For the Lucknow Super Giants and Team India, KL Rahul typically bats first. However, in the recently concluded IPL 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday, May 1, the LSG skipper batted at number 11. Several fans were perplexed when they saw KL Rahul bat at number 11.
Due to an injury he sustained while fielding in the first innings, the LSG captain took to the field after the ninth wicket fell. Rahul was removed the field in the wake of harming his leg while pursuing the ball in the outfield. Krunal Pandya went with the choices for LSG on the field after Rahul left. Kyle Mayers and Impact Player Ayush Badoni started the game.
Mohammed Siraj bowled out Mayers in the first over, ending the new opening pair after only two balls. The Lucknow Super Giants needed 127 runs to win the game, but in the 19th over, they lost wickets frequently and fell to 103/9. When Rahul walked out to bat, LSG had just eight balls left and needed 24 runs.
KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 0 of 3 deliveries.
Due to the injury, Rahul was unable to shoot well. He made an honest effort yet couldn’t open his record off the three balls he confronted. In the final over, Royal Challengers Bangalore successfully defended the 127-run target before losing Amit Mishra to Harshal Patel.
RCB’s inspired fielding performance brought them back into the match after setting a disappointing total in the first innings.
LSG suffered its third consecutive defeat at home. They will play the Chennai Super Kings in their next home match on Wednesday afternoon. Due to an injury, KL Rahul might miss the game.
IPL 2023 Orange Cap updated list
To reclaim the Orange Cap once more, Faf du Plessis overtook Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal in the run charts. The RCB skipper was the team’s top scorer, making 44 runs off 40 deliveries, including fours and sixes. He had to work hard for his runs on a slow surface. At a strike rate of 159.58, he has scored 466 runs in nine matches thus far.
In addition, Virat Kohli struggled to score runs at the top of the order. The master batsman surpassed Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad to take the fourth spot on the IPL 2023 Orange Cap list, scoring 31 runs off 30 deliveries to increase his run total to 364 runs in nine matches.
Kyle Mayers was excused for a duck off only the second conveyance of the run pursue. After nine matches, the Caribbean all-rounder’s run total of 297 remains unchanged, placing him eighth on the list.
IPL 2023 Purple Cap updated list
For LSG, the best bowler in the first innings was Ravi Bishnoi. Glenn Maxwell and Virat Kohli were taken by the leg spinners, who finished with figures of 2-21 in his four overs. He is currently ranked tenth on the wickets chart with 12 wickets in nine matches.
By taking the crucial wicket of Kyle Mayers, Siraj gave RCB the perfect start and finished with figures of 1/24. The right-arm pacer is positioned second with 15 wickets from nine matches while Tushar Deshpande holds the IPL 2023 Purple Cap with 17 scalps to his name.