LSG vs RCB – IPL 2022 Report: Captain Faf inspires a win!
LSG vs RCB – Match 18 – IPL 2022 Report: Royal Challengers Bangalore climbed to No.2 spot in the IPL points table after a convincing win against Lucknow Super Giants.
Earlier RCB were off to a shaky start with Dushmantha Chameera removing Anuj Rawat and Virat Kohli in back-to-back deliveries in the first over of the match. Maxwell counter attacked as captain Faf steadied the innings. Maxwell departed for 23 powered by a strike rate of 209.09.
Krunal Pandya and Jason Holder removed Glenn Maxwell and Suyash Prabhudessai respectively which reduced RCB to 62/4. Shahbaz Ahmed put a 70-run stand for the fifth wicket with captain du Plessis in 8 overs to put RCB in an advantageous position.
Faf smashed a 64-ball 96 and missed out on his first ever IPL ton by 4 runs in the final over bowled by Jason Holder. Holder conceded just 4 runs in the final over of RCB innings. Royal Challengers scored 181-6 in their allotted overs.
Lucknow Super Giants lost Quinton de Kock early in the chase to a Josh Hazlewood beauty. Hazlewood struck again in the powerplay to remove Manish Pandey reducing LSG to 33-2 in 5 overs.
Krunal Pandya walked in at no.4 and started the counter attack. After a 31-run stand in 3 overs, Harshal Patel struck to remove KL Rahul for 30 – thanks to the appeal by Virat Kohli who noticed an edge. Krunal top scored for the team with 42 runs but there was never a strong partnership going as RCB bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals.
Wanindu Hasaranga had a forgettable day conceding 20 runs in 2 overs but it was Josh Hazlewood who rose to the occasion once again. Hazlewood picked 2 more wickets in backend that of Ayush Badoni and Marcus Stoinis to seal the deal for RCB.
Toss: KL Rahul (LSG) won the toss and elect to bowl
Playing XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
LSG vs RCB – IPL 2022 – Match Summary
RCB 181-6 in 20 overs
Faf du Plessis 96 (64)- 11 fours & 2 sixes
Glenn Maxwell 23 (11) – 3 fours & 1 six
Shahbaz Ahmed 26 (22) – 1 four
Dinesh Karthik 13*(8) – 1 six
Dushmantha Chameera 3-0-31-2
Jason Holder 4-0-25-2
Krunal Pandya 4-0-29-1
LSG 163-8 in 20 overs
KL Rahul 30 (24) – 3 fours & 1 six
Krunal Pandya 42 (28) – 5 fours & 2 sixes
Marcus Stoinis 24 (15) – 2 fours & 1 six
Jason Holder 16 (8) – 2 sixes
Josh Hazlewood 4-0-25-4
Mohammed Siraj 4-0-31-1
Glenn Maxwell 2-0-11-1
Harshal Patel 4-0-47-2
Result: RCB won by 18 runs
Player of the Match: Faf du Plessis
POINTS TABLE:
RCB – 10 points – 2nd spot
LSG – 8 points – 4th spot
