The target of 197 set by Lucknow Super Giants for Rajasthan Royals may not have seemed significant at the end of the first innings. It is noteworthy that, over the past four days, targets of 262 and 211 were met with relative ease, while totals of 257 and 225 were nearly exceeded.
Even with this favourable position, RR were in a challenging situation at 78 for 3 after 8.4 overs, having ended the power play with a score of 60 for 1. After ten overs of the chase, with RR needing 116, ESPNcricinfo's forecaster gave LSG an 87.76% chance of winning. Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel, both of whom were not performing well, joined forces and scored half-centuries, enabling the Royals to respond with 121 runs to LSG's hundred partnership between KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda. This resulted in a victory for the Royals with an over to spare.
This result has led to the Royals' eighth win in nine games, taking them six points clear of Kolkata Knight Riders in second place. It has also all but assured them of a place in the playoffs with five games in hand.