RCB vs LSG IPL 2023 Live Cricket Score: Half-centuries from Virat Kohli (61), Faf du Plessis (79*) and Glenn Maxwell (59) helped Bangalore to 212 for two.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Scorecard: Big score for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants in match 15 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 16th season. Virat Kohli (61), Faf du Plessis (79*) and Glenn Maxwell (59) scored half-centuries to score 212 runs for the loss of two wickets.
Virat Kohli gave Bangalore a bright start following losing the toss. Kohli was full on Chinnaswamy, making Faf du Plessis a spectator. Even Mark Wood’s fireballs were easily crossed by Kohli. Kohli scored his second half-century of the season off 35 balls.
In the 12th over, Amit Mishra returned Kohli with the Bangalore score at 96. Kohli scored 61 runs off 44 balls including four fours and a six each. Glenn Maxwell came in third to speed up the scoring. With the arrival of Maxwell, du Plessis also changed gears.
Lucknow bowlers hit a total of sixes. The skipper also crossed 50 from 35 balls. Du Plessis shocked the entire stadium by hitting a 115m six off Ravi Bishnoi. It can be said that Maxey and Du Plessis were later competing to get the Lucknow bowlers across the boundary.
Maxey also joined the 50 club with sixes off the first two balls of the 19th over. The star needed only 24 balls to achieve the feat. This is the fifth time a team’s top three batsmen have scored half-centuries. Bangalore is the first to set this record.
Both added 115 runs in 50 balls for the second wicket. Maxwell was bowled by Maxi Mark Wood who scored 59 runs off 29 balls. He hit three fours and six sixes. Du Plessis remained unbeaten on 79 off 46 balls with five fours and a six.
Team Lineup
Lucknow Supergiants: KL Rahul, Kyle Meyers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Josh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj.
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A convincing win over Delhi Capitals, a struggling loss once morest Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are back on the winning track. Lucknow Super Giants are in good form once more. Lucknow’s chances are boosted by the rise to form of skipper KL Rahul, who knows Chinnaswamy’s heartbeat.
Only Deepak Hooda remains dull in the batting line-up. Lucknow’s strength is the spin trio of Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra. The Bangalore batsmen’s vulnerability to spin was evident in the match once morest Kolkata Knight Riders. So Rahul will use the possibilities.
Bangalore’s batting line-up, which thrashed Mumbai Indians, collapsed once morest Kolkata. Biggies like Virat Kohli, Faf Duplessis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Bracewell and Dinesh Karthik might not even pose a serious challenge to Kolkata.
Another drawback is that the bowling is not consistent. Mohammad Siraj and Harshal Patel are giving enough runs. David Willey is the only one to pull off a better performance. Akash Deep and Braceval experiment also failed once morest Kolkata.
