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IPL 2022, RCB vs LSG: I got pretty lucky, Josh Hazlewood on his very wide ball not being called wide

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Josh Hazlewood said he "got pretty lucky" with his very wide delivery that was not called wide by the umpire, leading to Marcus Stoinis' wicket in their IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. Chasing 182, Stoinis got out in the second ball of the 19th over after he shuffled way too much outside off, an act prompted by the previous Hazlewood delivery that landed almost off the pitch. With Stoinis going way across, the pacer went beyond the tramline and bowled it way outside off but the umpire, instead of calling it wide, deemed the delivery legal, much to the batter's chagrin.

IPL 2022, RCB vs LSG: Fabulous Faf stars as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants

Skipper slams 96, Hazlewood scalps 4/25 as Bangalore down LSG by 18 runsWhen Royal Challengers Bangalore went for Faf du Plessis during the IPL auction earlier this year, they were not only bringing their new skipper on board but also ensuring a 600-plus run-scorer for the season. The former South Africa captain is like a bank for a franchise. Whatever his age may be, du Plessis sees to it that runs flow from his bat. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARD | POINTS TABLETuesday wasn't any different. Faf scratched at the start and wasn't able to get going. At the end of the Powerplay, he was batting at 15 off 17 balls. But an experienced batter like him knows the tide does turn. And, the tide turned in the 9th over when Faf smashed Marcus Stoinis for a couple of boundaries to inject some momentum in his as well as the RCB innings. After the Stoinis over, Faf got the big hits going and finished with a sparkling 96 (off 64b; 11x4, 2x6), which propelled RCB to a competitive score of 181/6 against Lucknow Super Giants at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. LSG's chase was derailed by Josh Hazlewood (4/25), who picked two wickets at the top with the new ball and then came back in the death to send back Ayush Badoni and the dangerous Marcus Stoinis (24 off 15b; 2x4, 1x6). Jason Holder (16 off 9b; 2x6) hit a couple of lusty blows towards the end, but it was too late as RCB won by 18 runs.

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IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights: Faf du Plessis hits 96 as Bangalore beat Lucknow by 18 runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis led from the front with a sparkling 96 to set up an 18-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. The South African helped Bangalore fight back with his 64-ball knock after they lost two wickets, including Virat Kohli for a golden duck, in the opening over in Mumbai. As it happened| Scorecard | Points TableRCB posted 181 for six, a total their bowlers -- led by Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood -- defended by restricting Lucknow to 163-8. Bangalore, who are searching for their maiden IPL title, moved to second in the table behind leaders Gujarat Titans. Lucknow slipped to fourth. Hazlewood returned figures of 4-25, including the key wickets of opener Quinton de Kock for three and Marcus Stoinis, who made a 15-ball 24 before being bowled by his international teammate in the penultimate over.

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IPL 2022, RCB vs LSG: I got pretty lucky, Josh Hazlewood on his very wide ball not being called wide

IPL 2022, RCB vs LSG: Fabulous Faf stars as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants

Kalou: Ex-Chelsea forward talks up Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa’s Afcon 2023 chances

ATP roundup: No. 2 seed Casper Ruud cruises in Barcelona

2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw

Holders Senegal get comfortable draw for Cup of Nations qualifiers

Stormers were 'down and out' before URC rise, says Nel: 'We were taking heat'

IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights: Faf du Plessis hits 96 as Bangalore beat Lucknow by 18 runs