LSG vs RCB Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants failed to chase a low score of 127 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2023 in Lucknow. The hosts were bundled out for 109 runs as RCB registered a 18-run win in the contest. Earlier, skipper Faf du Plessis top-scored with 44 runs as the visitors posted 126/9 on the board. With the victory, the Faf du Plessis led side rose up to the fifth spot on the points table. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
LSG vs RCB Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore successfully defends 127, clinches 18-run win against Lucknow Super Giants, Watch Highights
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In the chase of 127 runs, LSG was off to an extremely poor start. On the second ball of the inning, Mohammed Siraj once again struck to remove a dangerous Kyle Mayers for a duck, continuing his consistency in powerplay overs. LSG was 0/1 in 0.2 overs.
From that point, RCB gave it back to LSG batters with their spin bowling. They were reduced to 27/4 in 5.1 overs. Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis, the in-form pair for LSG had the responsibility to rebuild the innings. At the end of the powerplay in six overs, LSG was 34/4 with Stoinis (6*) and Pooran (7*) unbeaten.
Spin continued to dominate the proceedings. Karn Sharma got the big wicket of Nicholas for just nine runs. Krishnappa Gowtham and Stoinis started to build a partnership, The 27-run stand between the duo ended when the dangerous man Stoinis went up in the air and gave a catch to Suyash Prabhudessai for 13 runs off 19 balls at long-off.
Krishnappa Gowtham was run out for 23 off 13 balls, sinking LSG to 66/7 in 11.1 overs. Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra continued the chase but they did not last long as Bishnoi was run out for five runs by the duo of Karthik and Harshal Patel. LSG sunk to 77/8 in 14.4 overs.
LSG needed 31 runs to get in the final two overs. With a four from Naveen, LSG crossed the 100-run mark in 18.3 overs. On the very next ball, Hazlewood dismissed Naveen for 13. Injured KL Rahul walked out to bat.
LSG needed 23 runs in the final over and the team failed to complete the chase, finishing at 108 all out in 19.5 overs after Harshal dismissed Amit for 19. Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers for RCB, taking 2/15. Karn Sharma took 2/20 in four overs. Hasaranga, Maxwell, Harshal and Siraj got a wicket each.
Earlier, a dominant performance by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowlers, particularly spinners Amit Mishra and Ravi Bishnoi, helped them to contain Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a below-par 126/9 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Lucknow on Monday.
Electing to bat first, RCB was off to a slow start. Though openers Virat Kohli and skipper Faf Du Plessis struggled against spinners in the powerplay and could not unleash the big hits that had become a staple of their starts this season. Bishnoi gave LSG its first breakthrough. He broke the 62-run stand between Virat and Faf, sending back the latter for a 30-ball 31. Virat was stumped by wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran.
RCB were soon reduced to 75/2 in 11.4 overs. Glenn Maxwell’s stay at the crease did not last long either as he was dismissed for four (five balls). RCB continued to lose wickets to spinners as it was Amit Mishra who dismissed Suyash Prabhudessai for six runs (7 balls). At the end of 15 overs, RCB were 92/4, with Dinesh Karthik (1*) and Faf (39*) unbeaten.
The rain interrupted play at that point. Following the resumption of play, Dinesh started off with a boundary on the second ball. RCB’s struggles with spin continued as Amit got his second wicket, dismissing Faf for 44 (40 balls). His knock consisted of just a four and six. RCB were 109/5 in 16.5 overs as Krunal completed a good catch.
RCB’s downfall continued as Naveen dismissed Karn Sharma for two. RCB were 121/8 in 19.2 overs after Gowtham took a catch at backward point. RCB finished at 126/9, with the help of a boundary from Wanindu Hasaranga (4*). Josh Hazlewood was unbeaten at 1*. Naveen was the pick of the bowlers for LSG, taking 3/30 in his four overs. Amit Mishra took 2/21 in his four overs and Bishnoi also took two wickets.
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