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Inconsistent Lucknow Super Giants Face Rajasthan Royals Test in IPL 2023

Blowing hot and cold, Lucknow Super Giants will look to tick all the boxes and return to winning ways when they clash with table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match here on Wednesday. With three wins and two losses so far, LSG is a team overflowing with talent but they have missed a trick or two at times to find themselves on the losing side twice. In the last match against the Punjab Kings, Lucknow couldn't get enough runs in the middle overs, leaving them 10-15 runs short in the end. While KL Rahul returning to form with a sizzling 56-ball 74 is a big positive, LSG will rue the scoring opportunities they squandered in the middle overs.

R Ashwin Smashes Perfect Square-Cut On Mohammed Shami's Bowling. Hardik Pandya's Reaction Can't Be Missed

Rajasthan Royals thrashed Gujarat Titans by three wickets on Sunday to get their fourth win of IPL 2023 and claim the top spot on the points table. The defending champions had posted a total of 177/7 in 20 overs after David Miller and Shubman Gill smashed 46 and 45 runs respectively. Later, the Royals chased down the target in 19.2 overs, riding on their skipper Sanju Samson's magnificent knock of 60 runs, followed by a 56-run knock from Shimron Hetmyer. Apart from this, all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin's 10-run cameo also made the proceedings easier for the Royals.

Watch: How Sanju Samson Casually Foiled Hardik Pandya's Sledging Attempt

There's a reason why Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is seen by his fans as the ideal successor to MS Dhoni. With his superlative performance in the match against defending champions Gujarat Titans, Samson produced a brilliant knock of 60 runs off 32 balls. Together with Shimron Hetmyer, the two guided Royals to a 3-wicket win against the Titans. However, other than his batting ability, Samson also showed terrific composure on the field, especially when it looked like GT skipper Hardik Pandya was trying to get into his head.

Sanju Samson Achieves Historic Feat, Becomes First Batter To Score 3,000 Runs For Rajasthan Royals In IPL

Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson completed 3,000 runs for his franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, becoming the first batter to do so. Samson reached this milestone during his side's IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the match, during a run-chase of 178 runs, Samson scored a game-changing 60 runs in just 32 balls. His knock consisted of three fours and six sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 187.50.

GT vs RR, IPL 2023: Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer Shine As Rajasthan Royals Consolidate Top Spot With 3-Wicket Win Over Gujarat Titans

West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer unleased his full fury on Gujarat Titans as Rajasthan Royals defeated the reigning champions by three wickets with four balls remaining in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday. With the win, the Royals have broken the jinx of not having previously beaten the Hardik Pandya-led side in three outings and topped the table with eight points. The victory will be all the more sweet considering the 2008 IPL champions were reduced to 4 for 2 at one stage, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) and Jos Buttler (0), and were able to manage just 26 runs in powerplay.

GT vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans Eye Top Spot, Rajasthan Royals Aim To Maintain Dominance

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Live Updates: Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, two teams with 6 points from 4 matches each, square off in the 23rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season on Sunday. Both teams are coming into the contest on the back of victories.

Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI vs Gujarat Titans, IPL 2023: Will Trent Boult Replace Kuldeep Sen?

Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals would be keen to break the jinx and show past results don't matter much when they face Gujarat Titans -- a side they have never defeated -- in IPL 2023 on Sunday. The Royals' top order has been one of the most devastating this season with the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson helping the side to the highest average powerplay score of 66.8 among 10 teams in IPL 2023. Besides, Buttler's powerplay strike rate of 196.6 is the best among batters, not to forget that he has scored a whopping 114 runs in those crucial six overs so far. Also Jaiswal's 92 at a strike rate of 184 in the powerplay overs so far is something the Titan's won't take lightly.

Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap List After LSG vs PBKS Match: Punjab Rise To 4th Spot

Sikandar Raza slammed his maiden IPL fifty after an impressive show by his side's bowling unit as Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by two wickets in a last-over finish on Saturday. Invited to bat, captain KL Rahul smashed his first fifty of this IPL season but Punjab Kings roared back with timely wickets to restrict the Lucknow side to a modest 159 for eight. Chasing 160 for a win, Zimbabwean Raza, who also picked a wicket with his spin bowling, cracked a 41-ball 57 to keep PBKS in the hunt after Matthew Short's 22-ball 34. Once he was holed out in the 18th over off Ravi Bishnoi, Shahrukh Khan (23 not out) completed the job, knocking off the final runs with a boundary. Raza hit four boundaries and three sixes in his match-winning knock.

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Inconsistent Lucknow Super Giants Face Rajasthan Royals Test in IPL 2023

R Ashwin Smashes Perfect Square-Cut On Mohammed Shami's Bowling. Hardik Pandya's Reaction Can't Be Missed

Watch: How Sanju Samson Casually Foiled Hardik Pandya's Sledging Attempt

Sanju Samson Achieves Historic Feat, Becomes First Batter To Score 3,000 Runs For Rajasthan Royals In IPL

GT vs RR, IPL 2023: Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer Shine As Rajasthan Royals Consolidate Top Spot With 3-Wicket Win Over Gujarat Titans

GT vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans Eye Top Spot, Rajasthan Royals Aim To Maintain Dominance

Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI vs Gujarat Titans, IPL 2023: Will Trent Boult Replace Kuldeep Sen?

Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap List After LSG vs PBKS Match: Punjab Rise To 4th Spot