Royal Challengers Bangalore beat LSG to seal spot in Qualifer 2

Season Debutant Lucknow Super Giants has been eliminated from TATA IPL 2022. Royal Challengers Bangalore are still alive to face Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2. With the bat, Rajat Patidar played one of the greatest knock in IPL Playoffs. Harshal showed his skill to guarantee that the final score of 207 was just enough. Harshal maintained his cool to bowl 4 overs spell in the second half of the innings. 23 sixers are blasted for fun on today's high scoring game. In the last over, Hazlewood was sensational, scooping up two key wickets and helps them to restrict the chase.

LSG came short by 14 runs despite Skipper KL Rahul's heroic efforts and Deepak Hooda's excellence. Captain Faf backed his bowlers to the core and rotated them well. Hooda's dismissal after two sixes was an illustration of this. RCB's journey was on the verge of ending, but Mumbai Indians saved them, and they have now earned another. This loss will be difficult for LSG to accept. However, being a new franchise, they have a great foundation to build on for the next season.

The RCB fans believe there arte two more games left to end this season with a winning note. Their long drought since 2008 may be over, but they still have a few major leaps ahead of them. Their new skipper has undoubtedly brought excellent captaincy skill and favour to his team. Another fresh face, Rajat Patidar, has made Eden garden to take note of his untapped potential. When the decks were down, he came out as a replacement, and that would serve RCB well at No.3. Today's performance from LSG was weakened by a few errors and unstable batting lineup. But this is essence of the IPL throught the years.

Earlier today Rajat Patidar become first RCB player to score a hundred in IPL play-offs. One of the greatest IPL innings at Playoffs, as he took the LSG bowlers to the sword, especially at the end. RCB blasted 84 runs in the last five overs, with finisher Dinesh Karthik contributing as well. But it was all about one man, who walked in when the skipper went for a golden duck. Rajat Patidar's maiden IPL century and Dinesh Karthik's 37 runs off 23 Balls help Royal Challengers Bangalore to post 207/4.