Mayank Yadav Stars As Lucknow Beat Bengaluru By 28 Runs

There is a new fast bowler in town! Just ask Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who have unleashed Mayank Yadav in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Following his Player of the Match performance in the previous game, Mayank turned up again with figures of three for 14 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Thanks to that effort, LSG sealed a 28-run victory.

Up against a target of 182, RCB started very well, courtesy of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. With the home crowd behind them, the openers added 40 and essayed some great shots. Kohli’s lofted shot off Naveen-ul-Haq in the fourth over stood out as it soared straight down the ground and into the fence.

M Siddharth silenced the Bengaluru crowd in the fifth over when he found the edge off Kohli’s bat as the ball flew into Devdutt Padikkal’s hands at point. It was then that LSG decided to bring in Mayank. Off the first ball of the sixth over, du Plessis placed it towards mid-wicket and sprinted for a quick single. Padikkal ran in, picked it up and threw it at the non-striker’s end to find the RCB captain short. A couple of balls later, Glenn Maxwell was dismissed trying to pull one but only managed to lob it to mid-on. RCB had gone from 40 for no loss to 44 for three.

Post the powerplay, Cameron Green pulled one convincingly off Mayank for four through mid-on. Mayank responded with one that was fuller and angled onto the stumps. Green was beaten for pace as the ball shattered his woodwork. RCB were in huge trouble.