Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Highlights & Results

Friday night in Delhi - Up next, the action moves to the capital on 8th May, as the Delhi Capitals take on the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR come into the contest on the back of three consecutive wins, while DC have just a solitary win from their last 5 matches. The game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as always, you can join us early for all the build-up. Take care and goodbye.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Mitchell Marsh wins the award for his scintillating knock of 111 runs from 56 balls. Marsh says that it feels nice to get a win here as it's been a disappointing season, but they have all to play for. Mentions that a few of the Indian players told him that the pitch looked better today, and that's why he tried to maximise the Powerplay and have an impact on the game, and feels that the Powerplay has been an area which they haven't quite gotten right. Further, he says that in Mumbai, they were 10-15 runs short, but tonight the bowlers did a fine job, and it feels good to get a win.

The captain of the Lucknow Super Giants - Rishabh Pant says it was a really good game for them and admits that this win means a lot to the side. He mentions that the team has been trying a lot of things in search of a win. Pant also acknowledges that it has been a tough season for the side, but adds that sometimes you just have to go through the grind. Speaking about the decision for the final over between Digvesh Singh and Shahbaz Ahamad, Pant says it was a tough call, but you have to trust your bowler. He felt Digvesh was the right match-up against Romario Shepherd and praises him for getting the job done. Rishabh describes Mitchell Marsh’s innings as unbelievable and says the team knows how hard they have been grinding throughout the season. Adds that LSG's strength this season has been their bowling, praising the way the bowlers have put their heart and soul into performances.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Marsh's headline act - Earlier in the night, the toss fell RCB's way and, coming off a break, a bit of rustiness showed in the way they started. With Josh Inglis injured, a fifth different opening pair of the season walked out for LSG. Despite the multiple rain stoppages and Arshin Kulkarni struggling for fluency at the other end, Mitchell Marsh remained completely unflustered and put on a show with a 49-ball hundred. Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant played their part too in helping Lucknow post 209. With the rain arriving for the third time during the LSG innings and the game reduced to 19 overs a side, the target was revised to 213 for RCB.

LSG survive a late scare - Rishabh Pant turned to Prince Yadav, and the pacer delivered in a big way with a double strike. Shahbaz Ahamad chipped in with a wicket of his own as from 104/2, RCB slipped to 112/5. The likes of Tim David, Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd kept the flame of the chase alive for RCB on what was arguably one of the better batting surfaces seen in Lucknow this season, but LSG did just enough at the death to close out the game.

RCB fight back after early jolts - Mohammad Shami and Prince Yadav set the tone brilliantly with the new ball for the home side, reducing RCB to 9/2 early in the chase. Devdutt Padikkal responded by fighting fire with fire, while Rajat Patidar was tested early on before gradually coming into his own during the middle phase of the innings. Once Patidar clicked into gear, 59 runs came off just four overs (7-10), with LSG left scratching their heads in search of a breakthrough.

A quick word with LSG's star pacer - Prince Yadav starts by talking about the passage of play from his misfield to the catch and then the wicket of Kohli, and he says that he did misfield, but he got it quickly off his mind and started to focus on the next delivery. On the wicket of Kohli, he adds that he was trying to hold his length and says that it was Virat Kohli who had actually given him that advice the last time they played. On the season, he says that he's personally had a good season, but the team hasn't had the best of times, and they will try to do well in the remaining matches.

The captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rajat Patidar says that they were confident about the target and the boys played really well, but were just a bit short. Adds that the pitch was good, and the ball was coming onto the bat nicely and feels that he needs a bit of time to analyse the game. Further mentions that they are taking it one game at a time. On Mitchell Marsh's innings, Patidar says that the way he played in the Powerplay kept them on their toes and even after the Powerplay, he wasn't sure which bowler to bring on. Ends by saying that their batters showed great intent and the players are in a positive state of mind, but feels that they could be a bit more clinical in the Powerplay.

LSG live to fight another day - Responsibility taken, nerves held, and Digvesh Singh wins it for Lucknow. It is finally a win at home for LSG after what must have felt like an eternity, having come into tonight on the back of 8 consecutive defeats here in Lucknow. With this win, they hang on by a thread in the playoff race. Good to see Rishabh Pant walk up to Romario Shepherd, who looks absolutely gutted after falling short of taking his team over the line.

Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, 1 run.Lucknow Super Giants finally manage to hold on and win a game. The six-game drought is over and they win by 9 runs (DLS method). Very full and outside off, hit away along the turf and down to long off for a single.

Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, 2 runs.That should do it for LSG and Digvesh Singh has already started celebrating. A bit shorter again, angled into the batter, Shepherd doesn't get a hold of the slog and hits it aerially to the left of deep square leg. Mayank Yadav mops things up and keeps it down to two runs.

Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, Four!FOUR! A couple of sixes to tie the game. Shortish length at the batter, swung away towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. 13 needed now off 2 balls.

Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, Wide!WIDE! Way too short and wide outside off, Shepherd reaches out to hit but fails to connect. Rishabh Pant is lightning quick to dislodge the bails but Shepherd is well in. Just a wide then.

Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, No run.Digvesh Singh might just have bowled LSG to a win here, but he needs to hold on for one more ball. Slower through the air again, a bit full and angled into the legs. Shepherd sits down to slog sweep but misses. 18 needed now off 3.

Digvesh Singh to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Digvesh goes wide outside off, bowling it a bit short. Pandya reaches out and slaps it to deep point. Nicholas Pooran fumbles it a touch but it will only be a single. 18 needed now off 4 balls.

Digvesh Singh to Romario Shepherd, Leg bye.Slower through the air, on a fullish length and angled into the pads. It is the googly that spins in and Shepherd swings across the line, but misses. The ball goes off the pads to backward point and they get a leg bye.

Right, we are down to the final over then. It looks like Shahbaz Ahamad and Digvesh Singh are both eager to take responsibility here, and there seems to be a bit of convincing going on in the middle. Mitchell Marsh now joins the conversation as well. Rishabh Pant shows faith in Digvesh, who has gone for 41 runs in his 3 overs so far. A big call by the Lucknow skipper. Remember, LSG's season is on the line here. A defeat tonight and they will be out of the playoff race. RCB need 20 runs off the final over.

Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, 1 run.Yadav holds his nerve and closes out the over well. 13 runs off it, 20 needed now off the final over. A wide yorker, outside off, Shepherd drags it across to wide long on for a single.

Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, Six!SIX! You miss your mark even by an inch, and you get punished. Low full toss around middle, Romario Shepherd powers it across and gets it over cow corner for a biggie.

Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, No run.That's gone through. Bowled on a good length and around off, the ball just skids through without bouncing much and Shepherd is taken aback. He swings across the line but is beaten past the inside edge.

Prince Yadav to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Much better from Prince. Full and just outside off, Pandya backs away a bit and jams it to the right of cover for a single.

Prince Yadav to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! Pandya is punishing the short balls right now. Dug in short over middle, KP goes deep in the crease again and forces the pull just behind square leg for a boundary.

Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, Leg bye.That should have been put away. A full toss aimed at the pads, Shepherd fails to swing it away leg side. The ball thuds his pads and rolls to the left of the keeper for a leg bye.

Surely Prince Yadav to bowl the penultimate over? Yep, it is going to be Prince, who has been the pick of the bowlers for LSG tonight.

Mohammad Shami to Krunal Pandya, Six!SIX! KP gets it away again, and RCB now need 33 off 12 balls. A short ball, aimed right at the batter. Pandya swivels back and swings with everything he's got, nailing it over deep square leg for a biggie.

Mohammad Shami to Krunal Pandya, Six!SIX! Krunal Pandya provides just what RCB needed, keeping them in the hunt. Shami misses his mark and serves a full toss on off, Pandya gets a hold of it and hits it flat over long on for a six.

Mohammad Shami to Romario Shepherd, 1 run.Goes full and straight now, does Shami. Shepherd pushes it down to long on for one. Just 2 runs off the first 4 balls, RCB need something to give here.

Mohammad Shami to Romario Shepherd, No run.A touch slower at 127.8 kph, dug in short again and around off. Shepherd waits and hops up to uppercut but misses.

Mohammad Shami to Romario Shepherd, No run.Oh, that's well bowled. A bit of a snorter this one, dug in short and around off, moves away a bit as well. Romario Shepherd leans back and sways his head away from the line of the ball.

Mohammad Shami to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Back of a length and outside off, Pandya taps it away through the point region and picks up a single.

Mohammad Shami (3-0-19-1) is back for his final over.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Romario Shepherd, No run.Fired in quicker and wide outside off, just inside the tramline. Romario Shepherd leaves it alone in hopes of a wide, but won't get it. 47 needed now off 18 balls.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Romario Shepherd, Four!FOUR MORE! Short and wide outside off yet again, Shepherd rocks back and cuts it hard behind poit for another boundary.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Romario Shepherd, Four!FOUR! Nicely done. Way too short and outside off, Romario Shepherd hangs back in the crease and just angles it nicely between backward point and short third for a boundary.

LSG can't breathe easy just yet. Romario Shepherd makes his way out to bat.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, OUT! c Digvesh Singh b Shahbaz Ahamad.OUT! CAUGHT! Shahbaz Ahamad gets the big fish now. This is bowled short and wide outside off, Tim David reaches out and goes after it, but ends up hitting it straight to the fielder. It was there to be hit, but David snatched at it and hit it straight to Digvesh Singh at point, who makes no mistake, and RCB lose their 6th wicket.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Six!SIX! Up, up and away! Dragged length on middle, Tim David pivots onto the back foot and launches it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Wide!WIDE! Oh, that's actually spun a bit. Fullish length, wide outside off, turns away and stays a bit low. David looks to cut but misses.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Wide!Wide! Pushed through but this goes just beyond the tramline. David lets it be.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, No run.Keeps the line wide outside off, and bowls it on a good length. David reaches out to hit it through the off side but ends up jamming it off the inner half of the blade.

The required rate for RCB before the previous over was 16 runs an over and they managed to get 17 off the 15th over.

Mayank Yadav to Tim David, 1 run.150 comes up for RCB. Mayank takes pace off and bowls it on a shortish length. David tries to flay it away but it goes off an outside edge to deep third. Single taken. 63 runs needed off 24 balls.

Mayank Yadav to Tim David, Six!SIX! Tim David repeats the dose! Mayank Yadav sticks to the short ball, but once again, this sits up to be hit, over off and middle. David stays on the back foot and nails the pull flat to the right of deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Mayank Yadav to Tim David, Six!SIX! Outta here! Mayank Yadav digs it in short, over middle. The height does not trouble the batter as it comes around his shoulder. Tim takes a step back and pummels it over square leg for a biggie.

Mayank Yadav to Tim David, No run.Bashes the deck, near the tramline. Tim David shuffles across and throws his hands at the ball. It kicks up to go past the flailing blade.

Mayank Yadav to Tim David, No run.At 144.2 kph, similar length but this time, Mayank tucks the batter up for room. David is beaten for pace as he swings across and wears it high on the thigh pad.

Mayank Yadav to Tim David, Four!FOUR! Stand and deliver! Mayank hits the back of a length, on off. David hangs deep in the crease and plays it on the rise by getting on top of the bounce. He hits it firmly to the right of the man at cover and it races away.

Bowling change? Yes. Mayank Yadav is back on to finish his spell. 3 overs, none for 33 for him thus far.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! Gets it through! A bit too short whilst staying wide, Pandya takes a step across and hammers it to the right of the diving cover-point fielder for a boundary. RCB need 80 runs in 30 balls.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, No run.Bowled into the surface and quicker too, Pandya chops it down to backward point from the crease.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, No run.Floated up, fuller and on middle. Krunal Pandya goes for the reverse and connects but can't beat backward point.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, 1 run.Drops it short now and outside off. David slaps it to deep extra cover and crosses over.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Wide!Wide! This is quicker but beyond the tramline on off. Tim lets it be.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Four!FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes! A bit of turn, on a length, sticks to the wide line. Tim David brings his long levers into play and powers it down the ground to the right of long off.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Top work! That was destined for a boundary. Short and wide on off. Krunal Pandya picks the bones out of it as he slaps it hard to cover-point. Arshin Kulkarni flings himself to his right and lays a hand on it, saving a certain boundary. Just a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Lucknow Super Giants have got a real stranglehold on the game at the moment, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have really let things get away after setting things up nicely with that 95-run stand between Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar. For LSG, it is about a couple of more wickets, which will expose the RCB tail, whereas for RCB, it is all about if someone like Tim David can take on the spinners and go ballistic. Lucknow only have 3 overs of their frontline pacers left, so we should continue to see a bit more spin right now.

Digvesh Singh to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Loopy ball, on off, Pandya advances and hits it hard to long off for just a single. 91 runs needed from 36 balls.

Digvesh Singh to Tim David, 1 run.Shorter and wider on off, David spanks it from the crease to deep cover for another single.

Digvesh Singh to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Tossed up, on off, driven to long off for a single.

Digvesh Singh to Tim David, 1 run.Keeps it short, on middle, David mistimes the pull to long on for one more.

Digvesh Singh to Tim David, Four!FOUR! Edgy! Sliding onto the pads, on a length. David hops back to whip it away. Gets an inside edge through short fine leg for a boundary.

Digvesh Singh to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.A mix-up but they get away with it. Sliding across, short and near the tramline. Pandya cuts it wide of point, where Mitchell Marsh dives to his right to cut it off. Pandya is caught ball watching as David sets off for the run. Krunal eventually gets across and makes his ground as Marsh misses the stumps and Digvesh is not up to the stumps to collect the throw.

Digvesh Singh (2-0-32-0) is brought back into the attack.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Slows it down a bit, on a good length, closer to the off stump. This is punched to long off for one.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, No run.Fired across, short and wide, Pandya flashes but the ball goes under the blade.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Krunal Pandya, No run.Wide on off, on the shorter side, this is guided to backward point.

Oh, it's all tumbling down quickly for RCB right now as they lose 3 wickets in the space of 9 balls. Krunal Pandya now walks in to bat at number 7.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Rajat Patidar, OUT! c Aiden Markram b Shahbaz Ahamad.OUT! CAUGHT! A couple of overs back, LSG seem to have no answers to stop the onslaught, and all of a sudden, three wickets in quick succession, and they are right on top. Shahbaz keeps the line near the tramline and on a nagging length. Patidar reaches out, looking to go down the ground with a horizontal bat. Hits it flat down to long off, where Aiden Markram moves across to his left and snaffles it around his waist. 104/2 becomes 112/5 for RCB.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, 1 run.Pushed through, short and flat, David swings hard at it. Chops it down in front of cover and crosses over.

Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Four!FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Floated up, on off. David presses onto the front foot and drills it all along the ground wide of long off. Aiden Markram sprints to his left and puts in a dive but his effort goes in vain.

Shahbaz Ahamad comes into the attack now.

Prince Yadav to Tim David, 1 run.Hurls it on a length, on middle and leg. That is flicked off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run.

Prince Yadav is having the time of his life out there. RCB use their Impact Sub now, bringing on Tim David for Suyash Sharma.

Suyash Sharma is substituted by Tim DavidSuyash Sharma is substituted by Tim David

Prince Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Prince Yadav.OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A double strike for Prince Yadav. Build a castle for the Prince, quips Alan Wilkins on air, and the LSG fans will certainly be in agreement. A well-directed short ball, around the right shoulder. Jitesh tries to take on the short ball but he is not in a position to do so. He swivels but is rushed and the ball gets big on him too. It goes straight up off a top edge behind the wickets. Rishabh Pant turns around and takes a couple of steps over his right shoulder to take a safe catch. Another low score for Jitesh this season. RCB are now 4 down for 106.

Prince Yadav to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Bashes the surface, on off. Rajat Patidar gets his hands high to unleash the pull but toe-ends it to long on for a run.

Prince Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run.Very full, on leg. Sharma wrists it wide of mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

Prince Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, No run.Honing in at the stumps, on a good length. This skids through and keeps a shade low too but Jitesh keeps it out.

What a time to get a wicket, and that brings Jitesh Sharma to the crease.

Prince Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! c & b Prince Yadav.OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Prince Yadav answers the skipper's call as he breaks this blossoming stand. At 134.7 kph, bowled on a good length, on off and middle. Padikkal hangs back and looks to force it down the ground with an angled bat. He looks to play it more towards long on but ends up chipping it back towards the bowler. Prince reacts well on his follow-through as he takes the catch at head height to his left. The 95-run stand has been broken. RCB are 104/3, needing 109 runs in 53 balls.

Rishabh Pant turns to Prince Yadav in search of a breakthrough. 2-0-18-1 so far for Prince.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, 2 runs.Back of a length this time, Patidar stays upright and slaps it down between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 109 needed now off 54 balls.

Mayank Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.Slower one into the pitch, Padikkal looks to pull but is early into his shot and cue-ends it into the off side for another single.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Short of a good length, angled into the batter. Patidar gets rushed a bit and ends up getting a top edge around the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Six!SIX! Wow, that's even better. Good-length delivery, around the top of off and middle, this time Rajat Patidar holds his shape and just smashes it over mid-wicket for a 101-meter maximum. 100 UP FOR RCB.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Six!SIX! Rajat Patidar has gone berserk here and he brings up his FIFTY in 26 balls. Fractionally short and angled in from around off, Patidar just walks inside the line of the ball and clobbers it deep over the square leg fence for a biggie, his fifth of this innings.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Wide!WIDE! Too high. Banged in halfway down the pitch, over off and middle and this one flies over the batter's head.

Mayank Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.Slower ball, full and angled across off, Padikkal stays leg side of the ball and reaches out, guiding it down to deep third for a single.

Mayank Yadav to continue.

Digvesh Singh to Rajat Patidar, Six!SIX! What a sound off the bat! A googly now, on middle and angling in. Rajat Patidar walks inside the line and thwacks it across the line, well over the square leg fence for another biggie. 17 off the over, 32 in total for Digvesh Singh in his 2 overs so far.

Digvesh Singh to Rajat Patidar, No run.Angled into the pads, Patidar tries to play a cute shot, fine of short fine leg but misses out.

Digvesh Singh to Rajat Patidar, Six!SIX! Rajat Patidar is known as a spin basher for a reason. Length ball attacking the stumps, Patidar rocks back a touch and just lays into it, launching it down the ground and just over the ropes for a six.

Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.Flatter delivery around middle and leg, jammed away from the crease towards cow corner for a single.

Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, No run.Gets away with this one, does Digvesh. Quicker and shorter, down leg, Padikkal looks to pull it fine but fails to get a bat on it and the ball just clips his pads.

Digvesh Singh to Devdutt Padikkal, Four!FOUR! Stroked away for a boundary. Floated up, wide outside off, DDP leans on and times it superbly, hitting it over covers for a boundary.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, No run.Yadav goes back to bowling short and bowls it just outside off, angling it in. Patidar leans back to ramp it away but misses. 9 off the over.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, Six!SIX! Now, that's an excellent shot from the RCB skipper. Good length at nearly 146 kph, Patidar walks inside the line of the ball and uses those quick hands to short-arm jab it wide of long on for a six.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, 2 runs.Slower ball, at 108.1 kph, and bowled full and outside off. Patidar goes after it but gets it off the toe end of the bat and down to long off for a couple of runs.

Mayank Yadav to Rajat Patidar, No run.That's on the money from Yadav. Short again, at over 144 clicks and right at the batter. The ball jumps off the deck and so does Patidar, who does well to keep it down. That's hit the handle of the bat.