Thanks to an earlier attack by Nicholas Pooran and Quinton De Kock’s 81, the Lucknow Super Giants amassed an impressive 181/5.
On Tuesday night, the Lucknow Super Giants traveled to Bengaluru to play the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The pitch appeared to be on the slower side, so RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first.
For Tuesday’s match, each team made one change. After injuring himself against PBKS, Mohsin Khan was replaced by Yash Thakur. English left-arm pacer Reece Topley took the place of West Indian pacer Alzarri Joseph.
Highlights of the First Innings of RCB versus LSG
Powerplay 1: Mandatory -54/1) Overs 0.1 to 6
Challenging the RCB bowlers, Quinton De Kock gave the visiting LSG side a terrific start. When it came to Mohammed Siraj and Reece Topley’s bowling, the South African was brutal.
Super Giants of Lucknow: 50 runs in 5.2 overs
KL Rahul attacked the RCB bowlers with Quinton De Kock, his opening partner. The LSG captain helped him reach the 50-run threshold by sweeping Glenn Maxwell for a six.
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62/1 (8 Overs) for the Lucknow Super Giants is the first strategic time-out.
When Glenn Maxwell got KL Rahul out for 20, Mayank Dagar caught him, ending the first wicket partnership. When the first time out was emitted, Devdutt Padikkal was having trouble getting going at bat.
Quinton De Kock scored a half-century (52 from 36 balls).
Quinton De Kock, a South African player, hit a four off Mayank Dagar to score his 22nd IPL fifty. It appears as though De Kock is hitting on a different surface than the other hitters, who are having trouble finding time to bat.
Super Giants of Lucknow: 100 runs in 12 overs
The Lucknow Super Giants lost two wickets quickly, but then they got back on track. Marcus Stoinis and Quinton Kock together ensured that the scoreboard never stopped. De Kock hit a clean six down the ground off of Mayank Dagar to give LSG its 100.
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Quinton De Kock and Marcus Stoinis had a fifty partnership (56 runs from 5 overs).
After dropping two wickets, LSG appeared to have lost their way at the batting. Before getting out for 24, Marcus Stoinis hit a massive six to tie the score at fifty runs with Glenn Maxwell.
Second Strategic Outbreak: 141/3 in 16 overs for the Lucknow Super Giants
Marcus Stoinis left LSG at a crucial juncture, but they refused to give up. In order to keep his team in the running for a huge score, Quinton De Kock kept up his scoring rampage.
Lucknow Super Giants: 181/5 in 20 overs at the end of the inning
In two overs, Nicholas Pooran blasted five sixes to expose the LSG bowlers. The Lucknow Super Giants scored a respectable 181 runs thanks to the assault.
