South Africa helped Bangalore fight back with their 64-ball knock after losing two wickets, including that of Virat Kohli, in the opening over in Mumbai.
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RCB scored 181 runs for six wickets, their total led by bowler – Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood – Defended by keeping Lucknow at 163-8.
Bangalore, who are looking for their maiden IPL title, are second in the table behind the leaders of Gujarat Titans. Lucknow slipped to the fourth position.
Hazlewood returned figures of 4-25, including three from opener Quinton de Kock and the key wickets of Marcus Stoinis, who scored 24 off 15 balls before being bowled in the final over by his international teammate.
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Du Plessis shared a 70-run fifth-wicket partnership with Shahbaz Ahmed, who scored 26, and then 49 with in-form Dinesh Karthik.
The former South Africa captain registered his joint-highest score in the IPL but missed out on a century after dismissing Jason Holder in the final over of the innings.
Australian big hitter Glenn Maxwell contributed 23 runs in 11 balls.
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The KL Rahul-led Lucknow, one of the two new franchises along with Gujarat, lost regular wickets in their chase, with Hazlewood striking twice in their first two overs.
Rahul has 30 more Kunal Pandya He scored 42 runs in 28 balls but Stoinis’ late blitz kept Lucknow’s hopes up.
Due to the outbreak of Kovid in the Delhi team, the match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings on Wednesday has been shifted from Pune to Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Australia’s Michelle Marsh was hospitalized on Monday after testing positive for Covid-19. Delhi has five positive Covid cases including four support staff members.