In the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) locked horns with Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday, May 25 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match against Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs to book a spot in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Now they will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
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Earlier, after a delay of almost an hour due to rain, KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis made their way to the pitch and Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first.
LSG made two huge changes to the playing XI as Jason Holder and Krishnappa Gowtham were replaced by Krunal Pandya and Dushmantha Chameera. On the other hand, RCB made just a solitary change to the playing XI as Mohammed Siraj replaced Siddharth Kaul.
Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan got the first breakthrough for LSG in the first over itself by dismissing RCB captain Faf du Plessis on the 5th ball of the over for a golden duck.
After losing the wicket of skipper, Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli batted brilliantly and at the end of the powerplay, RCB were at 52/1 with Patidar at 33 and Kohli at 18.
Avesh Khan broke the 66 runs partnership between Patidar and Kohli by dismissing the latter for 25 in the 9th over.
Explosive batter Glenn Maxwell scored just 9 runs before getting dismissed by Krunal Pandya in the 11th over. After the strategic timeout leg-spinner, Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Mahipal Lomror for 14 in the 14th over.
In the end, Rajat Patidar smashed an exceptional century and Dinesh Karthik played a terrific knock to help RCB score 207/4.
Also, in death overs, RCB batters smashed 84 runs. Rajat Patidar scored 112* runs off 54 balls, including 12 fours and 7 sixes while Dinesh Karthik scored 37* runs off 23 balls, including 5 fours and 1 six.
Chasing the target, Proteas opener Quinton de Kock was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj in the first over. Also, Manan Vohra played a good 19-run knock before being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood in the 5th over. Deepak Hooda played an incredible innings of 45 runs before losing his wicket in the 15th over.
In the end, KL Rahul played a 79 runs knock off 28 balls, including 3 fours and 5 sixes and got out in the 19th over, which was bowled by Josh Hazlewood. Krunal Pandya also got out in the same over. Evin Lewis also failed to perform well and Lucknow Super Giants were restricted at 193/6.
Here’s How Twitter Reacted To IPL 2022 Eliminator Between LSG and RCB:
Well done @RCBTweets on getting the Qualifier 2 of #TATAIPL2022 . Matchup against @rajasthanroyals awaits. We can’t wait
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— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 25, 2022
Batting and bowling performances were same by RCB and Lucknow but it was the fielding which made the difference. Lucknow dropped catches and RCB fielded outstanding. Congratulations to RCB. #RCBvsLSG #TATAIPL2022 pic.twitter.com/YTb3Hf4gOI
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 25, 2022
What a nerve-wrecking game this was @RCBTweets
Congratulations
What nerves @HarshalPatel23 Brilliantly bowled in death
#RCBvLSG #IPL2022
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 25, 2022
Exhilarating contest tonight at #Eden. Superlative performance by #RCB. Big congratulations to #centurion #rajatpatidar. Hoping for an electrifying qualifier 2 now
#RCBvLSG #eleminator #EdenGardens
— Suresh Raina
(@ImRaina) May 25, 2022
Harshal Patel’s incredible calmness under pressure
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 25, 2022
Harshal Patel has been outstanding for RCB
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 25, 2022
Prior to the season, I expected LSG and PBKS both to go all the way with the squads they had. LSG did better comparatively, but the way they started the season and the kind of depth they had, they'll regret not finishing in the top 2. #LSGvRCB #IPL2022
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 25, 2022
Congratulations @RCBTweets
and well played #LSG @IPL top game
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) May 25, 2022
#RCB Inching closer
finally ?#TataIPL pic.twitter.com/GFf30r7MKi
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 25, 2022
And lost because RCB bowled well at the death
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) May 25, 2022
Wohooooo
that’s it boysss !!! Superb effort !! @RCBTweets #IPLplayoffs #IPL2022 #RCBVSLSG see you ok 27th @rajasthanroyals
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) May 25, 2022
Congratulations @RCBTweets well done #harshalpatel & #rajatpatidar what a win @imVkohli
— Aftab Alam 55 (@aftabalam55786) May 25, 2022
Look at the drama.
Such a shame RCB couldn't enjoy this match in their den. The sacrifices these dudes make.#showtime
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 25, 2022
Lucknow over strategised. Shifted gears a bit late. Chasing 208, they finished 14 runs short even though the last 2 overs yielded nothing. Well done #RCBVSLSG
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 25, 2022
See you guys on Friday…. #RCB pic.twitter.com/6RqKUsj8Ed
— ℳя. 尺CB வில்லங்கம் (@Vineethian) May 25, 2022
RCB FANS : pic.twitter.com/S6FaSL2Lxl
— stranger (@aaparichituudu) May 25, 2022
Next stop qualifier 2!
@RCBTweets
— K.G.F ANALYST
(@KGFAnalyst) May 25, 2022
When your team plays good cricket in Play offs too. #LSGvsRCB pic.twitter.com/1xnD6dxxF0
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 25, 2022
Goodbye @LucknowIPL #ipl2022 #rcb pic.twitter.com/eKIjCl7I6i
— Vicky
(@im_vicky619) May 25, 2022
Chill bro
#RCBVSLSG pic.twitter.com/T7Q7oYWl2C
— 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙣.𝙨𝙖𝙖𝙗 خان صاب (@imkhansaab07) May 25, 2022
Can't believe RCB is winning they had to play two days to do this
— Bhola Guru (@IGiveGyaan) May 25, 2022
Thrilling match and RCB is winning what can you need more? #RCBvsLSG
— सचिन लोंढे (@Plaidsachin) May 25, 2022
Just imagine the TRPs, another RCB eliminator on Friday.
Everyone wins except LSG and DC.
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 25, 2022
Great effort KL. No worries.
RCB need to get in. Have always admired what they do off the field.
Time for them to flex some muscles when it matters and make it work "on the field".
RCB vs RR will be another great contest.
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) May 25, 2022
Hasaranga has saved at least 20 runs tonight for RCB – big factor for his side.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 25, 2022
Hassi bhi aa rahi hai, gussa bhi, aur maza bhi. Heheheh #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 25, 2022
"Abbey umpire trial ball toh de" pic.twitter.com/1T0hsgZlgv
— ex. capt (@thephukdi) May 25, 2022
KL Rahul made 11 runs off 12 balls against Shahbaz when Harshal and Hasaranga had several overs left. Possibly cost them the match.#LSGvRCB #IPL2022
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) May 25, 2022
Batted 9.4 overs for a run rate of 8.17 in a 10.4 RPO chase. This after playing 2.5 overs of the PP, where also he only scored 26 runs.
Potentially a match losing innings. Hope this innings makes him change his approach for good and unlocks the potential Buttler/Warner in him.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) May 25, 2022
Following RCB not for the faint hearted #LSGvRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/rkOSjsg8na
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) May 25, 2022
Hotstar peak viewership in IPL 2022:
RCB VS LSG – 8.7M.
– It's the highest ever recorded this season.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 25, 2022
Exactly 10 years apart in IPL
25 May 2022 – Rajat Patidar becomes the first player to score a hundred in an eliminator.25 May 2012 – M Vijay becomes the first player to score a hundred in a qualifier.#IPL2022 #LSGvRCB
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 25, 2022
Pata nahi khush hou ya WC ke tension mein dukhi. Seriously disabled batting by KL
— Prithvi (@Puneite_) May 25, 2022
KL Rahul – becomes first Indian player to have scored 600+ runs in an IPL season for 3 consecutive years – Unbelievable Consistency.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) May 25, 2022
A thrilling match and a packed stadium…what else can a Cricket lover ask for?
P.S. There's always a special place in myfor Eden Gardens and the fans here!#RCBvsLSG pic.twitter.com/BpiGmSFzJj
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 25, 2022
Gambhir ye singles dekh ke apni leather ki belt thuk laga ke chamka raha hain. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 25, 2022
Harshal Patel had given up 6 runs before bowling a legal ball in the 18th over – and still ends up conceding only 8 runs in the over, with a wicket to boot. Outstanding. #RCBvLSG
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) May 25, 2022
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