Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their 5th win of IPL 2022 as they handed Lucknow a hurtful 18-run defeat at the DY Patil Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Bangalore never allowed LSG players to settle as wickets fell at regulat intervals. Josh Hazlewood struck in the beginning as he removed Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey in quick succession within the powerplay, he then came back to hunt down Ayush Badoni and Marcus Stoinis in the later overs. Apart from him, Harshal Patel got 2 wickets and Glenn Maxwell got 1 as Lucknow were forced to wrap their innings at 163/8. With 42 in 28 balls, Krunal Pandya was the highest scorer for Lucknow.
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After deciding to field first, Lucknow bowlers knocked off the Bangalore top order but a sensible batting effort from their skipper Faf du Plessis helped them post a 181-run total.
Lucknow began their exploit early with the ball as they got 3 crucial wickets in the powerplay. While Chameera removed Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat on back-to-back deliveries in the first over, Glenn Maxwell perished soon after. Although wickets fell regularly on the other end, du Plessis helped the team post a decent target with a balanced inning of 96 in 64 balls.
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