IPL 2022: Dinesh Karthik blitz helps RCB outclass DC, KL Rahul’s hundred arms MI their sixth consecutive loss

Dinesh Karthik’s implausible blitz helped Royal Challengers Bangalore outclass Delhi Capitals by 16 runs in a thriller because the Faf du Plessis-led facet gained their fourth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on a pulsating Saturday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. It was RCB’s fourth win in six video games and they’re now third within the factors desk, whereas Delhi slumped to their third loss in 5 outings.

WARNER SPECIAL

David Warner appeared on the music from the very first supply as he received off the mark with a six earlier than scoring his 52nd IPL fifty. Warner hit 5 sixes and 4 fours earlier than his fiery knock got here to an finish in Wanindu Hasaranga’s over. His wicket signalled a shift in momentum as RCB made a powerful comeback with Delhi shedding a flurry of wickets. First, Marsh’s painstaking knock 14 off 24 balls got here to an finish due to a weird run out. Josh Hazlewood (3/28), who was distinctive, then bowled an excellent fifteenth over, dismissing Rovman Powell for a primary ball duck after which accounting for Lalit Yadav (1).

KOHLI REMOVES PANT

Virat Kohli confirmed off all his athletic means as he grabbed a stunner to take away Rishabh Pant who was going nice weapons with the bat after having smashed Mohammed Siraj within the seventeenth over of the chase. However, the ex-RCB captain timed his soar to perfection to take a wow catch as Pant’s innings and DC’s hopes got here to an finish.

KARTHIK BLITZ

Dinesh Karthik made batting look simple as he slammed an unbeaten 66, taking the assault to Mustfizur Rahman within the 18th over after Glenn Maxwell produced a blistering half-century, to carry Royal Challengers Bangalore to 189 for 5 towards Delhi Capitals of their Indian Premier League match on Saturday.

Karthik raced away to 66 off simply 34 deliveries, whereas Maxwell received seven boundaries and two sixes in his 55 off 34 deliveries. Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed (32*) scored 74 runs within the final 5 overs. Karthik, who has been reveling in his position as a finisher this season, hit 5 fours and as many sixes in his sensational knock.

With Maxwell gone, Karthik and Shahbaz joined forces. The wicketkeeper made the batting look easy as he cracked 4 boundaries and two most off Mustafizur to plunder 28 runs within the 18th over and produce his fifty in type.

MI’s SIXTH DEFEAT

Earlier within the day, Lucknow Super Giants rode on captain KL Rahul’s third IPL hundred handy Mumbai Indians their sixth successive defeat within the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022. Riding on Rahul’s hundred and a 3-wicket haul from Avesh Khan, LSG outclassed Rohit Sharma’s males. With six consecutive defeats, MI’s event is nearly as good as over even earlier than the season has reached the midway stage.

RAHUL OUTSMARTS ROHIT

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul got here up with a batting masterclass and smashed a 56-ball hundred in his one centesimal IPL sport to place five-time champions Mumbai Indians all however out of the continued season with an 18-run win on Saturday. Lucknow have now gained 4 video games out of six whereas MI are winless, having misplaced a dozen video games on the trot for the primary time in 15 editions of the IPL.

On the way in which to his hundred, he stitched a 52-run stand for the opening stand with Quinton de Kock (24), 72 with Manish Pandey (38), and one other stable 43 runs with Deepak Hooda (15) for the fourth wicket. Rahul’s unbeaten 60-ball 103, his third hundred within the Indian Premier League, lifted Lucknow to a aggressive complete of 199 for 4 after which Avesh Khan-led LSG bowlers joined the get together to limit MI to 181 for 9 in 20 overs.

KL Rahul turned solely the seventh batter within the historical past of the IPL to get to the three-figure mark greater than 2 occasions. The LSG introduced up his third IPL hundred, emulating former South Africa batter AB de Villiers and Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson, who even have 3 lots of every.