Watch: Dhruv Jurel’s one-handed superb catch dismisses Mayank Yadav during LSG vs RR clash in IPL 2026

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), at the halfway mark of the game against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, were strong in chasing a low score despite the surface being a little tricky. 

But losing wickets from the start is never going to make it easy for them. Their top order returned for a combined total of 55 runs, and all of these 55 runs came off Mitchell Marsh’s bat. The remaining three batters, Ayush Badoni, captain Rishabh Pant, and Aiden Markram, added three ducks in a total of 10 balls.

Dhruv Jurel grabs one-handed superb catch against RR in IPL 2026

Even towards the end of the innings when they were so much in front of the game, Rajasthan didn’t lose attention from the action. Dhruv Jurel, who has been in sharp mode with the wicket-keeping gloves behind the stump, continued the same energy with another superb catch. 

It was the third delivery of the 18th over of the innings. Mayank Yadav didn’t want to get in line as he expected a short delivery. It was full, and the seam came out wobbly on the middle stump towards the batter.

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The batter leaned back, guided the ball with an open-face bat, as if it were a catching practice in the slips before the game. Jurel dived to his right and was airborne when he pulled off a fine catch. The ball was dying and going at a full pace.

It was a great catch from the keeper towards the end of the innings as they bundled out the Lucknow side for 119 runs to claim a 40-run victory.

RR earn 40-run victory against Lucknow to get back on track

Earlier in the game, the Rajasthan Royals finished with 159 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs. In the last three overs of the innings, they added 42 runs as Ravindra Jadeja finished with an unbeaten 43 runs off 29 balls with the help of two boundaries and one six at a strike rate of nearly 150.

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Meanwhile, only three batters crossed double figures for the Lucknow Super, who had four ducks in the scorecard. Jofra Archer finished with figures of 3/20 in four overs while Nandre Burger and Brijesh Sharma claimed two wickets each.

Brief Scores: RR 159/6 (Ravindra Jadeja 43*, Mohsin Khan 2/17) beat LSG 119 (Mitchell Marsh 55, Jofra Archer 3/20) by 40 runs.

Fans react to Jurel’s catch in IPL 2026

Here is how the fans reacted to Jurel’s catch in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026-