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Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap List After RCB vs LSG Game: Lucknow Go Table Top

Nicholas Pooran smashed a match-winning 19-ball 62 while Marcus Stoinis made 65 as Lucknow Super Giants prevailed over Royal Challengers Bangalore by one wicket in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Monday. Chasing 213, LSG rode on Pooran and Stoinis' brilliance to eke out a memorable win. Pooran recorded the season's fastest fifty, reaching the landmark in only 15 balls. Earlier, captain Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell smashed blistering half-centuries as RCB posted an imposing 212 for two after being sent into bat. While Du Plessis made an unbeaten 79 off 46 balls, Kohli took the centre stage initially with his 44-ball 61-run knock, as the duo shared 96 runs for the opening wicket after being sent into bat.

RCB vs LSG, IPL 2023: Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis Hand LSG Memorable Win Over RCB

Nicholas Pooran smashed a match-winning 19-ball 62 while Marcus Stoinis made 65 as Lucknow Super Giants prevailed over Royal Challengers Bangalore by one wicket in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Monday. Chasing 213, LSG rode on Pooran and Stoinis' brilliance to eke out a memorable win. Pooran recorded the season's fastest fifty, reaching the landmark in only 15 balls. Earlier, captain Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell smashed blistering half-centuries as RCB posted an imposing 212 for two after being sent into bat. While Du Plessis made an unbeaten 79 off 46 balls, Kohli took the centre stage initially with his 44-ball 61-run knock, as the duo shared 96 runs for the opening wicket after being sent into bat.

Nicholas Pooran Hits Joint Second-Fastest Fifty In IPL As LSG Edge Past RCB In Last-Ball IPL 2023 Thriller

Nicholas Pooran was on fire on Monday. With his team Lucknow Super Giants chasing a huge 213-run target against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Pooran took it upon himself to boost his team. He came to bat in the 11th over, with LSG at 99/4. Off just the second ball he faced, Pooran hit a huge six off RCB spinner Karn Sharma. That was just the start. He five more sixes to reach the 50-run mark in just 15 balls - the second-fastest fifty in IPL ever. He reached 50 in the 15th over and ultimately departed in the 17th over. He ended on 62 off just 19 balls [4s-4 6s-7] and his strike-rate was an astounding 326.32. It's the fourth-highest SR in an IPL innings (50+ runs).

Watch: Drama! RCB Pacer Harshal Patel Attempts To Run Out LSG's Ravi Bishnoi At Non-Striker's End, But In Vain

The IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore turned out to be yet another last over thriller with the former ultimately edging past the later by one wicket in the last ball. After RCB scored 212 batting first, LSG batted with great effort as the equation boiled down to five runs off the last six balls. However, there was more drama in store with LSG losing the wickets of Mark Wood and Jaydev Unadkat. The equation for LSG now came down to 1 run in 1 ball. It was here that more drama unfolded ad Harshal Patel tried to run out LSG's Ravi Bishnoi at the non-striker's end as the batter had backed up too far. Then he threw the ball at the stumps, which hit it but the umpire gave Bishnoi not out as Patel was through his action.

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2023: Will Quinton De Kock Remain On Bench?

Lucknow Super Giants registered a five-wicket win over SunRisers Hyderabad in their previous IPL 2023 match. With an all-round performance from Krunal Pandya and a careful knock of 35 off 31 balls from skipper KL Rahul, LSG chased down the target of 122 in just 16 overs. Now LSG will be squaring off against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next match on Monday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. In the previous match, South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock was not included in the Playing XI, despite being available for the selection. It will be interesting to see whether the KL Rahul-led side would include him and replace Marcus Stoinis.

Watch: 40-Year-Old Amit Mishra Defies Age To Take Stunning Diving Catch

One of the most prolific wicket-takers in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Amit Mishra is a player that is usually associated with dismissals with the ball. However, in the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mishra drew everyone's attention for his fielding effort, taking a brilliant diving catch to end Rahul Tripathi's stay in the middle. As Mishra completed the catch, his teammates gathered around him to congratulate the veteran spinner for executing the sort of catch he isn't known for.

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2023: Who Will Make Way For Quinton De Kock?

Lucknow Super Giants will take on SunRisers Hyderabad in their next IPL 2023 match on Friday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The KL Rahul-led side began its campaign with a thumping 50-run victory over Delhi Capitals. It was followed by a 12-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings, in a massive run-chase of 218. So far, West Indies star Kyle Mayers has been impressive with the bat as he smashed half-centuries in both outings. As South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock is back in the camp, a door will be closed either for Mayers or Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis.

"Rishabh Became Better Since MS Dhoni Stopped Playing": Sourav Ganguly

Axar Patel's promotion in Delhi Capitals batting order is being seriously contemplated by the management, team Director Sourav Ganguly said on the eve of IPL game against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday. Ganguly, however, expects DC vice captain to bowl a better line after getting some hammering from Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran. "Yeah that's (batting) been discussed and he will bat up the order as his batting has improved. He has batted exceptionally well on difficult tracks against Australia and hopefully he can score runs for us," Ganguly told mediapersons.

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Updated IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap List After RCB vs LSG Game: Lucknow Go Table Top

RCB vs LSG, IPL 2023: Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis Hand LSG Memorable Win Over RCB

Nicholas Pooran Hits Joint Second-Fastest Fifty In IPL As LSG Edge Past RCB In Last-Ball IPL 2023 Thriller

Watch: Drama! RCB Pacer Harshal Patel Attempts To Run Out LSG's Ravi Bishnoi At Non-Striker's End, But In Vain

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2023: Will Quinton De Kock Remain On Bench?

Watch: 40-Year-Old Amit Mishra Defies Age To Take Stunning Diving Catch

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted XI vs SunRisers Hyderabad, IPL 2023: Who Will Make Way For Quinton De Kock?

"Rishabh Became Better Since MS Dhoni Stopped Playing": Sourav Ganguly