KL Rahul’s Lucknow Supergiants trolled badly after 7-run defeat to Gujarat Titans (Sportspix)
After Lucknow Super Giants’ 7-run loss to Gujarat Titans, Virender Sehwag and Venkatesh Prasad criticize KL Rahul’s team
Lucknow Super Giants suffered an embarrassing 7-run defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans on Saturday, seeing a straightforward chase after Hardik Pandya’s side were restricted to a mammoth total of 135 runs. After winning the toss on a difficult surface, GT struggled to put runs on the board, but Mohit Sharma successfully defended 12 runs in the last over, taking two wickets, including that of LSG skipper Rahul, who was dismissed for 68. Batting first, and two run-outs, Gujarat came away with a win from the jaws of defeat.
Lucknow looked headed towards the top of the table after starting their chase with breathtaking momentum, Kyle Mayers and Rahul sharing an opening partnership of 55 runs, as LSG dominated the powerplay till the death overs.
LSG vs GT Highlights, IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans beat LSG by 7 runs after Mohit Sharma heroics
First Mohammed Shami kept KL Rahul calm in the last over of the match before the departure of Nicholas Pooran, which put Lucknow under pressure, coming into the final over, Rahul took a single off the first ball, taking the equation to 10 runs off five balls. Took away but from there it was the whole of Gujarat.
Rahul walks away trying to hit the ball for a six, Marcus Stoinis falls for a golden duck, Ayush Badoni is run out before Deepak Hooda gets out, Gujarat Titans score a hat-trick as they take four wickets in the last over . Mohit Sharma deserved all the credit and GT won the match by 7 runs.
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After the match, KL Rahul’s team was mercilessly trolled as Venkatesh Prasad and Virender Sehwag led the reactions to Lucknow’s unbelievable collapse.
Watch how the cricket fraternity reacted to the LSG defeat:
When 30 runs are needed from 35 balls and 9 wickets in hand then some explosive batting is required to chase the run. In 2020, it happened with Punjab on some occasions that they should have faced easy defeat. Gujarat was brilliant with the ball and Hardik was smart with his captaincy, witless than Lako – Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 22, 2023
Uff, how can you miss him. Brilliant from Gujarat. Excellent bowling and captaincy to defend it. #lsgvgt– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 22, 2023
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Gujarat Titans moved up to the fourth spot in the IPL 2023 points table after their thrilling win in the edge-of-the-seat classic, while Lucknow Supergiants remain at the second spot.
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