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In an exciting encounter at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pulled off a stunning 1-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 15th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.
LSG won the toss and elected to bowl first. RCB came out all guns blazing with their top order batsmen firing on all cylinders. Faf Du Plessis (79 off 46 balls), Glenn Maxwell (59 off 29 balls) and Virat Kohli (61 off 44 balls) powered RCB to a formidable total of 212/2 in their allotted 20 overs. The LSG bowlers were at the receiving end of the RCB batsmen's onslaught, with only Mark Wood (1/32) and Amit Mishra (1/18) being the only wicket-takers.
LSG got off to a terrible start, losing opener Kyle Mayers for a duck. KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda tried to steady the innings, but the required run rate kept climbing up. Marcus Stoinis (65 off 30 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (62 off 19 balls) played sensational knocks to keep LSG in the game. Ayush Unadkat (30 off 24 balls) also played a crucial knock. However, with the scoreboard reading 201/9, it looked like LSG were going to fall short. But Avesh Khan held his nerve and scored the winning runs off the last ball of the match, sealing a dramatic 1-wicket win for LSG.
The RCB bowlers had a forgettable day, with Mohammed Siraj (3/22) and Harshal Patel (2/48) being the only wicket-takers. David Wiley (0/32), Wayne Parnell (3/41), and Karn Sharma (1/48) were all taken to the cleaners by the LSG batsmen.
This was a nail-biting encounter that kept the fans on the edge of their seats till the very end. LSG will be ecstatic with this win and will hope to carry this momentum forward in the upcoming matches. Meanwhile, RCB will need to go back to the drawing board and work on their bowling, which let them down in this match.
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Lucknow Super Giants Match 15
Toss:LSG won the toss and decided to bowl
Stadium:M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 212/2(20 overs)
Batsmen
Virat Kohli: 61(44 balls)
Faf Du Plessis: 79(46 balls)
Glenn Maxwell: 59(29 balls)
Dinesh Karthik: 1(1 balls)
Bowlers:
Jaydev Unadkat: 2 overs, 27 runs, 0 wicket.
Avesh Khan: 4 overs, 53 runs, 0 wickets.
Krunal Pandya: 4 overs, 35 runs, 0 wickets.
Mark Wood: 4 overs, 32 runs, 1 wicket.
Ravi Bishnoi: 4 overs, 39 runs, 0 wickets.
Amit Mishra: 2 over, 18 runs, 1 wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants: 213/9 (20 overs)
Batsmen
Kyle Mayers:0(3 balls)
KL Rahul: 18(20 balls)
Deepak Hooda: 9(10 balls)
Krunal Pandya: 0(2 balls)
Marcus Stoinis:65(30 balls)
Nicholas Pooran: 62 (19 balls)
Ayush Unadkat: 30 (24 balls)
Mark Wood: 1 (2 balls)
Ravi Bishnoi: 3 (2 balls)
Avesh Khan: 0 (1 balls)
Bowlers:
Mohammed Siraj: 4 overs, 22 runs, 3 wickets.
David Wiley: 4 overs, 32 runs, 0 wickets.
Wayne Parnell: 4 overs,41 runs, 3 wickets.
Harshal Patel: 4 overs, 48 runs, 2 wickets.
Karn Sharma: 3 overs, 48 runs, 1 wicket.
Shahbaz Ahmed: 1 over, 15 runs, 0 wickets.
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