In the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) closed the horns with Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday, May 25 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match against Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs to secure a spot in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Now they will close horns with Rajasthan Royals at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
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Earlier, after being delayed by nearly an hour due to rain, KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis came to the field and Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to bowl first.
LSG made two major changes to the XI in play when Jason Holder and Krishnappa Gowtham were replaced by Krunal Pandya and Dushmantha Chameera. On the other hand, RCB made only a single change to the playing XI when Mohammed Siraj replaced Siddharth Kaul.
Left-armer Mohsin Khan got the first break for LSG in the first over himself by dismissing RCB captain Faf du Plessis on the 5th ball of the over for a golden duck.
After losing the skipper’s wicket, Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli hit brilliantly and at the end of the power play RCB was at 52/1 with Patidar at 33 and Kohli at 18.
Avesh Khan broke the 66-run partnership between Patidar and Kohli by sacking the latter for 25 in the 9th over.
Explosive batter Glenn Maxwell scored just 9 runs before being fired by Krunal Pandya in the 11th over. After the strategic leg spinner timeout, Ravi Bishnoi sent Mahipal Lomror over for 14 in the 14th.
In the end, Rajat Patidar crushed an exceptional century and Dinesh Karthik played a great blow to help RCB score 207/4.
Also in death overs, RCB batters hit 84 runs. Rajat Patidar scored 112* runs on 54 balls, including 12 fours and 7 sixes, while Dinesh Karthik scored 37* runs on 23 balls, including 5 fours and 1 six.
On the hunt for goal, Proteas opener Quinton de Kock was fired by Mohammed Siraj in the first over. Also, Manan Vohra played a good 19 run knockout before being sacked by Josh Hazlewood in the 5th over. Deepak Hooda played an incredible innings of 45 runs before losing his wicket in the 15th over.
In the end, KL Rahul played a knock-off of 79 runs and 28 balls including 3 fours and 5 sixes and stepped out in the 19th over, which was bowled by Josh Hazlewood. Krunal Pandya also got out in the same over. Evin Lewis also didn’t perform well and Lucknow Super Giants were limited to 193/6.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to IPL 2022 Eliminator between LSG and RCB:
Well done @RCBTweets when achieving the Qualifier 2 of #TATAIPL2022 † Matchup against @rajasthanroyals guard. We can’t wait .
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 25, 2022
Batting and bowling performances were the same by RCB and Lucknow, but it was the field work that made the difference. Lucknow dropped catches and RCB fielded excellently. Congratulations to RCB. #RCBvsLSG #TATAIPL2022 pic.twitter.com/YTb3Hf4gOI
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 25, 2022
What a nerve-wracking game this was @RCBTweets 🔥 Congratulations 🎉 What nerves @HarshalPatel23 Brilliantly thrown into death #RCBvLSG #IPL2022
— Harbhajan Turban (@harbhajan_singh) May 25, 2022
Exciting game tonight at #Eden† Superlative performance by #RCB† Congratulations to #centurion #rajatpatidar† Now hoping for an exciting qualifier 2 ✌️#RCBvLSG #eminator #EdenGardens
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 25, 2022
Harshal Patel’s incredible composure under pressure – again fantastic in death overs. He’s as much a hero as #rajat for this win #RCBvLSG #LSGvRCB game. #RPSwing
— RP Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 25, 2022
Harshal Patel has been outstanding for RCB
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 25, 2022
Prior to the season, I expected LSG and PBKS to both go all out with the squads they had. LSG did relatively better, but the way they started the season and the kind of depth they had they will regret not finishing in the top 2. #LSGvRCB #IPL2022
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 25, 2022
Congratulations @RCBTweets😊👊 and well played #LSG @IPL great game
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) May 25, 2022
#RCB Come closer at last?#TataIPL pic.twitter.com/Gff30r7MKi
— S. Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 25, 2022
And lost because RCB threw well at death👍
— Matt roller (@mroller98) May 25, 2022
Wohoooooo that’s it guys!!! Superb attempt!! @RCBTweets #IPLplayoffs #IPL2022 #RCBVSLSG see you okay 27th @rajasthanroyals
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) May 25, 2022
Congratulations @RCBTweets well done #harshalpatel † #rajatpatidar what a win @imVkohli
— Aftab Alam 55 (@aftabalam55786) May 25, 2022
Look at the drama.
Such a shame RCB couldn’t enjoy this match in their lair. The sacrifices these guys make.#show Time
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 25, 2022
Lucknow about strategized. Switched a little late. In the pursuit of 208 they came up 14 runs short, although the last 2 overs came to nothing. Well done #RCBVSLSG
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 25, 2022
See you Friday…. #RCB pic.twitter.com/6RqKUsj8Ed
— .尺CB வில்லங்கம் (@Vineethian) May 25, 2022
RCB FANS: pic.twitter.com/S6FaSL2Lxl
— stranger (@aaparichituudu) May 25, 2022
Next stop qualifying 2!🤞🏻@RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/dzf8i3JYqS
— KGF ANALYST🕵🏼♂️ (@KGFAnalyst) May 25, 2022
If your team also plays good cricket in play-offs. #LSGvsRCB pic.twitter.com/1xnD6dxxF0
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 25, 2022
Bye @LucknowIPL #ipl2022 #rcb pic.twitter.com/eKijCl7I6i
— Vicky🗿 (@im_vicky619) May 25, 2022
Calm down dude
#RCBVSLSG pic.twitter.com/T7Q7oYWl2C
— .𝙨𝙖𝙖𝙗 خان صاب (@imkhansaab07) May 25, 2022
I can’t believe RCB wins, they had to play for two days for this 😂😂😂
— Bhola Guru (@IGiveGyaan) May 25, 2022
Exciting match and RCB wins what more could you want? #RCBvsLSG
— लोंढे (@Plaidsachin) May 25, 2022
Just imagine the TRPs, another RCB eliminator on Friday.
Everyone wins except LSG and DC.
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 25, 2022
Great effort KL. Do not worry.
RCB has to go in. I’ve always admired what they do off the field.
Time for them to flex some muscles when it matters and let it work “on the field”.
RCB vs RR will be another great match.
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) May 25, 2022
Hasaranga saved at least 20 runs for RCB tonight, a big factor for his side.
— John. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 25, 2022
Hassi bhi aa rahi hai, gussa bhi, aur maza bhi. heheheh #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 25, 2022
“Abbey umpire trial ball toh de” pic.twitter.com/1T0hsgZlgv
– ex. kapt (@thephukdi) May 25, 2022
KL Rahul made 11 runs off 12 balls against Shahbaz when Harshal and Hasaranga had some overs left. May have cost them the game.#LSGvRCB #IPL2022
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) May 25, 2022
Made 9.4 overs for a run rate of 8.17 in a 10.4 RPO chase. This after playing 2.5 overs of the PP, where he also scored just 26 points.
Potentially a game that loses innings. I hope these innings make him change his approach for good and unlock the potential Buttler/Warner in him.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) May 25, 2022
Follow RCB, not for the faint of heart #LSGvRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/rkOSjsg8na
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 25, 2022
Hotstar peak viewership in IPL 2022:
RCB vs LSG – 8.7M.
– It is the highest ever recorded this season.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 25, 2022
Exactly 10 years apart in IPL
May 25, 2022 – Rajat Patidar becomes the first player to score a hundred in an eliminator.May 25, 2012 – M Vijay becomes the first player to score 100 in a qualifier.#IPL2022 #LSGvRCB
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 25, 2022
Pata nahi khush hou ya WC ke tension mein dukhi. Severely handicapped at bat by KL
— Prithvi (@Puneite_) May 25, 2022
KL Rahul – Becomes the first Indian player to score 600+ runs in an IPL season for 3 consecutive years – Incredible consistency.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 25, 2022
An exciting match and a packed stadium… what more could a cricket fan want?
PS There is always a special place in my ❤️ for Eden Gardens and the fans here!#RCBvsLSG pic.twitter.com/BpiGmSFzJj— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 25, 2022
Gambhir ye singles dekh ke apni leather ki belt thuk laga ke chamka raha hain. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 25, 2022
Harshal Patel had given up 6 runs before bowling a legal ball in the 18th over – still getting just 8 runs in the over, with a wicket to boot. Excellent. #RCBvLSG
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) May 25, 2022
Also Read: LSG vs RCB: Twitter explodes as Rajat Patidar becomes first unbounded Indian to beat a century in IPL play-offs
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