IPL 2022 Eliminator LSG vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore storm into Qualifier 2, Lucknow Super Giants knocked out

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and arrange a Qualifier 2 conflict towards Rajasthan Royals. RCB will play RR on Friday for a spot within the title conflict towards Gujarat Titans who stormed into the ultimate after their victory over the Royals on Qualifier 1.

Chasing 208, Lucknow Super Giants misplaced Quinton de Kock within the first over however they have been within the recreation because of skipper KL Rahul (79 off 58) and Deepak Hooda (45 off 26). But Hooda’s wicket within the fifteenth over shifted the momentum in favour of Bangalore and if Lucknow had any hopes, they have been dashed by Josh Hazlewood who dismissed KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya off successive deliveries within the nineteenth over.

LSG wanted 24 off the final over however that was by no means going to be simple towards a disciplined and decided Harshal Patel and RCB clinched victory to lastly go previous the Eliminators after lacking out in 2020 and 2021 after they had misplaced to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively.

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul gained the toss and determined to bowl in overcast situations in Kolkata. He was rewarded instantly when Mohsin Khan eliminated RCB skipper Faf du Plessis for a golden duck.

Virat Kohli hung round for a 24-ball 25 earlier than Avesh Khan gave LSG one other breakthrough. Glenn Maxwell and Mahipal Lomror didn’t do a lot however RCB have been boosted by the innings of Rajat Patidar, who smashed his maiden IPL hundred.

Rajat Patidar reached his hundred off simply 49 balls – that is now the quickest hundred by an uncapped participant within the IPL. He can also be solely the fifth participant to hit 100 within the IPL playoffs.

Rajat Patidar completed with 112 not out off 54 balls and added 92 off 41 balls with Dinesh Karthik, who continued his advantageous kind this season with an unbeaten 37 off 23 balls as RCB reached 207 for 4 off their 20 overs.

LSG INNINGS

Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul have been in chic kind for Lucknow Super Giants – the 2 openers have scored over a thousand runs between them and their contributions have been going to be essential in the event that they harboured any hopes of chasing that mammoth complete.

However, LSG have been rocked early when Mohammed Siraj eliminated the in-form de Kock within the first over of the LSG innings.

Manan Vohra walked in at No.3 and hit an 11-ball 19 together with 2 sixes to present the LSG chase some momentum as KL Rahul determined to take his time and rotated the strike to let the extra aggressive batter do his factor.

Manan Vohra’s innings was lower brief by Josh Hazlewood – his in need of the size supply did the trick for RCB when Vohra tried to hit it over midwicket and was properly caught by Shahbaz Ahmed within the fifth over.

Deepak Hooda, one other of LSG’s batting heroes, joined KL Rahul on the crease and the 2 performed an necessary function in maintaining the workforce within the hunt. At the midway stage, LSG reached 89 for two, needing 119 off 60 balls for a spot in Qualifier 2 towards Rajasthan Royals.

The chase was getting tense and Deepak Hooda, who had batted superbly, appeared to be dropping his rhythm. Shahbaz Ahmed bowled a terrific closing over of his spell, gifting away simply 6 runs and LSG wanted 99 off 7 overs at that stage.

Four of these overs can be bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel, who had strangled LSG’s batters with some sharp bowling. There have been two extra left in Hazlewood’s quota whereas Mohammed Siraj, who picked Quintin de Kock, additionally had one over left.

LSG wanted one thing particular and KL Rahul lower unfastened with a six off the primary ball of Hazlewood’s third over. Deepak Hooda hit him for one more six and Lucknow appeared like they have been on their method.

That Hazelwood over, his third and the 14th of the LSG innings, value RCB 16 runs.

More drama would observe within the subsequent over when Deepak Hooda hit Hasaranga for 2 sixes earlier than he perished to a ‘wrong-un’ and departed for 45 off 26 balls.

The wicket introduced Marcus Stoinis to the center with KL Rahul who held the important thing to Lucknow’s possibilities.

Stoinis hit the second ball he confronted for an enormous six and RCB ended up conceding 18 runs within the fifteenth over and the equation was now right down to 65 off 30 balls for Lucknow Super Giants.

KL Rahul continued his golden run, hit Hasaranga and a six and a 4 and went previous 600 runs in IPL 2022. LSG now had Qualifier 2 close by with 41 wanted off the final 3 overs and a set Rahul together with Stoinis within the center.

However, LSG needed to cope with two overs from Harshal Patel, who had been miserly till that time.

Harshal began the 18th over with wides, one among which resulted in 5 runs after he bowled it exterior the tram line and Dinesh Karthik failed to gather it behind the stumps.

But Harshal had Stoinis caught by Rajat Patidar at deep additional cowl to convey RCB again within the recreation. Evin Lewis joined KL Rahul with LSH needing 35 off 15 balls.

Josh Hazlewood bowled a sensational nineteenth over and eliminated KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya off successive deliveries and the writing was on the wall for LSG.

PATIDAR SLAMS HUNDRED

Faf du Plessis, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, was dismissed for a golden duck however Rajat Patidar slammed a sensational maiden IPL hundred to assist his workforce to 207 for 4 off their 20 overs towards Lucknow Super Giants.

Rajat Patidar was a late addition to RCB’s enjoying XI however he performed some impactful knocks. He scored a fast 52 towards Gujarat Titans in solely his second match of the season when Virat Kohli laboured his technique to a gradual half-century. Patidar adopted that up with scores of 21, 48 and 26 within the subsequent few matches.

Rajat Patidar reserved his finest for the Eliminator after Mumbai Indians’ victory over Delhi Capitals gave RCB passage into the playoffs. He was dropped within the 90s however he stormed to his hundred with a six to turn into the fifth centurion within the IPL playoffs. He completed with an unbeaten 112 off 54 balls and hit 12 fours and seven sixes.

Mohsin Khan, who completed with spectacular figures of 1 for 25 off his 4 overs, struck an enormous blow to RCB within the first over of the innings to ship again du Plessis, who had top-scored with 96 within the earlier match between these two sides.

Rajat Patidar joined Virat Kohli on the crease and the 2 added 66 for the second wicket to steer RCB out of hassle.

However, Virat Kohli, who had smashed 73 in RCB’s closing league recreation towards Gujarat Titans, may by no means actually get going and he was dismissed by Avesh Khan for 25 off 24 balls.

Glenn Maxwell got here in at No.4 and lasted solely 10 balls for his 9 whereas Mahipal Lomror perished to Ravi Bishnoi after trying aggressive throughout his 9-ball 14.

The night time belonged to Rajat Patidar, who was in explosive kind and took on Krunal Pandya to hit him for 20 runs early within the innings. While the large weapons did not ship in a giant recreation, Patidar performed some mind-numbing photographs to take RCB in direction of an enormous complete.

Dinesh Karthik made it again to the Indian workforce on the again of his sensational run decrease down the order for RCB and on Wednesday, he got here out and hit some fast runs once more. He was fortunate to be dropped on 2 and he then made essentially the most of it to present his aspect a powerful end.

Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik added an unbroken 92 off 41 balls as RCB plundered 84 runs off the final 5 overs.

While Patidar rode his luck to a unbelievable hundred, Dinesh Karthik remained not out on 37 off 23 balls in an innings studded with 5 fours and 1 six.

RCB had misplaced the final two Eliminators towards Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020 and Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021 however they made a terrific impression towards Lucknow Super Giants this 12 months.