WATCH: Trent Boult's Cheeky Send-off for Quinton de Kock as RR Pacer Silences Lucknow Crowds With Another First-over Wicket

Rajasthan Royals’ experienced pacer Trent Boult was on the money once again as he picked up yet another wicket in his first over to give his side the breakthrough against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Sports City, Lucknow.

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Boult got the big wicket of LSG’s opening batter, Quinton de Kock with a delivery that just about straightened into the left-hander who then was beaten as the ball went crashing onto the stumps.

However, following the wicket, Boult also delivered an interesting celebration where he seems to have indicated the crowd to quiet down. The Lucknow crowd were silenced as the Royals continued to be lethal in the powerplay by getting two quick wickets including de Kock and then Marcus Stoinis who was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma in the very next over.

Despite the early blows, LSG were able to get back on track thanks to a brilliant 115-run partnership between the skipper KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda. The latter was soon dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin following the fifty.

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The Royals have been arguably the best side in the tournament having only suffered just the single defeat so far. They currently sit comfortably at the top and have the chance to widen the gap once more following the losses of both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders recently.

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Meanwhile, the Super Giants have been among the top sides of the competition but will look to get a streak of victories if they are to have a chance of securing a top-two spot in the points table.

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The league leaders will continue to bank on the services of Jos Buttler, the skipper Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag to do the bulk of the scoring as they have been in fine form with the bat to help RR get a bunch of victories through the 2024 season.

With the ball for the Royals, it has been a combination of performances led by the purple-cap contender, Yuzuvendra Chahal who is second in the charts with 13 wickets. However, the likes of Sandeep Sharma also contribute with a fifer in the side’s previous game against Mumbai Indians along with Trent Boult among others.