Who won yesterday’s IPL Match? Best moments of Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants

Who won yesterday’s IPL Match? Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clashed with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 2. RCB skipper Faf Du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first.

While batting first, LSG scored 181 runs in 20 overs with a loss of five wickets. De Kock, the team’s opener, was the highest scorer with 81 runs off 56 balls, including five sixes and eight boundaries. Nicholas Pooran ended up scoring 40 runs from just 21 balls, five maximums, and a four in an undefeated innings.

While chasing a total of 182 runs, host RCB was bowled out by 153 runs in 19.4 overs, leaving them short of the mark by 28 runs in 19.4 overs. Mahipal Lomror was the team’s top scorer, scoring 33 runs off just 19 balls with three fours and three sixes in a row.

Speaking of LSG’s performance in the match, the highest wicket-taker was Mayank Yadav who took three wickets in his four overs while giving up just 13 runs while two wickets were taken by Naveen-ul-Haq and one wicket each was captured by M Siddharth , Yash Thakur, and Marcus Stoinis in their respective spells. Mayank Yadav was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliant bowling performance.

Mayank Yadav bowling at rocket speed

LSG batter Quinton De Kock lauded Yadav and said that he is bowling at a rocket speed in the IPL 2024 season. Speaking in the post-match presentation, De Kock said, “It (pitch) was holding and bouncing. Wanted to bat for longer because we lost wickets at times. He is bowling rockets in our team. He is keeping it simple and doing really well for his team. That’s why he (Pooran) gets the big bucks I guess. Conditions are never quite the same as an opener if you have played at the same venue before.”

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Mayank Yadav’s goal is to play for…

Fast bowling sensation Mayank Yadav hoped that his stellar start to the IPL leads to an India cap. As he was awarded player the match back-to-back, the 21-year-old has emerged as the end of season. “Feel really good, two Player of the Match awards in two matches. I am happy that we won both the matches. My goal is to play for the country. I feel this is just the start. I enjoyed Cameron Green’s wicket the most, ” said Mayank after LSG’s win over RCB.

LSG’s Nicholas Pooran registers brilliant performance

Nicholas Pooran slammed some massive boundaries in the final two overs to power Lucknow Super Giants’ score to 181/5 after 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. With a massive 106-meter six against pacer Reece Topley, Nicholas Pooran completed his 100 maximums in IPL and joined the elite list of batters to achieve the milestone.