Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), playing under new captain Faf du Plessis, have been in good form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year. With their latest win against Lucknow Super Giants, they moved up to second place on the IPL 2022 points table, with 10 points from seven matches. Against LSG, du Plessis was in fine touch and matched his highest IPL score of 96 as he helped RCB to a score of 181/6 after being put in to bat. The bowlers then put in a solid display, led by the impeccable Josh Hazlewood, as they restricted LSG to 163/8, with RCB winning the contest by 18 runs.