TATA IPL 2024
#TATAIPL-2024-15 : Quinton de Kock , Nicholas Pooran, Fiery Mayank Yadav Help Lucknow Super Giants Beat Royal Challengers Bangalore By 28 Runs
Lucknow Super Giants took advantage of the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s batting collapse to register an emphatic win by 28 runs in a Tata IPL 2024 encounter at Bengaluru.
RCB Skipper Faf du Plessis, won the toss and asked LSG to bat first . LSG Skipper KL Rahul began on a slow note and could score only 20 . His opening partner Quinton de Kock was in sublime form taking the attack to the RCB bowlers with shots all- round the wicket.
Quinton de Kock anchored the innings well and scored a brilliant 81 ( 56 Balls, 8 fours, 5 sixes). Devdutt Padikkal fell for 6 . Big- hitting Aussie Marcus Stoinis looked set for big one but could manage only 24 ( 15 balls , 1 fours 2 sixes). Nicholas Pooran gave the finishing touches to the LSG total with a blazing cameo an unbeaten 40 ( 21 balls , 1 four, 5 sixes). LSG reaching a fighting 181/ 5 in their 20 overs
RCB bowling figures were : Reece Topley 1/ 39 ( 4 overs), Yash Dayal 1/ 24 ( 4 overs), Mohammed Siraj 1/ 47 ( 4 overs), Glenn Maxwell 2/ 23 (4 overs), Mayank Dagar 0/ 23 ( 2 overs), Cameron Green 0/ 25 ( 2 overs)
In reply chasing 182 , RCB got off to flier . Virat Kohli got going with 22 ( 16 balls , 2 fours 1 six) and Faf du Plessis put on quick 40 in 4.2 for the first wicket. Then RCB saw dramatic collapse . Kohli was out soon. And Faf du Plessis was run-out by brilliant throw by Devdutt Padikkal for ( 19 ) , Dangerous Glenn Maxwell was out for ( 0).
Aussie Cameron Green yet to fire so far fell for 9 . From 40-1, 4.2 overs, RCB slumped to 58-4, 7.4 overs. LSG seamer Mayank Yadav bowled with some pace and bagged three wickets with sheer pace. Anuj Rawat fell for ( 11) , Rajat Patidar battled hard but eventually holed out for 29 ( 21 balls 2 fours, 2 sixes) . Mahipal Lomror played a lovely cameo as impact player 33 ( 13 balls , 3 fours , 3 sixes) it was too late though. Dinesh Karthik on whom RCB hoped for the finish was out for 4 . RCB were finally bowled out for 153 / 10 in 19. 4 overs.
LSG bowling figures : Manimaran Siddharth 1/ 21 ( 3 overs), Krunal Pandya 0/ 10 ( 1 over), Mayank Yadav was superb 3/ 14 ( 4 overs), Ravi Bishnoi 0/ 34 ( 3 overs), Yash Thakur 1/ 37 ( 4 overs), Marcus Stoinis 1/ 9 ( 1 over) , Naveen-ul-Haq 2/ 25 ( 3.4 overs)
Match: IPL 2024, 15th Match
Venue: Bengaluru | Date: April 02, 2024