Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) put up a stellar efficiency to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs in a low-scoring encounter of the IPL 2023 on the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday night time. Batting first, RCB mustered 126/9 in 20 overs in a recreation that was briefly disrupted by rain. Skipper Faf du Plessis emerged the highest scorer with 44 whereas his opening accomplice Virat Kohli contributed 31. The duo placed on 62 runs in 9 overs.
RCB’s bowlers fired on all cylinders after the innings break and bowled out LSG for 108 in 19.5 overs on a pitch that was sluggish and made life troublesome for batsmen. The proven fact that LSG skipper KL Rahul was injured throughout fielding and got here on to bat solely after the autumn of 9 wickets, and his crew needing 24 off 8 balls, didn’t assist issues. Spinner Karn Sharma and paceman Josh Hazlewood emerged the most effective of the RCB bowlers, taking 2/20 and a pair of/15 respectively.
Meanwhile, some heated exchanges between Kohli and former India opener Gautam Gambhir, who’s now the mentor of the LSG squad, was witnessed submit the match, about which JioCinema IPL skilled Anil Kumble was not impressed. He stated: “A whole lot of emotion goes in however you don`t need to be displaying these feelings right here. This is necessary, it’s worthwhile to have a dialog. But that is one thing that’s unacceptable.
“No matter what, you have to respect the opposition and the game. Once a game is over, you have to shake hands and tip your hat off, not to the player but to the game because that’s something you need to respect? I don’t know what was spoken, some things may have been personal and you don’t want that on the cricket field. But with Gautam and Virat and the players involved, it wasn`t the nicest thing to see,” he added.
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On Rahul’s harm, Kumble stated: “If KL probably was fit, we would`ve seen a different story here, especially on this kind of a surface.”
Former India batter Robin Uthappa was extraordinarily impressed with the spinner’s efficiency, saying: “He was dropped after performing so well, especially getting wickets in Bangalore. Not very expensive but still getting wickets, which is crucial in Bangalore. He didn’t figure in the side after Hasaranga came into the XI. You can never have too many leg-spinners in a T20 game, can you?”
