RCB vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2024: Mayank Yadav stars as LSG win by 28 runs

Mayank Yadav impresses once again with a three-wicket haul after Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran star with the bat in the first innings

6:07 PM

Patidar and Siraj are pushing RCB down with lacklustre performances

RCB might give a break to Patidar for this game and bring in someone like Suyash Prabhudessai, who can also roll his arm for an over or two.

 

The senior batters' struggles have percolated to their bowling department too. Mohammed Siraj offers the most glaring example.

 

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The lead pacer has taken just two wickets in three matches, conceding 10 runs an over and he needs to step up immediately.

 

Siraj's lack of bite has robbed RCB of a chance to take some early wickets in the Power Play and put the opposition under pressure, something he had done quite consistently during IPL 2023.

6:02 PM

Area of concerns for Royal Challengers Bengaluru

This is not to undermine the side under Faf du Plessis, who himself is struggling for big runs, but its ability to dish out consistent cricket is a matter of debate at this point.

 

Several reasons are there for that overbearing feeling. It starts with the RCB batting line-up in which Virat Kohli is the only constant with two fifties from three matches.

 

But Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green, who constitute the cream of RCB's top and middle-order, have so far made up for a faltering coalition.

 

The quartet's collective returns from three matches stand at Du Plessis (46, Avg: 15.33), Maxwell (31, Avg: 10.33), Green (54, Avg: 18) and Patidar (21, Avg: 7), and terming them underwhelming is an understatement.

 

It meant that RCB had to often rely on their late-order batters like Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat and Mahipal Lomror to add meat to the total.

5:48 PM

Bengaluru eye turnaround in a crucial match today

An inconsistent Royal Challengers Bengaluru would be eager to hit the turnaround button when they host Lucknow Super Giants, who will keep an eye on regular skipper KL Rahul's fitness.

 

The Royal Challengers are currently eighth on the table with two points from three matches, and alarmingly, their net run rate too has dipped to -0.71 after a heavy defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders here last week.

5:39 PM

IPL 2024 today's match: RCB vs LSG

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Bengaluru will be eyeing their first win IPL 2024 after losing their first two matches of the tournament.