Good morning from Jaipur, where the playing surface looked flatter and smoother than many major highways. The conditions helped deliver a familiar kind of thriller: the side batting first rarely felt fully comfortable, aware that the chase was always waiting in the rear-view mirror. If you missed last night\u2019s pedal-to-the-metal encounter, here\u2019s Cricbuzz Pulse\u2014your quick two-minute IPL morning fix.<\/p>\n
Last night in five lines<\/b>
Marsh and Inglis forged a blazing opening stand as Marsh struck 109 off 50 balls.
Yash Raj Punja struck twice at key moments to slow LSG\u2019s momentum.
LSG lost three wickets in the final over to finish on 220\/5.
Sooryavanshi started slowly, while Jaiswal took a different route in the chase.
Sooryavanshi\u2019s 93, supported by Jurel\u2019s unbeaten 53, kept RR\u2019s playoff hopes alive.<\/p>\n
Oh, that happened<\/b>
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi\u2019s march toward a third IPL hundred nearly took a detour through one of the most avoidable exits. After a calamitous mix-up left him stranded on 92, he was seemingly on his way back\u2014until Mohsin Khan provided a finish worthy of a blooper reel, missing the stumps from point-blank range. The luck did not take long to run out (for Mohsin). In the very next moment, Sooryavanshi still found his way into the act, holing out to long-on in the same over.<\/p>\n
Pulse Awards<\/b>
Akash Singh receives the no-time-write award<\/b> for not reaching for any notes after dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal\u2014choosing instead to log the moment mentally. That decision may have been influenced by the fact that Jaiswal had already clouted five boundaries off his bowling.
Mitch Marsh wins the no-luck-nineties award<\/b> for being run out while batting in the 90s for a second straight match.
Mohammed Shami takes home the cryptic-omission award<\/b>, with his absence from the playing XI followed by an explanation that clarified very little.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi earns the swift-swipe award<\/b> for giving Mitch Marsh the Orange Cap for just one innings.<\/p>\n
Talking Point<\/b>
LSG\u2019s batting followed a familiar storyline from start to finish\u2014an explosive opening followed by a middle-overs collapse. After cruising to 149\/1 at the end of 12 overs, they would have been targeting at least 240, if not more. Instead, they managed only 71 runs in the last eight overs, leaving 220 with a slightly under-par feel on a pitch that was clearly good for strokeplay.<\/p>\n
The Chatter<\/b>
Rishabh Pant delivered a lively moment right at the toss, and then another during the post-match interaction where he didn\u2019t hold back on his thoughts. He said the defeat didn\u2019t alter the reality that LSG \u201care a f**#ing good team.\u201d
Sooryavanshi, meanwhile, wasn\u2019t fully clear\u2014at least not in explanation\u2014about what his fifty celebration meant, or maybe he simply wasn\u2019t interested in giving it away. \u201cI just do something new every match. I don\u2019t really plan it. There\u2019s no meaning behind it,\u201d he said.
Justin Langer admitted he couldn\u2019t put into words how pleased he was for Prince Yadav, who earned a call-up to India\u2019s ODI squad. \u201cHe\u2019s one of a kind,\u201d Langer added.
Riyan Parag, who missed the match due to a hamstring niggle, believed Sooryavanshi played his \u201cbest innings\u201d last night.<\/p>\n
Stat Snack<\/b>
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest batter to reach 500 runs in a single IPL season. It\u2019s the kind of record that could endure for a long time\u2014though the question remains: will it?<\/p>\n
Gossip Column<\/b>
The reason Rishabh Pant seemed so restless and twitchy during the post-match interview was reportedly because he was already bracing for the next interview. Naturally, that\u2019s speculation, built on information that is said to be rock-solid.<\/p>\n
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