RCB successfully defended their modest total of 126, winning the match by 18 runs. The earlier match between these two teams was a high-scoring thriller with a total of 425 runs, but today’s game was a challenge for the batters due to a difficult pitch.
The pitch was slow and sluggish, with the ball not coming on at all and also gripping and turning. LSG aimed to make the most of the powerplay, but their aggressive approach did not work on this pitch.
Whenever a batsman attempted to be aggressive, a wicket was around the corner for both teams. LSG may have needed a Rahul-like innings to win, but unfortunately, he was injured and only walked out when the game was already out of reach.
During the match, there was quite a bit of tension between Virat Kohli and Lucknow players Amit Mishra and Naveen-ul-Haq, which left Virat Kohli visibly angry.
After the match, there was a heated exchange between Gautam Gambhir, the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants, and Virat Kohli, which resulted in Amit Mishra stepping in to defuse the situation, and players from both teams separated from each other.
