Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul spoke about the victory his team registered over Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He said he would take the win but would not give it a lot of importance to his record. defending the objective.
Lucknow Super Giants won their third consecutive game of IPL 2024 by beating Gujarat Titans by a margin of 33 runs at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. It was a sensational effort by the KL Rahul-led team, particularly the bowlers, who won the game in a difficult situation.
It was not a great outing with the bat for the Lucknow Super Giants as they managed only 163 runs. Marcus Stonis (58) oozes class with the bat, while KL Rahul (33) and Nicholas Pooran (33*) played brave hands and put up a competitive total on the board.
Gujarat got off to a good start as Shubman Gill (19) and Sai Sudharsan (31) added 54 runs for the opening partnership. It looked like they were going to lose the game, but the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers did things incredibly well and made a fool of the opposition.
Yash Thakur was the pick of the bowlers as he took a five-wicket haul. Krunal Pandya returned with figures of 3/11 while Ravi Bishnoi and Naveen-ul-Haq picked a wicket as they bundled out Lucknow Super Giants for 130 runs to win the game by 33 runs.
KL Rahul praised the young bowling line-up and stated that batting first allows his bowlers to gauge the conditions better. He was hoping to produce the same performances in the future. While speaking during the post-match presentation, he explained:
“We’ll take the win, I’m not going to give too much importance (to the defense totals). For the young bowling unit we have, it helps when we bat first. They have an idea of how the wicket is playing. And they have been adjusting as well. very good. It’s a good record (defending the 160+ total), but it’s also where we’ve played. Having home field advantage helps.
“The bowlers have come up through the ranks in recent years. You’ve seen the same guys bowling in the last season as well. They have settled into their roles. Hopefully we can continue like this. We knew that wasn’t the case.” very good that it is the wicket we played on (in the previous match here), losing two wickets in the powerplay will set us back a bit.”
The three spinners have been key for us – KL Rahul
KL Rahul also spoke about the performances of the spin trio of Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi and M Siddharth. He said all three players have been key for them. He also expresses his joy at winning GT for the first time. He explained:
“Unless someone continues to get to 70-80, it was tough to get that 170-180. We just wanted to bat and see how much we can get. That’s the advantage you have when you bat first. The three spinners have been key for us. Sid’s arrival this season has done very well, he plays a crucial role with the new ball and has shown great temperament.
“His job is to restrict the batsmen. KP (Krunal Pandya) is very experienced, he has played IPL for many seasons. Bishnoi has been around for many years and keeps improving. It feels good to get off the mark there (first win) against GT).”
Lucknow Super Giants will next be seen in action when they take on Delhi Capitals on April 12.