IPL 2022: Our batting group has not performed collectively in a few games, says LSG captain KL Rahul

Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) skipper KL Rahul on Sunday rued his batters' collective failure in a few matches in this Indian Premier League (IPL) and said his team will need to find a way to not lose wickets early when there is movement of the ball. Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a playoffs berth with a convincing 24-run win over LSG here. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to their margin of victory, RR also toppled LSG from the second place.

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A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to their margin of

"Losing two wickets was bad, we've lost games because of that before. So we need to find ways to get a good start when there is movement with the ball. Executing what we want to is the aim," Rahul said at the post-match presentation ceremony. "Holding our nerve and give ourselves a chance to play out the new ball or play out a good spell. There's often enough time to make up and go big from there." Batting first, Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 41 while Devdutt Padikkal blazed away to an 18-ball 39, as Rajasthan Royals posted 178 for six. Skipper Sanju Samson made 32 off 24 balls. Ravi Bishnoi was the most successful bowler for LSG, picking 2/31 in four overs. In reply, LSG were stopped at 154 for eight.

The Super Giants got off to a terrible