“In just 3 runs and 3 wickets, things were tense. From 40 for 3 wickets to 43 runs without losing any wickets, RCB’s Big Three, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell, took the game by storm.
On Tuesday (April 2), Lucknow Super Giants clinched victory against RCB by 28 runs. Batting first, Lucknow piled up 181 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In response, Bangalore’s innings ended at 153 runs in 19.4 overs. Kohli’s team lost in three out of four matches.
Previously hailed as the match’s star with 3 wickets, Mayank Yadav once again turned the tide. He claimed 3 wickets for 14 runs, becoming the new speedster in the IPL. Dismissing du Plessis for a duck on the first ball of the first over, he sent Maxwell back for a zero on the fourth ball. Maxwell fell into the trap set by Mayank. With just 18 runs, Bangalore lost their fourth wicket. Lucknow secured their second victory at home. KL Rahul snatched victory effortlessly on the home ground.
Quinton de Kock reaped the benefits of his decision, scoring 36 off 22 balls. The familiar chant found its way to the opener. However, LSJ gradually lost wickets on the other end. KL Rahul (20) and Marcus Stoinis (24) got off to a good start but couldn’t score big runs. De Kock led the charge alone.
The way they were playing, a century was expected. However, they were out after scoring 81 off 56 balls. Nicholas Pooran took the stage at number five, hitting five sixes. He remained unbeaten with 40 runs off 21 balls, with 5 sixes and 1 four. Lucknow reached the small ground with full force. However, du Plessis couldn’t face Mayank Yadav’s challenge. He surrendered to RCB’s top order.
Despite a good start, Virat Kohli was out for 22 off 16 balls. RCB’s skipper, du Plessis, was run out for 19 runs. Glenn Maxwell (0), Cameron Green (9), and Anuj Rawat (11) couldn’t score. Rajat Patidar tried to fight back. However, after consecutive failures, he returned with just 29 runs.
Mahipal Lomror made an impact as an impact player. He tried to bring the team back from a certain loss. However, Lomror couldn’t do much as wickets fell gradually on the other end. With 3 sixes and 4 fours, RCB’s impact player scored 33 runs off 13 balls before getting out.”
