A solid start from Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis has given Lucknow Super Giants momentum against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 on May 19 at Jaipur.

The openers smashed fifties each in the game to put LSG on top in Tuesday’s clash. After being invited to bat first, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis opened the innings while Jofra Archer opened the bowling attack.

The opener duo made a solid start, dealing with fours and sixes. Despite using four bowlers, the Rajasthan Royals couldn’t restrict the run flow.

The opener duo maximised the powerplay, scoring 83 runs in the powerplay. Josh Inglis smashed his third IPL fifty on just 23 balls.

The duo forged a 109-run partnership for the first wicket. Yash Punja bagged the first breakthrough, dismissing Josh Inglis for 60 runs. He got bowled out on a length delivery which hit the middle stumps after the batter missed it on attempting slogsweep.

Nicholas Pooran, who came to bat at No.3, joined Marsh, aiming to set up a massive total against the Rajasthan Royals. Soon, Mitchell Marsh smashed fifty off 22 deliveries, putting a base for LSG’s lineup.

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal (c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Sushant Mishra, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Punja

Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav.