- Royal Challengers Bangalore won their match against Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The team used their bowling skills to achieve a successful bowling performance which helped them win the match.
- Lucknow completed their innings by scoring 146 runs across 20 overs. RCB achieved 149 runs with five wickets remaining after 15.1 overs. The team completed their run chase with 29 balls still remaining.
Lucknow’s Batting Performance
- Lucknow showed some resistance but lacked consistency. Mitchell Marsh scored 40 runs. Ayush Badoni made 38, and Mukul Chaudhary added 39.
- The top order struggled. The team lost Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran after Aiden Markram scored 12 runs. The team lost their early wickets which resulted in a decrease of their batting speed.
RCB’s Bowling Effort
- The RCB bowlers maintained complete control of the entire match. Rasikh Salam Dar achieved four wickets during his bowling performance. Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieved three wickets during his bowling performance. Krunal Pandya achieved two wickets during his bowling performance while Josh Hazlewood achieved one wicket.
- They restricted partnerships between batsmen while maintaining the score at a manageable level.
RCB’s Chase
- Virat Kohli led the chase by scoring 49 runs from 34 balls. Rajat Patidar scored 27, and Jitesh Sharma added 23.
- Tim David and Romario Shepherd remained unbeaten on 14 each to finish the match. Phil Salt (7) and Devdutt Padikkal (10) did not contribute much.
