Mayank Yadav set the speed gun on fire once again and ripped out Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green on his way to figures of 4-0-14-3 as Lucknow Super Giants successfully defended 181 to hand Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB their second successive defeat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB slumped to shambolic defeat versus LSG in the match. While chasing 182 runs the star studded batting line up failed dismally in the chase to 28 runs defeat.
RCB has faltered despite having a star studded cast . Since IPL 2008 , RCB is known for having star players right from Chris Gayle to Brendon McCullum from Tillakaratne Dilshan to Ab De Villiers and bowlers like Anil Kumble to Vijay Kumar Vyshak. RCB with such reputed players failed to win an IPL since its inception.
RCB loss to LSG infuriates Ambati Rayudu
RCB with such reputed players failed to win an IPL since its inception. KL Rahul has a bright smile on his face and so does coach Justin Langer in the dug-out who is seen hugging Mayank Yadav. Clinical performance from the visitors. Inserted to bat, they posted an above-par total on a two-paced trick. The RCB bowlers had their moments but QdK’s half-ton, Stoinis’s cameo in the middle overs and Pooran’s five sixes in the death overs resulted in LSG crossing 180.
In the second innings, LSG started with two left-arm spinners against Faf and Kohli. Siddharth started well by bowling quick and not offering any width. The RCB openers adjusted and the 25-year-old conceded three boundaries on the trot. However, the TN spinner smartly bowled one slowly to nip out the in-form Kohli. Mayank Yadav, the pace sensation, was introduced in the final over of the powerplay and he wasted little time to get into the act.
Suicidal running coupled with Padikkal’s brilliance resulted in Faf’s dismissal and Maxwell was nipped out for a duck by Mayank who troubled the big-hitter with pace and bounce. The 21-year-old added one more wicket in his following over as he castled the other Aussie all-rounder. And, RCB were reduced to 58/4 in the eighth over.
Alongside, Mayank Yadav’s now-chronicled pace that he could couple with lengths from which the ball would skid on or bounce up, dealt the body blows to RCB in the chase. That they could outdo a home team on their own turf ought to augur well for LSG who have now two wins on the bounce, and at the same time leave RCB reevaluating their strategies and execution at critical junctures on their turf as they try to get their campaign back on track.
Ambati Rayudu has been infuriated by this performance by RCB and has openly spoken about it.
I feel RCB’s bowling always gives over-par runs and batting performs under par- Ambati Rayudu
Ambati Rayudu has attributed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) inability to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title to below-par bowling and their big ticket batters failure to deliver in crunch situations.
During a discussion with Star Sports , Rayudu was asked about the factors that contributed to RCB’s defeat.
“I feel their bowling always gives over-par runs and batting performs under par. No big-name batter is seen playing for RCB when they are under pressure. Such teams never win. This is why they have not won the IPL for so many years,” he responded.
The former India player noted that Dinesh Karthik and the relatively inexperienced Indian batters were left to do the difficult job during the run chase.
“All young players keep playing down the order and the big-name players go at the top and leave after eating the cake over the cream. If you see, who were the batters batting under pressure – your young Indian batters and Dinesh Karthik,” Rayudu observed.
RCB were reduced to 58/4 after 7.4 overs, with Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green being the batters dismissed. Although Mahipal Lomror smoked a 13-ball 33 and Rajat Patidar scored 29 runs off 21 deliveries, the Bengaluru-based franchise fell well short in the end.
This has been this team’s story for the last 16 years – Ambati Rayudu on RCB
Ambati Rayudu claimed that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s established international players are found wanting under pressure.
“Your big-name international players, who need to take the pressure, where were they? All of them were in the dressing room. This is not happening today. This has been this team’s story for the last 16 years,” he stated.
Virat Kohli (22 off 16) and Faf du Plessis (19 off 13) stitched together a 40-run partnership for the opening wicket before both were dismissed in back-to-back overs, with the latter getting run out while attempting an ill-judged single. Mayank Yadav then got the better of Glenn Maxwell (0 off 2) and Cameron Green (9 off 9) with his pace to virtually seal LSG’s win.