RCB’s Spin Attack Dominates in Low-Scoring Victory Against Lucknow Super Giants
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The hosts were decreased by RCB to 38 for 5 and 66 for 7, respectively. In a low-scoring match on a black-soil pitch, Rahul hurt.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucky Super Giants of Lucknow 108 (Gowtham 23, Hazlewood 2-15, Karn 2-20). With 18 runs, they are 126 for 9 (du Plessis 44, Kohli 31, and Naveen 3-30).
On the batting paradise at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 425 runs were scored in 40 overs during the previous match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. The ball gripped and held into the black-soil field that Lucknow super giants served on their home pitch on Monday night. The final score was 234 runs in 39.5 overs, with royal challengers Bangalore winning by 18 runs.
Faf du Plessis decided to bat, and he and Virat Kohli laid the groundwork by putting on 62 runs in just nine overs. However, the innings never really got past the starting gate. Amit Mishra, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, and Ravi Bishnoi bowled 13 overs of spin and collected 5 for 73. To keep royal challengers Bangalore to a respectable 126 for 9, Naveen-ul-Haq also took advantage of the pitch by delivering his cutters into it. He took three wickets towards the end of the game.
LSG’s answer began horrifyingly. They had a score of 38 for 5 after seven overs. After losing Marcus Stoinis and Gowtham in consecutive overs, they were quickly reduced to 77 for 8. KL Rahul was LSG’s last-ditch attempt. He had injured his right leg in the game’s second over and had to be helped off the pitch with a limp. However, Lucknow super giants needed 24 off eight balls by the time he was out at position number 11.
Rahul made it plain that he would not run in between the wickets. As Mishra attempted and failed to score the necessary 23 runs in the final over, Three dots were played, one of which was a free hit. A post-game confrontation between Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, the coach of LSG, diminished the brilliance of RCB’s victory.
RCB’s slow start
Royal challengers Bangalore only scored 20 runs in the opening three overs, so du Plessis and Kohli attempted to loosen the reins. A straight six from du Plessis to Naveen in the fourth over was followed by a four from Kohli. Although Krunal and Bishnoi only gave up ten in the following two, RCB finished the powerplay with 42 for a win.
Bishnoi gets Kohli and Maxwell.
Against Bishnoi, Kohli chose to advance quickly. The pair had put on 62 runs together. However, Kohli failed to get any closer to the ball. It also made it into a googly and beat him on the inside edge, allowing Nicholas Pooran to stump him easily.
No. 3 Before being fired by Gowtham, Anuj Rawat only reached 9. As a result, Glenn Maxwell, perhaps the strongest batter against spin for royal challengers Bangalore, was placed in the middle. He attempted to reverse-sweep a Bishnoi leg break on his sixth ball, but instead of succeeding, he was struck in the thigh and given out lbw.
Suyash Prabhudessai was caught at long-off in the 15th over by Mishra thanks to a superb diving grab by Gowtham, leaving royal challengers Bangalore 90 for 4.
Rain but no runs
The game restarted with Dinesh Karthik blasting Naveen over midwicket for four after a minor downpour that stopped it for almost 25 minutes. He hit a half-tracker off Mishra for a six in the following over (17), and du Plessis attempted to bowl Mishra but failed. To accomplish the tumbling grab near additional cover, Krunal sprinted to his right from point.
Royal challengers Bangalore had been counting on Karthik to deliver a few clutch blows, but Yash Thakur crushed those expectations. In the nineteenth over, Wanindu Hasaranga hit a ball back towards Thakur, who retrieved it and delivered a direct hit at the non-striker’s end to catch Karthik far short after he had run a considerable distance.
Recovering Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kyle Mayers was caught mid-on with the second ball of the chase, continuing Mohammed Siraj’s deadly streak with the new ball this year. Lucknow super giants had a score of two after two overs.
Krunal smashed Siraj for three consecutive fours in the third over to make a difference. However, LSG lost four wickets in the following four overs. The first to perish was Krunal, who chipped Maxwell too long off. Ayush Badoni, who had entered as Thakur’s Impact Player and started the inning, was taken out by Josh Hazlewood from the other end.
Wanindu Hasaranga dealt damage with his first delivery, pulling Deepak Hooda out of the crease and stumping him. Pooran got things going by hitting a six off the opening ball, but when he tried to go for another big one, He dug a deep square leg hole for Karn Sharma.
Lucknow Super Giants slips even more.
Lucknow Super Giants continued to aim to reach the target by the attack. Gowtham smashed Karn for a six and a four, then off Hasaranga, he added another six. As a result, only 64 out of the previous ten overs were required. Stoinis chopped the ball too long off when he attempted to go big against Karn. Gowtham lost his life the next time due to careless running while returning for a second run.
Rahul waits too long.
With two wickets in hand, Lucknow Super Giants needed 49 from their final five overs. Rahul still padded up in the dugout, was in the middle with Mishra and Naveen. Rahul finally entered as the required pace grew, but it was too late because he could not flee, and Mishra failed to secure the boundaries.
Read the full match report to find out how Royal Challengers Bangalore defended just 126 runs and won the match.
