KL Rahul On LSG Defeat: The sixth match of IPL 2023 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants on 3 April. In this match, CSK defeated Lucknow by 12 runs. The Lucknow team, which won the first match against Delhi Capitals, could not continue its winning campaign against CSK. Batting first in the match, the Chennai team scored 217 runs for 7 wickets. To achieve the target of 218 runs for the victory, the Lucknow team could only score 205 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. After the defeat, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul looked very disappointed.
Had to pay the price for looting runs
During the presentation ceremony after the match, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul said, 'We did not have a good start bowling after winning the toss. The bowlers said there is something in the wicket for them. But he did not bowl in the right area. When the opposition team has got the best batsmen, you have to pay. Devon Conway and Rituraj Gaikwad played some great shots. This is something for us to do better and learn from. When you bowl on a fresh wicket, it takes you some time to understand. Giving away more than 70 runs in 9 overs, which we had to pay the price for.
LSG looted 79 runs in 6 overs
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings. Coming out to bat, opener Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway attacked the Lucknow bowlers fiercely. Both these batsmen did not spare any bowler of Lucknow during the powerplay. Both the batsmen hit strokes all over the ground. Rituraj and Conway's batting furiously scored 79 runs in 6 overs. Meanwhile, 19 runs were scored in the sixth over. CSK openers were successful in laying the foundation for a big score. Rituraj and Devon Conway added 110 runs for the first wicket.
