IPL 2024: Match 44, Stats Review: Highest successful chase at Lucknow in the IPL and other stats from LSG vs RR

Match 44 saw Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) host Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Lucknow and squander an opportunity to settle scores with their opponents and slump to a defeat after two consecutive wins. 

Visiting side RR won the toss and chose to field and the decision seemed quite justified after they managed to pick two wickets in the first two overs. LSG skipper KL Rahul (76 off 48) and Deepak Hooda (50 off 31) then steadied the ship in a rather aggressive fashion, but once both of them departed, the rest of LSG's batters couldn't provide a final push thanks to some very good bowling both at the top and at the death by Sandeep Sharma (2 for 31). LSG finished at 196/5. 

Jos Buttler (34 off 18) started the chase in typical Jos Buttler style as RR racked up 60 in the powerplay. But Buttler's dismissal triggered a dismal period for RR where they lost 3 wickets for 18 runs in just 16 balls. From that point on, aided by some very poor fielding from LSG, RR skipper Sanju Samson (71* off 33) and Dhruv Jurel(52* off 34) took RR home without any hiccups.

Here are all the stats and records from LSG versus RR IPL 2024 match: 

1 - KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda's partnership of 126 is the highest for the 3rd wicket for LSG, surpassing this very pair's 96 against RCB in the eliminator of the 2022 season. 

2 - LSG's 195/6 is the second-highest IPL total in Lucknow. 

1 - RR's total of 199/3 is the joint highest in Lucknow in all T20s. India had made 199/2 against Sri Lanka in 2022 and LSG had made 199/8 against PBKS in 2024. 

1 - RR's successful chase of a target of 197 is the highest in all T20s in Lucknow surpassing the target of 177 LSG successfully chased against CSK in 2024. 

1 - Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel's partnership of 121 is the highest for RR for the 4th wicket. the previous best was 98 by Jos Buttler and Steve Smith against CSK in Abu Dhabi in 2020.