In Lucknow's Ekana Stadium, Rajasthan Royals defended 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in IPL 2026. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke the record for fastest 500 IPL runs in 222 balls. The win lifted RR to second in the points table.
Rajasthan Royals batted first after losing the toss against Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday in IPL 2026, posting 159/6 at Ekana Stadium. Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 43, while Lucknow's Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav and Mohsin Khan took two wickets each.
15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reached 500 IPL runs in just 222 balls with a boundary off Prince Yadav, surpassing Glenn Maxwell's record of 260 balls. He was dismissed for 8 off 11 by Mohsin Khan. Rajasthan's top order collapsed in the powerplay.
Lucknow were bowled out for 119 in the chase. Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 55, but captain Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram failed. Jofra Archer claimed three wickets.
The victory propelled Rajasthan Royals to second in the points table, while Lucknow stayed ninth with four points from seven matches and a net run rate of -1.277. Sooryavanshi moved to fourth in the Orange Cap standings, with Prince Yadav leading the Purple Cap.
