RCB Skipper Patidar Hails Team’s Intent After Narrow Loss to LSG

Luckily: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar expressed happiness with his team’s relentless attacking intent during the run chase despite losing against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), adding that the team plans to take it one game at a time in their remaining four matches in the group stage. First, a century from Mitchell Marsh (111 in 56 balls, with nine fours and nine sixes) took LSG to 209/3 in 19 overs in a rain-interrupted innings. RCB were given 213 to chase by the DLS method and lost their openers for nine runs. Bengaluru lost the match by nine runs thanks to Price Yadav’s fiery 33/3. Speaking after the match, Rajat said his team was barely “one or two shots” behind and he was confident of their game plan for the chase.

“We were pretty confident about how we would get there. The boys played well and the way we extended the game, we were just one or two shots behind. It was a really good batting track. The ball was coming through the bat nicely. It’s hard to analyze right after the game, we need some time to analyse. We’ve got four more games, one game at a time, we’ll take it one step at a time,” he said. The RCB skipper praised Marsh’s ton and admitted that his relentless batting left him under pressure and confused. “Mitchell Marsh was beautiful, the way he played. And he kept us under pressure, especially in the powerplay. I was confused about the bowlers; who should I bowl to Mitchell Marsh right after the powerplay. But the way he played, I think it was a tremendous knock,” he said. On a parting note, he appreciated his side’s fightback, saying, “The way we played was a really good intention shown by all the batsmen. Everyone looks confident and in great spirits.” There are some worrying concerns regarding RCB’s bowling in today’s match as pacers Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar and spinner Suyash Sharma leaked runs. RCB lost their place in the top flight early, while Jacob Bethell continued his disappointing run, suffering a nine-run defeat to defending champions LSG; This was their second consecutive defeat so far and fourth overall in the ongoing edition. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma also continued his horror season with a solo run. While the innings of Tim David, Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd, who were half centuries away from Patidar, gave hope to the team, RCB fell behind and fell to third place in the points table. With this victory, LSG achieved their third victory of the season, along with seven defeats. They remain at the bottom of the table. RCB lost their fourth match of the tournament and fell to third place. In the game, Marsh scored 111 off 56 balls with nine fours and nine sixes, taking LSG to 209/3 in 19 overs. A 95-run stand between Devdutt Padikkal (34 from 25 balls, three fours and six sixes) and skipper Rajat Patidar (61 from 31 balls, three fours and six sixes) helped RCB fight back after losing two early wickets. The innings of Tim David (40 from 17 balls, four boundaries and three sixes), Krunal Pandya (28* from 16 balls, two fours and two sixes) and Romario Shepherd (23* from 15 balls, three fours and a six) kept RCB in the hunt, but the defending champions fell nine runs short.