IPL 2022: Lucknow Chase Down Chennai's 210/7, With Three Balls to Spare
IPL 2022: Robin Uthappa opened for CSK and scored a half century vs Lucknow Super Giants.
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IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. with 3 balls remaining
CSK: 210/7 in 20 overs (Robin Uthappa 50, Moeen Ali 35, Shivam Dube 49; Bishnoi 2/24, Andrew Tye 2/41, Avesh Khan 2/38)
Lucknow Super Giants: 211/4 in 19.3 overs (KL Rahul 40, Quinton de Kock 61, Evin Lewis 55 not out; Dwaine Pretorius 2/31)
West Indies star Evin Lewis blazed to the fastest half-century of the IPL 2022, off just 23 deliveries, and helped Lucknow Super Giants chase down 210/7 to beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six-wickets at the Brabourne stadium on Thursday.
Lewis exploded into action in the last five overs as he and Ayush Badoni, who struck a half-century on debut against Gujarat Titans on Monday, blasted 25 runs off the penultimate over bowled by spinner Shivam Dube as Lucknow reached 211/4 in 19.3 overs.
Lucknow skipper KL Rahul had decided to field first after winning the toss as he wanted to avoid bowling in the dew. But when Chennai Super Kings rode on a 25-ball half-century by veteran Robin Uthappa and 30-ball 49 by Shivam Dube, it looked like they had a match on their hands.
But Rahul and Quinton de Kock raised 99 for the opening wicket, which in the end proved a good platform for Lewis (55 of 23), Deepak Hooda (13 off 8) and Ayush Badoni (19 of 9) to guide Lucknow Super Giants over the line for their maiden win in IPL.
Ayush Badoni and Evin Lewis walk off the pitch after beating Chennai Super Kings.
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Chennai Posted 210/7
Earlier, Robin Uthappa’s breezy half century and a fine 49 by local lad Shivam Dube helped CSK post 210/7 after being put into bat first.
Uthappa was promoted to the opener's slot after New Zealand's Devon Conway failed to click in the first match and the veteran provided CSK with a superb start as he blasted three boundaries off Avesh Khan in his opening over. He handed Dushmantha Chameera in the same fashion, hitting the Sri Lankan pacer for a four and six in his first over.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was one of the players retained by CSK following his brilliant batting last season, failed to click for the second successive match and was the first wicket to fall and he was run out when he stepped out of his crease following an LBW appeal. Ravi Bishnoi caught him short with a direct hit.
Uthappa though found an able ally in English all-rounder Moeen Ali (35), who was playing his first match of this IPL edition after reaching India late due to visa issues. They added 50 runs for the second wicket in quick time as CSK crossed 50 in fifth over and Uthappa completed his 50 off 25 deliveries, hitting Avesh for a six in his second over and dispatching Andrew Tye for a couple of hits to the boundary.
Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube of the Chennai Super Kings.
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Moeen Ali (35) too struck four boundaries and two sixes during his 22-ball stay at the wicket while Ravi Bishnoi got the team their second breakthrough, sending Uthappa out on 50.
Shivam Dube was the next man in and he capitalised on the platform provided by Uthappa, blasting a couple of huge sixes off the pacers as CSK went from strength to strength. He added 50 runs for the fourth wicket with Ambati Rayudu (27) but was out to Avesh Khan, while batting on 49.
Skipper Ravindra Jadeja added 17 runs to the tally while MS Dhoni started with a six and then smashed a four after coming into bat in the 19th over. He stayed unbeaten as Ravindra Jadeja and Dwaine Pretorius both fell to Andrew Tye in the final over, and Chennai posted 210/7.
IPL 2022: Robin Uthappa opened for CSK and scored a half century vs Lucknow Super Giants.
(Photo: BCCI)
Lucknow Sealed First Victory
Lucknow chase got off a brilliant start as skipper Rahul and Quinton de Kock raised 99 runs in the opening stand. De Kock struck the first boundary off Tushar Deshpande in the second over and Rahul got into the act in the next over, slapping Mukesh Choudhary for a six from just outside off. On the next ball, he sliced an overpitched delivery over point for four.
De Kock struck Deshpande for three boundaries in an over, while both of them joined forces to hand Mukesh Choudhary the same treatment in the fifth over -- Rahul hitting one and his South African partner two fours.
Both were dropped early in their innings -- de Kock was given a life by Moeen Ali off Bravo when he was on 13 while Deshpande put down a difficult skier by Rahul.
Rahul (40) was the first to go -- caught by Ambati Rayudu off Dwaine Pretorius' first delivery. Manish Pandey did not last long and when de Kock was out for 61 of 45 deliveries, hitting nine fours, Lucknow Super Giants looked in trouble at 139/4 in the 15th over. With the asking rate climbing up with 56 runs needed off the next five overs.
Deepak Hooda got out for 13 off eight deliveries but Evin Lewis and Ayush Badoni blasted 25 runs off the 19th over bowled by Shivam Dube -- Lewis blasting 4, 4 and 6 of the last three balls after Badoni had planted him over the square leg on the first ball of the over.
Lewis then completed his fifty as the West Indies batsman guided Lucknow to victory.
(With inputs from IANS)
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