Lucknow Super Giants beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by one wicket in Indian Premier League
Published Date – Mon, 04/10/23 at 11:59pm
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Bangalore: Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by a wicket in the Indian Premier League on Monday.
Called to take the first strike, RCB posted a daunting 212 for two.
In response, LSG completed the chase in just 20 overs, with Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis scoring sparkling half-centuries.
Stoinis hit 65 off 30 balls for LSG after going three-for-23 in the fourth quarter, before Poulan hit 62 off just 19 balls.
Earlier, RCB were well served by Virat Kohli (61 off 44 balls) and skipper Faf du Plessis (79 off 46 balls), the duo scoring the first wicket in 11.3 overs An increase of 96 points.
Australian star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell then improved his RCB total with a 59 from just 29 balls.
Brief score:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 212/2 over 20 overs (Virat Kohli 61, Faf du Plessis 79 not out, Glenn Maxwell 59).
Lucknow Super Giants: 213/9 in 20 rounds (Marcus Stoinis 65, Nicholas Pulan 62).
