Summary
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Nichola Pooran | Player of the Match: I want to dedicate this performance to my wife and new born. We knew that the game was on, Stoinis and KL had a wonderful partnership. Stoinis kept us in the game and I knew this was a nice wicket. We could chase even over 50 in the last four, it was about cashing in. The second ball I came in and smashed a six. It isn't about getting a look in, if it is in my slot then I will smash it for six. Over the past couple of years, I've put a lot of pressure on myself to finish games. Today also I wanted to finish the game, but got out in the end. I hope this is the season for me, in a good space and state of mind. Just want to enjoy my cricket, play with a smile and entertain, and win games for my team.
KL Rahul: Unbelievable. This is the Chinnaswamy, only venue where so many last finishes are possible. From the possible we were in to end up winning in superb. We had to go hard and the ball swung early, and they got 2-3 wickets to put pressure on us. The only reason we got two points today is for the way the lower order batted. Not ideal for me, I want to score more runs and get the strike rate up as well. We've played on two tough Lucknow wickets, and today we lost 3 wickets so I went slower. I wanted to stay till the end and play with Nicky. Batting 5,6,7 in the toughest positions to play and that's where games are won and lost. We know about the power in Marcus and Nicky, and Ayush has come along as well. He's played 2-3 knocks last innings, and he's continued to perform well for us.
Faf du Plessis: Disappointed. They played well through the middle. One ball one run. We backed ourselves to get a run-out. Just looking at the wicket, from 7-14 it was quite slower. The last five overs it started skidding on. Really good for some good cricketing shots. Stoinis and Pooran played everything off the middle. They took on one of our main bowler (Harshal) in his first couple of overs. It is a difficult place to bowl at the death. You have to be on top of your game. I was struggling for most part of my innings. Was happy to give strike back to Kohli, sometimes you have to scratch. When I started hitting a few of the middle I got my flow back.
Lucknow Super Giants sneak home in a last-ball thriller! What a win
IPL 2023 RCB vs LSG LIVE: Lucknow Super Giants 213/9 after 20 overs. (Avesh Khan 0, Ravi Bishnoi 3)
After some more drama in the last over, Lucknow Super Giants some how manage to hold their neves and reach the target. What a crazy crazy close match.
Avesh Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
IPL 2023 RCB vs LSG LIVE: WICKET! GONE! Unadkat loses his wicket
Slow back of the length delivery on off stump. Unadkat swings his bat and ends up holing the ball straight to Faf du Plessis at long-on.
Unadkat c du Plessis b Harshal Patel 9(7) [4s-1]
Lucknow Super Giants: 212/9 after 19.5 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
IPL 2023 RCB vs LSG LIVE: WICKET! BOWLED! Mark Wood departs
Slow full toss. Mark Wood just swings his bat and fails to connect and the ball crashes onto the stumps.
Mark Wood b Harshal Patel 1(2)
Lucknow Super Giants: 209/8 after 19.2 overs.
Harshal Patel to bowl the final over.
IPL 2023 RCB vs LSG LIVE: Lucknow Super Giants 208/7 after 19 overs. (Jaydev Unadkat 8, Mark Wood 1)
We are going all the way down to the last over as LSG need 5 runs from 6 balls.
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
IPL 2023 RCB vs LSG LIVE: WICKET! A bizare way for Ayush Badoni to lose his wicket
Wayne Parnell bowls a full-length delivery wide of off stump. Badoni moves to the off side and sweeps the ball for a six but he swings the bat so hard that it hits the stumps in its follow through.
Ayush Badoni hit wkt b Parnell 30(24) [4s-4]
Lucknow Super Giants: 206/7 after 18.4 overs.
Bowling change: Wayne Parnell is back into the attack to bowl his final over.