In the dressing room speech after the match, Serious Addressed the players and said, “There’s nothing wrong with losing. That’s absolutely fine. A team has to win, a team has to lose. But there’s a lot wrong with giving up. Today I thought we gave up.” And they were weak. And to be honest, there is no place to be weak in tournaments like IPL or sports.”
It was a blow – by Gambhir on and off the field – that was needed for the LSG boys. They were on a four-match winning streak and everything looked rosy. But in a highly competitive tournament like IPL, no team can ever be satisfied. There was a sense of complacency among the Lucknow batsmen after Gujarat was reduced to 144/4. Each batsman felt that the following would work.
Now that the tournament has reached its business end, LSG can hardly tolerate any slackness. a victory against Rajasthan Royals Not only will it seal a playoff spot for Lucknow at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, but will also ensure them a top-two spot. This will be a big motivating factor for the KL Rahul-led side.
Rajasthan, on the other hand, started the tournament well with 6 wins (12 points) in their first eight matches. It looked like his place in the playoffs was just a formality.
But after that they did not progress much. The Royals have lost three of their last four matches and are now faltering in the tournament. They have 14 points and need to win at least one of the remaining two matches to make it to the playoffs.
of Rajasthan joss butler And Yuzvendra Chahali Having been a holder of the Orange Cap and Purple Cap for a long time during the tournament, RR have yet to make it to the playoffs. The main reason has been the gap between Buttler and the next run-scorer or Chahal and the next wicket-taker. After Butler’s 625 runs (average: 56.81; 100s:3, 50s:3), the Royals captain Sanju Samson Next is with 327 runs (average: 29.72, 50s: 2). Similarly, after Chahal’s 23 wickets (Economy: 7.54; Average: 15.73), the next best known is Krishna with 13 wickets to his name (Economy: 8.19; Average: 29.61).
Buttler and Chahal will need the support of the team’s other batsmen and bowlers to keep it in the formidable LSG.
Royals’ dynamic middle-order is likely to miss out with the bat as well Shimron Hetmyer, who had gone back home to Guyana to attend the birth of their first child. Hetmyer missed the last match against RR Delhi Capitals (the team which lost by 8 wickets), and there is still no clarity whether he has joined the team bubble or not.
Rajasthan, however, won the first leg against Lucknow by three runs and it will certainly be a confidence boosting factor for the team.