IPL 2024: Focus on KL Rahul as LSG take on DC
Besides Rahul, his opening partner Quinton De Kock’s poor form this season has also hampered LSG’s cause.
Besides Rahul, his opening partner Quinton De Kock’s poor form this season has also hampered LSG’s cause.
All eyes will be on KL Rahul as he gears up to lead the struggling Lucknow Super Giants in their desperate bid to reach the IPL playoffs when they take on an equally inconsistent Delhi Capitals in a must-win game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on Tuesday.
The Lucknow Super Giants are placed just one rung below KKR at number three with 12 points from 10 matches with six wins and four defeats.
RR, the inaugural IPL champions, have been on a rampage this IPL and barring a minor blip against Gujarat Giants, the Sanju Samson-led unit has recorded seven wins from their eight outings so far.
KL Rahul, who top-scored for India in the World Cup final with 66, recently opened up about his regrets of not sticking through to the end of the innings.
Put into bat, India didn't have a great start as they lost a wicket early in the innings. Shikhar Dhawan was undone by a brilliant outswinger in the third over
Maxwell jokingly tweeted that he apologised to his Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul after his quickfire innings drove his side to a match-winning total of 374 runs.
Kings XI Punjab had a total of 185/4 on board but Rajasthan Royals chased it down with nearly three overs to spare on Friday.
KL Rahul, who has been in scintillating form in the ongoing IPL, has been recalled for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy scheduled to be played in December-January
Kings XI Punjab could only manage 127/6 but they extraordinarily took seven wickets in the last four overs of the SRH innings to dismiss them for 114.
