Hetmyer hit an unbeaten 59 off 36 balls in the second match of the day in Mumbai to take the Royals from 67-4 to 165-6.
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fast bowler Trent Boult and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal then dodged the opposition batting and restricted Lucknow to 162-8, one of two new franchises in the expanded 10-team IPL.
Marcus Stoinis Unbeaten 38 off 17 balls to scare Royals but debut in IPL Kuldeep Sen Scored 15 runs in the last over.
Left-armer Hetmyer set up the win with a crucial 68-run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin, with Royals being invited to bat first.
what. a game! @rajasthanroyals back on track to beat #LSG by 3 runs in the last over.… https://t.co/ThTsqJX9N7
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Hetmyer made the most of a catch dropped by Kunal Pandya for 14 as the latter changed gears and hit two sixes and a four against West Indies teammate and Lucknow pacer Jason Holder.
Ashwin stunned the opposition with a ‘retired out’ 28 off 23 balls in the first of the IPL as he was allowing Riyan Parag to join Hetmyer after 18.2 overs of the Royals’ innings.
Hetmyer hit four more sixes in the last two overs and Parag also got a hit over the fence in his four-ball stay.
An orange cap, a purple cap, and also 2 points, please. #Hallabol | #RRVLSG | #IPL2022 https://t.co/zKJWG4QfRC
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Lucknow were stunned by a deadly opening burst by New Zealand’s quickest left-armer, who bowled captain KL Rahul for zero on the first ball of the reply and dismissed Krishnappa Gowtham lbw for a not.
Holder lost to the prestigious Krishna at 14-3 and later with Lucknow at 74-5.
Quinton de Kock scored 39 before falling to Chahal, who dismissed Kunal Pandya for 22 after two balls.
Stoinis attempted to turn the game on its head and hit four sixes but the asking rate in the 20th over and Sen’s nerves proved to be a huge hurdle for Lucknow.