Rajasthan Royals seamer Sandeep Sharma entered the attack in the 14th over, at a point when Lucknow appeared to be in control of the chase, needing 65 runs to win from six overs while chasing the 194-run target set by the Royals in Jaipur. In his first over, Sandeep conceded only five runs and crucially broke the threatening partnership between KL Rahul (58) and Nicholas Pooran (64 not out), dismissing the LSG skipper. He finished with figures of 3-0-22-1.