Why LSG lost to RCB  in IPL 2022

Hi Friends, this is a review of today's IPL eliminator between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers, Bangalore. RCB, despite being the fourth placed team in the qualifiers managed to outwit LSG and earn a playoff versus Rajasthan Royals. Batting first. RCB scored over 200 runs. The turning point was 92 runs scored in just 6.5 overs. That seemed to have turned the match on it's head. Of course, luck seemed to have played an important role in the form of a dropped catch for Dinesh Karthik. Again, this should have been overcome by LSG. It didn't look like RCB would get over 200 runs as look at their score at the end of 14 overs or so, they were expected to touch around 140 or 150 runs. However, this was way too much for LSG which was their maiden attempt to enter the IPL finals. 

In  reply, LSG seemed to have started off well, scoring over 60 runs in just 6 overs. However, subsequently, their scoring rates came down and with Rahul too getting bogged down a bit. Marcus Stoinis who normally scores freely got out cheaply, paving the way for their eventual defeat. However, RCB should also thank their bowlers Hazlewood and Harshal Patel who came good and didn't concede too many runs. The fact that in their 8 overs they conceded only 67 runs was way too good. LSG missed such a bowler is what we feel. In the end, LSG can take consolation that they entered the qualifiers in their maiden entry into IPL 2022. They came 3rd overall, beating Mumbai Indians, CSK and other teams on the way. RCB came 4th overall, with a negative NRR. They should only thank their stars and have two more matches to play for, before winning the title. Let's see what happens in their match against the Royals.

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