Rajasthan unleashes Suryavanshi (14) as the latest IPL player but loses horror

Vaibhav Suryavanshi made an explosive 34 out of 20 balls when he became the youngest player in IPL history on Saturday, but ended on the losing side when Lucknow Super Giants Rajasthan Royals beat two runs. Rajasthan turned to the youngster as their impact replacement and he opened the batting with Indian star Yashasvi Jaiswal after Lucknow was scored 180-5. Suryavanshi stole the spotlight after beating his first ball for six in a very expected debut after being bought for $ 130,500 in the November auction, when he was only 13. Jaiswal and Suryavanshi, who hit three sixes and two fours in an electricity knock, sat 85 for the first piket of the youngster before the obstacle that was by Rishabh pant from the farm. Markram. Stand-in captain Riyan Parag came in and made 39, but Rajasthan lost their way when he left shortly after Jaiswal fell for 74. Avesh Khan both fired in 18th place to turn the match on his head and Rajasthan ended at 178-5 after the Lucknow Fast Bowler defended nine to get a victorious victory for his team in Jaipur. Shimron scored Myer 12 before falling on the third ball of the 20th ball against Aveesh, and despite the fact that David Miller dropped a catch in the depth, Avesh held his nerve with his Yorkers and disciplined bowling to return figures from 3-37. Avesh’s heroic deeds excluded the attention of Suryavanshi, who got his chance, to Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson for an injury. He was added as an impact player for the match and then replaced Sandeep Sharma, the medium-fitting bowler, in the chase. Baby faces Suryavanshi, called ‘Boss Baby’-a popular animated film-through the TV commentators, impressed with the batting with Jaiswal, which recorded his third direct half-century, but their efforts ended up in a loss. Earlier, Markram’s 66 and a 50 of impact player Ayush Badoni Lucknow helped set a target of 181 after they elected to bat first. Lucknow lost three early wickets, including opener Mitchell Marsh, for four runs, Nicholas Pooran (11) and Skipper Pant (three). Markram and Badoni rebuilt the turn in their partnership of 76 before Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga penetrated with the wicket of Markram. Badoni left for his 34-ball beat, but Abdul Samad hit an unbeaten 30 out of 10 balls, including four sixes to increase the total, and those important late bursts were decisive. FK/MW/GJ first published: 20 Apr 2025, 12:25 am Ist