Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants (RCB Vs LSG) will face off in the Eliminator of IPL 2022. The match started late due to rain. After losing the toss, Bangalore opener Virat Kohli and captain du Plessis came to open. Kohli attacked the bowlers from the very beginning. Kohli played such a shot that even Sourav Ganguly-Jay Shah sitting in the stands could not stop himself from clapping.
Virat Kohli hit his favorite shot on the first ball of the second over of Bengaluru’s innings. Flick shot on the leg side off Chameera’s ball. The ball crossed the boundary at the speed of the bullet. Sourav Ganguly was also happy seeing this shot of Virat. The reaction of BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah was also shown on the TV screen. Both were clapping on this shot of Virat Kohli.
Rajat Patidar has scored a brilliant century in the first eliminator of IPL 2022. Rajat Patidar has completed his century in just 51 balls while performing brilliantly. He made 112 runs in 54 balls. At the same time, 37 runs came off 23 balls from Dinesh Karthik’s bat.
After the rain, Lucknow won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB had a poor start and lost the wicket of captain du Plessis in the very first over. After this, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar took over the innings with a half-century partnership. After Kohli was dismissed for 25, Maxwell also went on soon. With the help of Rajat Patidar’s superb unbeaten century, 207 runs for 4 wickets in the entire 20 overs were put on the board.
first published:May 25, 2022, 10:40 pm