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IPL 2022: KL Rahul praises LSG pace battery for living up to his trust

Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) skipper KL Rahul said he has lot of faith in his pace battery as it once again delivered under pressure during their massive 75-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday. After Quinton de Kock hit a scintillating 50, it was the bowlers, led by Avesh Khan, who dominated the proceedings, to bundle out KKR for 101 and record a huge win which helped them to move to the top of the table. "Played really well, started well with the bat... Was a tricky wicket. Knew it was going to be slow and sticky. Had to get around 150-160," Rahul said during the post-match presentation.

IPL 2022, RR vs PBKS: Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets

Yashasvi Jaiswal was presented with one more opportunity to justify his selection. The young southpaw grabbed it with both hands, slamming a fiery half-century to almost single-handedly help Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets and arrest a two match winless streak. Rajasthan's chase of 190 got off to a flier with Jaiswal and Jos Buttler clobbering the new-ball duo of Sandeep Sharma and Kagiso Rabada for 46 runs off a mere 23 balls before being separated by the South African pacer. AS IT HAPPENEDRabada brought the smiles back to the Punjab camp by packing Englishman Buttler for a 16-ball 30, caught by Bhanuka Rajapaksha at short-third man. But there was more misery in store for the bowling side once Jaiswal launched a counter-attack with a 41-ball 68 powered by nine hits to the fence and a couple into the Wankhede stands. The 20-year-old knew he had one chance to impress the team management and with his skipper Sanju Samson at the other end, the stage was set for him to explode. The left-right duo added 39 runs for the second wicket before Samson once again wasted a decent start of 23 off 12 deliveries.

IPL 2022, LSG vs KKR: Lucknow Super Giants go top as pacers crush Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR are back to their losing ways. On Saturday, the Knight Riders received a comprehensive 75-run thumping at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants. Chasing 177 to win, KKR folded up for a paltry 101 in Pune. Andre Russell (45 off 19b; 3x4, 5x6) and Sunil Narine (22 off 12b; 3x4, 1x6) provided some fireworks, but the Lucknow pace attack was too strong for Kolkata. Avesh Khan (3/19) and Jason Holder (3/31) shared six wickets between them. AS IT HAPPENEDEarlier, when Lucknow openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock walked out to take guard against the KKR bowlers, all eyes were on the LSG skipper. After all, Rahul had scored 451 runs in the tournament, and was chasing Jos Buttler for the Orange Cap. The motley crowd at the MCA International Stadium was hopeful Rahul would add to the two centuries he had scored in the 2022 IPL. But reality proved to be totally anti-climactic. Rahul was run-out for a diamond duck (out without facing a ball), as his opposite number Shreyas Iyer swooped in from short extra-cover and effected a brilliant direct hit in the first over of the Lucknow innings.

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IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights: Quinton de Kock's 50, bowlers take LSG closer to playoff berth with crushing victory over KKR

Quinton de Kock laid the platform with a commanding fifty and his pacers then terrorised Kolkata Knight Riders to record a crushing 75-run victory for Lucknow Super Giants which put them on top of the table with an IPL play-off berth being a formality now. For last year's runners-up KKR, eight points from 11 games with a deflating negative run-rate now puts them closer to the exit door with lacklustre performance and unimaginative captaincy combining for what has turned out to be a disastrous season so far.

IPL 2022, PBKS vs RR: We knew Yashasvi Jaiswal was due for a long innings, says Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson said that the team knew that the opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was due for a long innings and had spent a lot of time practicing in nets. Fiery half-century by Yashasvi Jaiswal and a three-wicket haul by Yuzvendra Chahal, provided Rajasthan Royals with a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings, here at the Wankhede Stadium, on Saturday. "We all knew that he (Yashasvi Jaiswal) was due for a good innings.

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IPL 2022: KL Rahul praises LSG pace battery for living up to his trust

IPL 2022, RR vs PBKS: Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets

IPL 2022, LSG vs KKR: Lucknow Super Giants go top as pacers crush Kolkata Knight Riders

County cricket: Joe Root returns to the crease and to form for Yorkshire

Worcestershire v Durham, Lancashire v Warwickshire: county cricket – live!

IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights: Quinton de Kock's 50, bowlers take LSG closer to playoff berth with crushing victory over KKR

IPL 2022, PBKS vs RR: We knew Yashasvi Jaiswal was due for a long innings, says Sanju Samson

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