IPL 2024 Points Table: What Loss Against LSG Means For Under-Pressure RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru remained at the ninth position in the IPL 2024 points table after suffering a loss against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. Young fast bowler Mayank Yadav was once again in top form while Quinton De Kock produced a brilliant knock to guide LSG to a victory that saw them move up to the fourth position. Rajasthan Royals are currently on top of the points table with 6 points and the best Net Run Rate (NRR) in the competition followed by Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. KKR will have a brilliant chance to top the list as they face Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.

Quinton de Kock's astute fifty and pace sensation Mayank Yadav's youthful brilliance fashioned Lucknow Super Giants' 28-run romp over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match.

Lucknow constructed their 181 for five around Quinton De Kock's 81 (56b) and Nicholas Pooran's unbeaten 40 (21b).

RCB threatened to miraculously scale 182 briefly through Mahipal Lomror, who produced a forceful 33 off 13 balls.

However, Mayank's scorching three-wicket haul (3/14) was not to be denied as the hosts were bundled out for 153.

But in reality, RCB's chase never really took off – partly by their own follies and partly by the excellence of Lucknow bowlers.

Lucknow opened the bowling with two spinners – Manimaran Siddharth and Krunal Pandya – and it did surprise Faf du Plessis (19 off 13) and Virat Kohli (22 off 16).

But the introduction of pacer Naveen-ul-Haq saw Kohli upping the ante, smoking him for six over the bowler's head.

The left-arm spinner Siddharth soon fetched the massive wicket of in-form Kohli as the latter's attempt to go inside out resulted in a simple catch to Devdutt Padikkal at backward point.

RCB went on a slide from that