RCB vs LSG Scorecard, IPL 2024, Match 15 Highlights: RCB clueless against Mayank Yadav as LSG bag second win of IPL 2024

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hosted Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the match 15th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The match between the two rival teams took place on Tuesday (2nd April) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 

Lucknow Super Giants registered their second consecutive win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They thumped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 28 runs as they batted and bowled well to hand the opposition their third loss of the season. 

RCB vs LSG IPL 2024 Match 15 – Lucknow Super Giants innings: Quinton de Kock, and Nicholas Pooran play brutal innings for LSG 

Lucknow Super Giants lost the toss and were asked to bat first. They didn’t have a great start with the bat as skipper KL Rahul lost his wicket early. The opening batter was back in the power play and managed just 20 runs off 14 balls. 

Rahul added a 53-run partnership with Quinton de Kock, who was going bonkers in the powerplay. Devdutt Padikkal, who came to bat at No.3, continued his torrid run with the bat and was back in the hut early as he managed just 6 runs off 11 balls. 

De Kock (81) continued his carnage on the bowlers as he kept hitting bowlers all over the park. The keeper-batter oozed his class with the bat and made sure that he kept hitting bowlers despite wickets falling at the other end. Marcus Stonis (24) supported him well as the duo added 56 runs together. 

Nicholas Pooran in the end brought out his brutal best with the bat in the end and made sure that he helped his team finish the innings on high. The vice-captain of the Lucknow Super Giants played a blinder and scored 40 runs off just 21 balls at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 

Based on his sensational effort with the bat, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) posted a total of 181 runs on the board. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Glenn Maxwell was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with the figures of 2/23. Apart from him, Reece Topley, Yash Dayal, and Mohammed Siraj picked one wicket each. 

We’ve done it before, we’re gonna have to do it again! 👊

We have the firepower! Let’s go all guns blazing 💪#PlayBold #������������RCB #IPL2024 #RCBvLSG pic.twitter.com/02yRN6Ifxy

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 2, 2024

RCB vs LSG IPL 2024 Match 15 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings: Mayank Yadav breaks the backbone of RCB with his raw pace 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru were off to a brutal start with the bat. Virat Kohli (22) and Faf du Plessis (19) played some crisp shots in the start. But failed to carry as Kohli fell in the 5th over before the captain got run out in the 6th over, thanks to the brilliance of Devdutt Padikkal on the field. 

Mayank Yadav then rattled the middle order of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru middle order. He troubled Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green with the raw pace and removed both for them in quick succession of time. Rajat Patidar played a vital innings of 29 but after his wicket, RCB was left at 103/6. 

Impact sub-Mahipal Lomror then changed the game for his team as hit some lusty blows in the end. He scored 33 runs off just 14 balls but failed to take his team home. Lucknow Super Giants bundled out Royal Challengers Bengaluru for 153 runs to win the game by 28 runs. 

2/2 ✅

Thank you, Bengaluru 💙 pic.twitter.com/atPIJeGKWA

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 2, 2024

RCB vs LSG IPL 2024 Match 15- Brief Scores 

LSG: 181-5  (Quinton de Kock 81; Glenn Maxwell 2/23) 

RCB: 153-10 (Mahipal Lomror 33; Mayank Yadav 3/14) 

RCB vs LSG IPL 2024 Match 15 – Full Scorecard