Rasikh- After Bhuvi’s storm, Kohli’s storm came… RCB hit a four to win, topped the table

New Delhi. Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their fourth win in the IPL by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets. RCB, chasing the target of 147 runs set by LSG, scored 149 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 15.1 overs. This is RCB’s fourth win in five matches. With this victory, Rajat Patidar’s team reached first place in the points table. RCB has 8 points. Rajasthan Royals also have eight points in five matches but on the basis of better net run rate, RCB left Rajasthan Royals behind and got the number one position.

RCB did not have a good start while chasing the target. Phil Salt, who opened with Virat Kohli, returned to the pavilion cheaply. He scored seven runs on eight balls. Salt was dismissed by fast bowler Prince Yadav. After this Devdutt Padikkal came to support Kohli. However, Padikkal also returned to the pavilion early. Padikkal scored 10 runs on 11 balls. After this, captain Rajat Patidar came to the crease. Patidar played an innings of 27 runs in 13 balls while Virat Kohli was out after scoring 49 runs in 34 balls. Jitesh Sharma played an inning of 23 runs in 9 balls while Tim David and Romario Shepherd returned unbeaten after scoring 14-14 runs each.

Earlier, due to the stormy bowling of Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Royal Challengers Bangalore bowled out Lucknow Super Giants for 146 runs. In front of the sharp bowling of Rasikh (four wickets for 24 runs) and Bhuvneshwar (three wickets for 27 runs), the Super Giants team was all out on the last ball of the innings. Krunal Pandya also took two wickets for 38 runs. For Super Giants, opener Mitchell Marsh scored the highest score of 40 runs while Mukul Chaudhary contributed 39 runs and Ayush Badoni contributed 38 runs but none of the three could convert the good start into a big one.

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first. Marsh and Aiden Markram (12) made a cautious start. Marsh sent Bhuvneshwar’s ball out of the stadium. Markram also welcomed Rasikh with a six but then the same fast bowler’s full toss was played into the hands of Devdutt Padikkal in cover. Captain Rishabh Pant retired hurt in the next over when the ball of Josh Hazlewood (1 wicket for 20 runs) hit his left elbow.

The Super Giants team could score only 35 runs for one wicket in the power play, which is the team’s lowest score in the first six overs in the current season. Nicholas Pooran’s poor form also continued and he played Hazlewood’s ball on the wickets after scoring only one run in seven balls. Marsh completed the team’s half-century of runs in the eighth over with fours and sixes on Krunal. Badoni delivered Krunal’s ball to the spectators but Marsh played the spinner’s ball on the wickets. Facing 32 balls, he hit three fours and two sixes.

Mukul Chaudhary once again appeared in good form. After opening the account with a four on Krunal, he also hit a six in the next over of this spinner. Badoni hit a four on Rasikh but was caught by wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma in the same over. He hit four fours and one six in his 24-ball innings. After Badoni was out, Pant came out to bat again but after scoring only one run, he was caught by Phil Salt on the ball of Bhuvneshwar. Bhuvneshwar dismissed George Linde (07) and Mohammed Shami (00) on consecutive balls while Rasikh ended the Super Giants’ innings by sending Mukul and Avesh Khan (01) to the pavilion.