IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants lose plot
Updated On: 23 April, 2023 07:03 AM IST | Lucknow | Santosh Suri
Hosts Lucknow Super Giants flop after having game against Gujarat Titans in the pocket; KL Rahul comes up with inexplicable scoring rate towards the end of his 61-ball 68
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LSG skipper walks off after being dismissed for 68 against GT at Lucknow on Saturday. Pic/BCCI; IPL
If one wants to learn how to lose an IPL match from a winning position, the game at the Ekana Stadium here on Saturday evening provided the perfect example.
Requiring 136 and cruising along comfortably at 100-1 in a mere 13.1 overs, the home team lost the plot as the Gujarat Titans bowlers turned the tables in the last few overs to win the low-scoring game by seven runs.
Skipper loses touch
Despite Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul seemingly set to take his team across the line, he just lost his touch after reaching his half-century in just 38 balls. He could not accelerate when it mattered and with wickets crumbling at the other end, his team fell short, losing their second game at home in a close finish. Rahul ultimately made 68 off 61 balls, meaning he could manage just 16 runs from 23 balls after reaching the half-century. In the earlier home defeat too, Rahul had made 74 from 56 balls against Punjab Kings and ended up on the losing side.
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