Royal Challengers Bengaluru had another tough night on the field as they suffered a 28-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. This was RCB’s third defeat in the fourth match and they are stuck at ninth spot on the points table. Asked to bat first, LSG posted a total of 181/5 in 20 overs, with Quinton de Kock hitting 81 off 56 balls. Later, the hosts stumbled in the chase and were bowled out for 153. Mahipal Lomror was the only batsman in RCB’s line-up to cross the 30-run mark.
Speaking about RCB’s flop show, former India batsman Manoj Tiwary stated that the failure of the middle order leaves Faf du Plessis and also the legendary AB de Villiers missing.
“They should have chased this target. I think AB de Villiers’ absence is hurting them now. All-rounder Cameron Green is an emerging player who is doing very well for Australia but not performing for RCB. However, he did score runs in the last match. Rajat Patidar was sent to number 3 and Green who had performed well in the last match was not sent off. And Glenn Maxwell is also another bet on the flop. If you look at his IPL stats, he is a great performer. If you don’t give a match-winning performance in all 14 matches, at least perform in 7-8 matches,” Tiwary said on Itch.
Former India batsman Virender Sehwag, who was also part of the discussion, responded to Tiwary’s statement and said, “7-8? Even Virat Kohli can’t deliver a match-winning performance in 7-8 matches. Every team expects it to be expensive. players to play a big inning in at least 2-3 games. If a player can lead a team to victory in 2-3 games, then that is a very big achievement.”
“A player has to deliver consistent performances like scoring 100 runs in one game, 80 runs in the second and so on. Taking the team to victory in 7-8 matches, this can be possible only in a year and not in IPL .In 17 matches of years of IPL, I have never seen a player play 7-8 match-winning knocks for his team,” he added.
Talking about the match, LSG were put into bat and managed to post a handsome score of 181/5 after De Kock’s bold 81 from 56 deliveries.
In reply, RCB struggled to forge meaningful partnerships, which led to their demise and sealed a 28-run defeat for the hosts.
With two wins in three matches, LSG will take on 2022 champions Gujarat Titans on Sunday while RCB will take on Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.
(With ANI inputs)
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