RR Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Special Keeps Rajasthan Royals In Playoffs Hunt
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 93 runs off just 38 balls to overshadow Mitchell Marsh’s brutal 96 as Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday (May 19) to keep their Indian Premier League 2026 playoff hopes alive. Sent in to bat, Mitchell Marsh smashed a 57-ball 96 to power LSG to 220 for five. Marsh added 109 off 50 balls with Josh Inglis (60 off 29 balls) for the opening wicket before sharing another 64 off 42 with skipper Rishabh Pant (35). Chasing the total, Sooryavanshi (93 off 38) and stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal (43) stitched 75 off 39. After Jaiswal's departure, Sooryavanshi formed a 105-run alliance with Dhruv Jurel (53 not out) as RR completed the chase in 19.1 overs.
Lucknow Super Giants' Josh Inglis bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Josh Inglis, right, and batting partner Mitchell Marsh run between the wickets as Rajasthan Royals' Sandeep Sharma, left, looks on during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh celebrates his half century during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
Lucknow Super Giants' Josh Inglis celebrates his half century during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
Rajasthan Royals' Yash Raj, center, celebrates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants' Josh Inglis during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Mitchell Marsh, right, and captain Rishabh Pant touch gloves during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Ayush Badoni is bowled out by Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' captain Yashasvi Jaiswal bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, left, and teammate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi step out to bat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Lucknow Super Giants' Akash Singh celebrates the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel, left, congratulates teammate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for hitting a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, India. | Photo: AP
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