{"id":338117,"date":"2026-05-21T02:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=338117"},"modified":"2026-05-21T02:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:27:52","slug":"ipl-2026-vaibhav-suryavanshi-storm-keeps-playoff-hopes-alive-as-rr-thrash-lsg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/ipl-2026-vaibhav-suryavanshi-storm-keeps-playoff-hopes-alive-as-rr-thrash-lsg\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Vaibhav Suryavanshi Storm Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive as RR Thrash LSG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rajasthan Royals (RR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Rajasthan Royals delivered an exceptional batting display to secure a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over the Lucknow Super Giants in Match 64 of IPL 2026 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chasing a formidable goal of 221, the hosts produced a rare chase to cross the finish line with five balls to spare, effectively ascending to fourth place within the standings to maintain their playoff destiny in their very own hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Marsh and Inglis Propel Lucknow to 220\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After being asked to bat first by stand-in Rajasthan captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, the Lucknow Super Giants mounted an aggressive start. Opening batsman Josh Inglis provided immediate momentum, blasting a rapid 60 runs off just 29 deliveries, decorated with seven boundaries and three sixes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Alongside him, Mitchell Marsh played a really sensational innings, anchoring the visitors with a blistering 96 off 57 balls. Marsh dismantled the Rajasthan pace unit, striking 11 boundaries and five sixes at a strike rate of 168.42. Rishabh Pant added a gentle 35 runs from 23 balls, allowing Lucknow to post a frightening total of 220 for five of their 20 overs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For Rajasthan, young leg-spinner Yash Raj Punja was the pick of the bowlers, showing immense control to complete with figures of two for 35, while Jofra Archer claimed 1 for 39 in his 4 overs. <\/span>Listed below are some twitter reactions:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rajasthan Royals wins by 7 wickets vs Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, to maintain <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL2026?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL2026<\/a> Play-Off hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p>Dhruv Jurel&#8217;s 53* saw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RR?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RR<\/a> through after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (93) &#038; Yashasvi Jaiswal (43) run, as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSG<\/a> only had Mohsin Khan&#8217;s 1\/31 to point out.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RRvsLSG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RRvsLSG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XeUJ1zyLj4\">https:\/\/t.co\/XeUJ1zyLj4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The CricHub (@thecrichub_live) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecrichub_live\/status\/2056798266797539718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Perfect day it was for RR top order <br \/>Didn&#8217;t expect Jaiswal to be in runs but he too did exceptionally well <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RRvsLSG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RRvsLSG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bwg0GcowZk\">pic.twitter.com\/Bwg0GcowZk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rahul K. Narayan (@Astrocalf1111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astrocalf1111\/status\/2056923845819507010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2013 Must Win Game for RR.<br \/>\u2013 Scored 90(37) Vs LSG today.<br \/>\u2013 Smashed 10 Sixes.<br \/>\u2013 Highest scorer of the Match.<br \/>\u2013 Won POTM Award.<\/p>\n<p>VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI \u2013 THE FUTURE SUPERSTAR. \u2b50\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jNyvYfwXwB\">pic.twitter.com\/jNyvYfwXwB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImTanujSingh\/status\/2056801778809942110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rajasthan Royals Hero Vaibhav Suryavanshi winning hearts on &#038; off the sphere\u2665\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After Lucknow Super Giants Vs RR  Sanjiv Goenka to fulfill Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, they began talking for some time. Then shortly after Goenka&#8217;s &#038; his wife arrived there. At that moment, when LSG owner\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LidEIF0NTw\">pic.twitter.com\/LidEIF0NTw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MANU. (@IMManu_18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IMManu_18\/status\/2056815190818295983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RR won against LSG by 7 wickets <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSGvRR?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSGvRR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RRvLSG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RRvLSG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSGvsRR?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSGvsRR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RRvsLSG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RRvsLSG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vaibhavsuryavanshi?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#vaibhavsuryavanshi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyDSjZNWFW\">pic.twitter.com\/LyDSjZNWFW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fourth Umpire (@UmpireFourth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UmpireFourth\/status\/2056796404345962690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">4th Successful 200+ runchase for RR in IPL Today<\/p>\n<p>224 vs PBKS, Sharjah, 2020<br \/>224 vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024<br \/>223 vs PBKS, Mullanpur, 2026<br \/>221 vs LSG, Jaipur, 2026*<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RRvsLSG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RRvsLSG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSGvsRR?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSGvsRR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rm5vNrbt57\">pic.twitter.com\/rm5vNrbt57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raja (@_raja_kumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_raja_kumar\/status\/2056802031168606253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Qualification scenarios for RR, PBKS KKR &#038; CSK as 4th playoffs team in IPL 2026<\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals \u2013 Just win vs Mumbai Indians &#038; qualified into top 4<\/p>\n<p>Punjab kings \u2013 Win Vs Lucknow Super Giants &#038; RR lost vs MI<\/p>\n<p>Kolkata knight Riders \u2013 PBKS&#8217;s loss Vs LSG &#038; RR loss Vs MI <br \/>KKR win\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2EA0eYHEWd\">pic.twitter.com\/2EA0eYHEWd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MANU. (@IMManu_18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IMManu_18\/status\/2056823670514065749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel Lead Modern Chase for RR<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The pursuit of 221 required an explosive start, and Rajasthan\u2019s top order delivered precisely that. Stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal set the tone early, smashing a brisk 43 off 23 balls before departing within the seventh over. His dismissal set the stage for the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi storm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 15-year-old batting prodigy played a wide ranging knock, turning a high-pressure chase right into a masterclass of unpolluted hitting. Suryavanshi compiled a destructive 93 runs off just 38 deliveries, striking seven boundaries and an astonishing ten sixes at a strike rate of 244.74. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He stitched together a decisive century partnership with Dhruv Jurel, who anchored the remaining chase perfectly. Jurel accomplished a composed half-century, remaining unbeaten on 53 off 38 balls, while Donovan Ferreira sealed the victory with a towering six in the ultimate over, taking the team to 225 for 3. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite a disciplined spell from Mohsin Khan (1 for 31), Lucknow\u2019s bowling unit struggled to contain the boundary flow under intense pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Get the newest cricket news here, like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/cricfitupdate?wtsid=rdr_0r9TyTtGMzhJUSzAh\">Facebook<\/a>, and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricFit\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/cricfit?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Instagram <\/a> for more such updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan Royals (RR) The Rajasthan Royals delivered an exceptional batting display to secure a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over the Lucknow Super Giants in Match 64 of IPL 2026 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Chasing a formidable goal of 221, the hosts produced a rare chase to cross the finish line with five balls to spare, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":338118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20675],"tags":[2889,1041,9843,21339,2441,4876,27768,3526,27767],"class_list":["post-338117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-alive","tag-hopes","tag-ipl","tag-lsg","tag-playoff","tag-storm","tag-suryavanshi","tag-thrash","tag-vaibhav"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338117"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338120,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338117\/revisions\/338120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}