On Monday, April 10, 2023, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 15th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. While batting first, Bangalore amassed 212 runs. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell powered Bangalore to a mammoth 212/2.
However, despite their performances, the match turned out to be a thriller due to Nicholas Pooran’s sensational knock in the second inning for Lucknow. Harshal Patel had the opportunity to run out Ravi Bishnoi off the final delivery when the visitors needed one run to win. However, the 32-year-old missed clipping the bails, and as the ball was replayed, Lucknow won the game after scoring the final run.
The captain of the team, Faf du Plessis, expressed his displeasure regarding the situation. “Disappointed. They performed admirably in the middle. One ball, one bound. We bet on ourselves to receive an opportunity, “Faf said after the contest.
They immediately engaged one of our more formidable bowlers, Faf du Plessis.
Faf continued by stating that, despite throwing everything the team had at Lucknow, it was ultimately insufficient. The 38-year-old also commented on the characteristics of the pitch during the final five overs.
“I believe, based on the wicket, that the batting from overs 7 to 14 was quite sluggish, but in the last five overs the ball began to improve, and this trend continued in the second innings. I hurled every weapon we possessed at them. Regrettably, they faced one of our more formidable bowlers, Harshal, in his first two overs, but he recovered well. “Faf du Plessis summarized
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