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n IPL 2026 Match No. 31, played between LSG and RR at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, RR batted first and scored 159 runs.
However, LSG had a very poor chase—they were bowled out for just 119 runs and lost the match comfortably.
In this match, LSG won the toss and chose to bowl first. RR batted first and scored 159 runs, with Ravindra Jadeja remaining not out on 43 and Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring 22 runs.
In response, LSG had a disappointing performance and were all out for just 119 runs.
So far this season, LSG have played a total of 7 matches. They have won only 2 matches (against SRH and KKR), while they have lost the remaining 5 matches (against DC, GT, RCB, Punjab Kings, and RR). As a result, LSG are currently placed second from the bottom in the points table.
If we talk about the winning team, RR have played a total of 7 matches so far. They have won 5 matches (against CSK, GT, MI, RCB, and LSG) and lost only 2 matches (against SRH and KKR). With this performance, RR are currently placed second at the top of the points table.
In this match, only one player from RR made a strong contribution with the bat—Ravindra Jadeja, who remained not out on 43 runs. Apart from him, no other player scored more than 22 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22 runs, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made 8 runs, Dhruv Jurel was dismissed for 0, captain Riyan Parag scored 20 runs, Shimron Hetmyer made 22 runs, Donovan Ferreira scored 20 runs, and Shubham Dubey remained not out on 19 runs.
Photo: @BCCI
For LSG, only Mitchell Marsh made a notable contribution, scoring 55 runs. Apart from him, no other player performed well in this match, and the entire team was bowled out for just 119 runs.
Ayush Badoni scored 0 runs, Rishabh Pant (c) was dismissed for 0, Aiden Markram also made 0, while Nicholas Pooran scored 22 runs. Himmat Singh contributed 15 runs, Mukul Choudhary made 7 runs, Mohammed Shami scored 6 runs, Mayank Yadav added 5 runs, Digvesh Rathi remained not out on 2 runs, and Mohsin Khan was dismissed for 0.
Photo: @AP
Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger
