IPL 2022: We have found a way to stay in the game, says Lucknow skipper KL Rahul

Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) captain KL Rahul wants his batters to put pressure on the opposition by playing aggressive but risk-free cricket, look for the fours and sixes, but "choose smart shots". Rahul's team earned its second successive win in IPL 2022 here on Monday, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 12 runs. Having scored 169 for seven after a disastrous start, LSG stopped SRH at 157 for nine.

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Lucknow Super Giants paid 25 times more than his base price of Rs 20 lakh to get Avesh Khan's services in IPL 15. The move was worth it as his excellent bowling acted as the catalyst for his team's 12-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.

Winning games likes these will give a lot of confidence to LSG, and Rahul touched upon that at the post-match presentation. "What's pleasing is that we've found a way to stay in the game and give ourselves a good chance of winning. We did that again today," Rahul said. While pacer Avesh Khan (4 for 24) shone bright with the ball, Rahul and Deepak Hooda did the bulk of scoring for LSG. "Not ideal to lose three wickets early, but we need to give ourselves a little time since we bat deep and we have power at the death. That's something we need to learn as a batting group - how to play risk-free cricket while looking for fours. "But with the ball, we've been brilliant in all three games. We don't chat so much in the middle. As opening batsmen, you give yourselves a couple of balls; and if the wicket is good, then both openers have to go."

Rahul said the addition of all-rounder Jason Holder has bolstered the team. "We have that extra batter with Jason coming in. So