IPL 2022 Playoffs: RCB move closer to the final after beating LSG in the Eliminator due to a superlative effort by Rajat Patidar

Lucknow Super Giants did the suitable detail by opting to bowl to start with in damp and clammy ailments as chasing would be a lot easier. But minimal did they count on Rajat Patidar to blow them absent with his maiden IPL century.

IPL 2022 Eliminator: LSG vs RCB

The day evidently belonged to Rajat Patidar (112* off 54 balls) as he was in elegant form with the ball racing off his bat producing the sweet sound of the great get hold of. The drives, flicks and swiveling sixes ended up a treat to look at. On a day where by batsmen like Virat Kohli (25 off 24 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (37* off 23 balls) struggled with timing, Patidar’s knock turns into more amazing.

RCB plundered 85 runs off the past 30 balls to out a large full of 207/4. LSG fielding also ended up not upto the mark with a couple of dropped catches – a person of Dinesh Karthik which the captain couldn’t maintain on at mid-off and the other was of Patidar’s catch in deep mid-wicket when he was on 79.

For Lucknow Tremendous Giants, KL Rahul (79 off 58 balls) set a excellent struggle with help from Deepak Hooda (45 off 26 balls) but none of the other LSG batters could match upto the scoring charge.

In the stop Josh Hazelwood’s (3 wks for 45 runs) bowling turned out to the heart-breaker for Lucknow.

LSG vs RCB Match Scorecard

Ist Innings

2nd Innings