RCB vs LSG, Match 15, IPL 2023

Bangalore was ready to host RCB's second home game of the year against LSG

Local boy KL Rahul, captain of the LSG, won the toss and opted to bowl first

Kohli and du Plessis took apart an inexperienced bowling attack, and even clubbed 14 runs off the final over of the powerplay bowled by express-pacer Mark Wood! Kohli did the attacking, with Faf playing the anchor.

Kohli departed for 61 after threatening to run away with it, pulling a Mishra long-hop to the cow corner fielder

Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis cut loose after the wicket of Kohli, launching a brutal assault on the LSG bowling

Chasing 213 to win, LSG lost the in-form Mayers early, as Siraj hurried him for pace and knocked him over.

Parnell struck twice in his first over, setting LSG back significantly and piling the pressure on skipper KL Rahul

The LSG bubble burst after Stoinis holed out to sweeper cover, looking for yet another six, for a phenomenal 30-ball 65

KL Rahul's lean patch continued, as he holed out to deep square leg in a bid to up the ante and keep up with the required rate

When it looked done and dusted, Nicolas Pooran resurrected the chase, scoring a 15-ball fifty, the fastest of IPL 2023, and turned a pipe dream into a cakewalk

Pooran got a hero's welcome into the dressing room, after a pivotal, incredible 19-ball 62.

Ayush Badoni skilfully hit the six that would've got LSG to level the scores - except, the toe of his bat hit the stumps in the followthrough, and he was hit-wicket with 7 to win off 8!

Badoni, understandably, was distraught, but had to head back to the pavilion

With 1 required off the last ball, and 1 wicket remaining, Harshal Patel tried "Mankading" or "run out at the non-striker's end", trying to catch Bishnoi sneaking extra ground.

Avesh Khan missed the final ball, but managed to sneak a bye, as LSG pulled off an incredible heist, silencing the crowd at the Chinnaswamy. This win got the Lucknow franchise to the top of the points table