Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), under the astute captaincy of KL Rahul, defended a really low total and scripted history in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Defending 155 runs, the Lucknow bowlers in the form of Marcus Stoinis and Avesh Khan stepped up and delivered the goods with the ball.
With this win, Lucknow solidified their position in the points table. They are presently in the 2nd position while Rajasthan continue to hold on to their 1st position. Lucknow Super Giants registered their 4th win in the ongoing IPL 2023.
In this article, we take a look at 3 talking points of this RR vs LSG game in IPL 2023:
1. Rajasthan Royals’ middle-order woes continue
Despite getting a blistering start through their opening pair of Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajasthan failed to reach the total. Sanju Samson got out cheaply, in a very unfortunate manner.
The likes of Riyan Parag and Dhurv Jurel failed with the bat and this led to the collapse of the team during the crunch moments.
2. Kyle Mayers is back to form
KL Rahul and the Lucknow team management’s decision to back Kyle Mayers and play him ahead of South African stalwart Quinton De Kock is proving to be a good decision. Mayers struck another top-notch fifty and scored 51 runs in 42 balls.
He gave the Super Giants’ a fiery start and this enabled them to get off to a rollicking start. Despite a few failures in the previous games, the West Indian southpaw has been in good form. Lucknow should be backing him to play in the remaining games.
3. Trent Boult continues to dazzle in the powerplay
Trent Boult can bring the ball into the right-handed batters and this has been one of his USPs. Boult has been bowling prolifically in the powerplay and isn’t giving room to the opposition batters.
In this RR vs LSG game, the Kiwi speedster conceded just 16 runs and took a wicket. He also had a maiden to his name and this proves that he is one of the most lethal powerplay bowlers presently.
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