A combined batting effort helped Rajasthan Royals reach 178/6 in the first inning against Lucknow Super Giants in match 63 of the IPL 2022 being played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. 

Opting to bat first, the Royals lost Jos Buttler early but Yashaswi Jaiswal provided a solid start to the inning as he added 64 runs in 40 balls with Sanju Samson for the second wicket. Samson scored 32 off 24 balls with the help of six fours while Jaiswal made 41 in 29 balls including six fours and a six. 

Devdutt Padikkal also provided fireworks in the middle overs as he smashed 39 runs in 18 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. However, Lucknow pulled things back in the slog overs and confined Rajasthan to 178/6 at the end of the 20 overs. 

For RR, Ravi Bishnoi picked two wickets while Avesh Khan, Jason Holder, and Ayush Badoni picked one wicket each.