LSG vs RCB Eliminator: Rajat Patidar’s century powers RCB past 200
The Eliminator match of IPL 2022 is being played between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore (LSG vs RCB IPL 2022 Eliminator) at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on May 25. After the rain delay, Lucknow won the toss and decided to bowl first. In response, Bangalore put on the board 207 runs for 4 wickets in their quota of 20 overs on the back of Rajat Patidar’s superb unbeaten century. Lucknow will now have to score 208 runs in 120 balls to win the match.
For Bangalore, Rajat Patidar scored an unbeaten century of 112 runs in 54 balls with the help of 12 fours and 7 sixes. Apart from him Dinesh Karthik scored 37 not out and Virat Kohli scored 25 runs. Patidar has become the first uncapped player to score a century in the playoffs. Patidar and Karthik shared an unbeaten partnership of 92 runs for the fifth wicket.
The winning team of this match will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the second qualifier. The team winning this match will advance to Qualifier 2, while the losing team’s journey will end in the tournament. The winner of the match between Bangalore and Lucknow will face Rajasthan Royals on May 27 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The winner of Qualifier 2 will face Gujarat Titans in the final on May 29.
