Live Cricket Score | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Live Score & Commentary | LSG vs RCB Scorecard, Indian Premier League

31st T20 • Dr DY Patil Sports Academy • Mumbai

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

181/6 (20)

Lucknow Super Giants

163/8 (20)

RCB won by 18 runs

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Player of the Match Faf du Plessis

96(64)

Royal Challengers Bangalore s

LSG s

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Royal Challengers Bangalore s

181/6 (20)

Batters

Anuj Rawat

80.00

c KL Rahul b D Chameera

Faf du Plessis

(C)

150.00

c M Stoinis b J Holder

Virat Kohli

0.00

c D Hooda b D Chameera

Glenn Maxwell

209.09

c J Holder b K Pandya

Suyash Prabhudessai

111.11

c K Pandya b J Holder

Shahbaz Ahmed

118.18

runout (J Holder / KL Rahul)

Dinesh Karthik

162.50

Not out

Harshal Patel

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.05)

181/6

Did not Bat

Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

Bowlers

EXT

10.33

8.25

7.25

11.75

6.25

14.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Anuj Rawat

c KL Rahul b D Chameera

1-7

0.5

Virat Kohli

c D Hooda b D Chameera

2-7

0.6

Glenn Maxwell

c J Holder b K Pandya

3-44

5.2

Suyash Prabhudessai

c K Pandya b J Holder

4-62

7.2

Shahbaz Ahmed

runout (J Holder / KL Rahul)

5-132

15.2

Faf du Plessis

c M Stoinis b J Holder

6-181

19.5

Lucknow Super Giants s

163/8 (20)

Batters

Quinton de Kock

60.00

c G Maxwell b J Hazlewood

KL Rahul

(C)

125.00

c D Karthik b H Patel

Manish Pandey

75.00

c H Patel b J Hazlewood

Krunal Pandya

150.00

c S Ahmed b G Maxwell

Deepak Hooda

92.86

c SS Prabhudessai b M Siraj

Ayush Badoni

100.00

c D Karthik b J Hazlewood

Marcus Stoinis

160.00

b J Hazlewood

Jason Holder

177.78

c M Siraj b H Patel

Dushmantha Chameera *

33.33

Not out

Ravi Bishnoi

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 11)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.15)

163/8

Did not Bat

Avesh Khan

Bowlers

EXT

7.75

5.50

6.25

6.25

11.75

10.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton de Kock

c G Maxwell b J Hazlewood

1-17

2.5

Manish Pandey

c H Patel b J Hazlewood

2-33

4.6

KL Rahul

c D Karthik b H Patel

3-64

7.6

Deepak Hooda

c SS Prabhudessai b M Siraj

4-100

12.3

Krunal Pandya

c S Ahmed b G Maxwell

5-108

13.4

Ayush Badoni

c D Karthik b J Hazlewood

6-135

16.4

Marcus Stoinis

b J Hazlewood

7-148

18.2

Jason Holder

c M Siraj b H Patel

8-163

19.5

Match Info

Date & Time

19 Apr, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Match

31st T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

Chris Gaffaney(New Zealand), Nitin Pandit(India), Jayaraman Madanagopal(India, TV)

Referee

Prakash Bhatt(India)

Toss

Lucknow Super Giants elected to bowl

Player of the Match Faf du Plessis

96(64)

Commentary

Right then. Whispers of "Ee sala cup namde" amongst the Royal Challengers Bangalore fans already, aren't there? Their bowling, which has usually been their Achilles Heel, is looking much more like a unit this season. That bodes well for them as they look to keep their winning run going. Faf spoke about building on these wins and wanting runs from his top order. The skipper certainly led from the front today. So, dream on RCB fans. Maybe this could finally be your year! On that note, it's Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my friend, Sooryanarayanan Sesha. See you tomorrow, same place, same time. Goodnight for now!

Faf du Plessis is the Player of the match. Here is what he has to say: You run a lot of twos. It gets a bit tiring but it's a good way to keep yourself fit. My elusive IPL hundred. 96, 97, I've heard recently. Hopefully, the big one is around the corner. Amazingly, we were in trouble again tonight as we were in the last 3 or 4 games but to have that knack of someone stabilizing the innings, having a bit of composure and towards the end, do the damage. Today, it's great that I could do that. I was hungry for some runs and wanted to make a big impact. The last few games have been quiet for me. So, it was really important for me to go through my own processes as well. What my blueprint is, how do I score my runs. I looked at that just to make sure I had a clear plan going into this match. If you bowled slow into the wicket to the big boundary, the ball stopped quite a bit. So, it never felt like you had enough power to clear that boundary. I think it was evident for everyone that it was difficult to score with that big boundary. Yes, I was tired, but was still hoping that I could hit some out of the middle at the end. In the first few overs, that's probably the only big difference in the challengers. There was help for the bowlers with the odd one bouncing. They did get us in trouble but we found a way. Even our bowlers have been on top of the game, despite the dew around. They're really good tactically and stick to the plans and when you do that on a ground like this, it's tough for the batters. At the moment, you've got a lot of points at the top and a few points at the bottom. A lot of teams at the top, and many in the middle. It's always a scramble (for playoff spots). Ideally, you want the teams at the bottom to win some games so there is a bit of wriggle room but that's out of our control. We need to just keep improving with every game and work on our strengths. You need one guy in the top four to bat through the innings. We haven't done that recently. DK and Shahbaz have saved us recently. Hopefully, the top four address that and my innings was a step in the right direction. Before the last two games, death bowling was a but of a concern as we were getting hit in areas we shouldn't have been. But in the last two games, we've got hit to where we've wanted to. Harshal has been exceptional. Keep an eye out for him, he's going to be very good for the rest of the season too.

Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bangalore): It was good fun. It's always a big challenge at the end when the batters are coming hard but we had the big side to use and we did that really well. He's the skip and he's got a big score so I'll let him have this one (laughs when told Faf is Man of the Match). The way he came good today was brilliant - he took his time and finished it off at the end so credit to him. (On the wide call not going Stoinis' way) I tried to turn around as quickly as I could but I got a bit lucky with that one. I'm really enjoying it particularly at the start and at this ground. Wankhede's got some good bounce but here at DY, it's unreal with the new ball. You can go for runs if you get it wrong but if you get it right you can create a couple of wicket opportunities and put the team onto the back foot. I'm thoroughly enjoying it - I think we have a well-rounded bowling attack that covers all bases.

KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants Captain): I think we started really well after getting 2 wickets in the first over, to give away 50 in the Powerplay we should have done better. 180 on that pitch was 15-20 runs extra. The pitch was sticky - we got a good start but we couldn't squeeze them in the middle. With the bat as well, we couldn't get a good partnership. Like Faf did for RCB, we needed one among the top 3 or 4 to go through with the others batting around him. I think we've a really good team - very happy with how we've been playing. A couple of games we could have done better. I thought we started really well against Rajasthan and today we put them under pressure but we couldn't sustain it for longer. I think that's something that we have to learn. When you have them down we should squeeze them and restrict them. With the bat everyone's chipped in and scored runs but one of the batters has to play a big innings and take the team through.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Faf du Plessis - 96 off 64; Jason Holder - 2/25) beat the Lucknow Super Giants (Krunal Pandya - 42 off 28, Josh Hazlewood - 4/25).

Just one loss in the last five matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they go marching on in this tournament. A warm embrace between Faf and Kohli as the entire side trudges off victorious. It was an excellent performance by the skipper as he led his side from the front. It was his sensational knock of 96 that helped RCB out of a tricky position after they were struggling at 7-2 in the first over.

He got some from Maxwell and Shahbaz, who also had their say with the ball in this contest. After a tricky start for LSG, KL Rahul seemed to be cruising alongside Krunal Pandya in the run chase but Lucknow's middle-order frailties were on display as they lost their way after being in a decent position.

Josh Hazlewood was the star of the show for RCB with his spell of 4/25. He started off the proceedings by dismissing de Kock and Pandey, before sending Badoni and Stoinis on their way to close out the contest. Harshal Patel bagged a brace despite being a bit too expensive, while Maxwell and Siraj shared a wicket apiece. Despite being wicketless, Shahbaz Ahmed's spell with the ball was crucial in helping Bangalore tighten the screws in the middle overs.

On a two-faced surface, Faf du Plessis' knock was enough to get his side to an above-par total. As a result of that win, his side have jumped up to second place on the points table. Stick around, as we bring you the presentations.

overs

163 /8 score

runs

Dushmantha Chameera

1 (3)

Ravi Bishnoi *

0 (1)

Harshal Patel

2 /47

19.6 Harshal Patel to Ravi Bishnoi, SWING AND A MISS! Slower delivery on a good length, well outside off again as Bishnoi sits low and attempts a slog but he can't put bat on ball. Outstanding defense from RCB and they continue to take giant strides with another fine performance. Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs!

Ravi Bishnoi, RHB, walks out to face the final delivery

19.5 Harshal Patel to Jason Holder, SKIED HIGH...AND TAKEN! The bouncer does the trick for Harshal - at full pace as well on the off-stump and Holder heaves it across the line off the front foot. All he does is manage a top-edge towards deep fine leg though where Siraj runs in and completes a good catch.
Jason Holder c Mohammed Siraj b Harshal Patel 16 (9b 0x4 2x6)

Well, it doesn't matter in terms of the result tonight. However, this will help LSG's net run rate alright.

19.4 Harshal Patel to Jason Holder, SIX MORE! This is good for all you fantasy players! Wide of off and in the slot, Holder comes forward and mousses it up and over extra cover as it soars comfortably over the fence!

19.3 Harshal Patel to Jason Holder, full-ish in length at the stumps, Holder clears his front leg but can only hack it across the line to wide long on. He doesn't take the single - that's the game!

19.2 Harshal Patel to Jason Holder, SIX! THERE'S ONE! JUST OVER! In the slot on off stump, Holder swings across the line as he uses his long levers to clear the long boundary. Just out of reach of deep mid-wicket who back tracks but it just clears him as well as the boundary cushions.

19.1 Harshal Patel to Jason Holder, dug into a short length outside off, Holder walks down the track and heaves across the line only to swish with the thin Navi Mumbai air around him. Five sixes needed to tie the contest!

What a night for Josh Hazlewood. No wonder he's getting high-fives all around. Just 3 runs from that over as he ends with 4/25 from his four overs. 31 needed in the last over. West Indians would usually calculate that as five sixes. Pretty sure Holder will be doing the same.

overs

151 /7 score

runs

Jason Holder *

4 (4)

Dushmantha Chameera

1 (3)

Josh Hazlewood

4 /25

18.6 Josh Hazlewood to Jason Holder, low full toss as he aims for the wide yorker, Holder opens the face and guides it to deep backward point to retain strike. Holder needs to pull off a Jadeja against Harshal though!

18.5 Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera, into the blockhole outside off, Chameera dinks it out off the toe-end to long on for a single.

18.5 Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera, WIDE! Very full outside the tramline, Chameera sits low and has a slice but fails to get bat on ball. This one's called wide though!

18.4 Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera, nails the yorker well outside off this time, dips in late as Chameera stays low looking to swing downtown but fails to connect.