerve and emerged victorious.

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Latest IPL 2025 Points Table

Orange & Purple Cap in IPL 2025

Orange Cap (Most Runs):

• Nicholas Pooran  - 357 Runs
• B Sai Sudharsan -329 Runs
• Mitchell Marsh - 295 Runs

Purple Cap (Most Wickets):

• Noor Ahmad  - 12 Wickets
• Kuldeep Yadav - 11 Wickets
• Khaleel Ahmed - 11 Wickets