Cricket fans across the world witnessed another exciting match in IPL 2024 as Lucknow Super Giants defeated five-time champions Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets on Friday . The match was filled with many amazing moments, including CSK star MS Dhoni’s quick 28-run knock off 9 balls. Chasing 177 runs, LSG openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock scored 82 and 54 respectively to help the team seal the victory by one run. Apart from this high-scoring match, Rahul also won everyone’s hearts with his beautiful post-match action.
During the post-match greetings, Rahul shook hands with CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. Before shaking hands with the next player, Dhoni, Rahul took off his hat as a mark of respect to the former India captain.
Nicholas Pooran’s winning score was #LSG win this season
they passed #CSK An all-round performance with 8 wickets in Lucknow!
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 19, 2024
The video went viral on social media like wildfire and this special moment left a lasting impression on all the fans.
“It feels good at the end of the day. When you win, most of the decisions feel right. We committed to our plan. Very happy with it. Depending on the wicket, I deployed my bowlers. We Trying to mix it up. The team stuck to the plan in the middle overs and I’ll be happy with the wicket which was slow and a bit grippy,” Rahul said after the win. .
“MSD came in and the bowlers were under pressure. He was intimidating the opposition bowlers. Our young bowlers were also under pressure and the crowd went crazy. They were getting 15-20 extra runs. I have been Trying to assess the situation today was such that I knew CSK spin would put pressure on me and I picked my bowlers and it worked out,” he added.
Talking about the match, Ravindra Jadeja, who was asked to bat first, scored an unbeaten 57, followed by Moeen Ali (30 off 20) and Mahendra Singh Do Ni (28 off 9) went on a six-wicket spree to take CSK to 176 for six.
In reply, Rahul (82) and de Kock (54) batted with authority in their 134-run league win, the highest partnership among all wickets at the Ekana Stadium, as LSG Scored 180 runs for 2 times in 19 overs, recovering from behind. Two consecutive defeats solidify their position in the standings.
(with PTI input)
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