Following their 28-run defeat to LSG on Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru dropped to ninth place in the IPL 2024 and are currently under pressure.
The Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 28 runs on Tuesday thanks to some outstanding cricket. Faf Du Plessis and his team suffered their third loss in four games, dropping them to ninth in the standings.
With 81 runs from Quinton de Kock and some outstanding hitting from Nicholas Pooran, LSG posted a score of 181. The West Indian star struck three consecutive huge hits off Reece Topley, one of his five sixes.
Before falling to Manimaran Siddharth, Virat Kohli started off strong, scoring 22 runs off of 16 balls. Once more, it was Mayank Yadav’s show as he scored 3/14 off of four overs. With a speed of 156.7 KPH, the teenage pacer bowled the fastest ball of the 2024 Indian Premier League.
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The following three adjustments are necessary for Royal Challengers Bengaluru before their upcoming match against Rajasthan Royals.
3. Will Jacks should take Cameron Green’s place.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru team is beginning to suffer from Cameron Green’s patchy play. The 24-year-old has scored 63 runs in four games thus far, with a high of 33 against KKR. Green only took two wickets this season, both against CSK in the season’s opening match.
Being a fantastic all-around player, Will Jacks may be an X-Factor for his side. He is an Englishman. The 25-year-old can play as a finisher and is an explosive hitter at the top of the order. His spin bowling can also be successful when low and sluggish wickets are being kept.
2. It’s time for Karn Sharma to take the field rather than Mayank Dagar.
One of the most overlooked spinners in the IPL is the seasoned Karn Sharma. Despite playing him in the opening game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has forced him to sit on the sidelines. Many fans are left scratching their heads and in astonishment at RCB’s plan.
Despite his respectable domestic results, Mayank Dagar hasn’t performed to the fullest of his abilities. In the four games played thus far, the 27-year-old has only claimed one wicket. RCB is beginning to suffer from Dagar’s lack of diversity in his bowling, particularly in the middle overs.
1. The middle class must rise.
In the IPL 2024 season, only Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik have struck with the bat for the Royal Challengers of Bengal. For their team, the play of Glenn Maxwell and Faf Du Plessis has drastically declined. The RCB batting appeared to struggle with the loss of both of its best players early in the season.
Anuj Rawat also had trouble getting going on Tuesday, and Rajat Patidar hasn’t displayed the same level of play as he did two years ago. For RCB, the lack of an accomplished middle-order batter is beginning to show. Bengaluru’s middle order must perform well on the pitch if they are to turn around their season.
