Led by Mayank Yadav’s awe-inspiring spell of fast bowling, Lucknow Super Giants registered a 28-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Quinton de Kock’s 81 ushered LSG to 181/5 on a tricky surface. In reply, RCB struggled to find momentum in their run chase. Fine fielding efforts by Devdutt Padikkal and Nicholas Pooran also nudged LSG towards victory.
Having taken the Indian Premier League 2024 by storm, express quick Mayank Yadav shattered his own record with an awe-inspiring 156.7kph thunderbolt in the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants, who were definitely the better team in all three facets of the game today and the margin of win says it all.
Glenn 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 to his kitty in his following over as he castled the other Aussie all-rounder, Cameron Green. RCB were reduced to 58/4 in the eighth over thanks to Mayank’s speedgun-cranking exploits. At the end of the action, KL Rahul has a million-dollar smile on his face and so does coach Justin Langer in the dug-out who is seen hugging Mayank.