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05/07 15:42 CDT Marsh hits century as Lucknow ends 6-match losing streak in
Indian Premier League
Marsh hits century as Lucknow ends 6-match losing streak in Indian Premier
League
LUCKNOW, India (AP) --- Mitchell Marsh hit an aggressive century to help
last-place Lucknow Super Giants snap a six-match losing streak with a win over
defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-affected Indian
Premier League game Thursday.
In the nine-run victory on DLS Method, Marsh smashed 111 off 56 balls with nine
sixes and nine fours in Lucknow's total of 209-3 after the game was reduced to
19-overs-a-side due to rain interruptions during Lucknow's innings and
Bengaluru's target was revised to 213.
Virat Kohli fell for a two-ball duck in Bengaluru's chase of 203-6 when his off
stump was knocked over by Prince Yadav (3-33) in the second over. Captain Rajat
Patidar smacked 61 off 31 balls while Tim David (40), Krunal Pandya (28 not
out) and Romario Shepherd (23 not out) also played cameos to bring Bengaluru
close to the target.
Bengaluru stayed at No. 3 on the points table. Lucknow remained at the bottom
of the table after its third win of the season.
"It was a good game for us, for sure," Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant said. "We
have been trying to put together a perfect game where batting and bowling comes
together ... really happy to get a win here."
Kohli's first IPL duck since 2023 left Bengaluru struggling at 9-2, but Patidar
revived hopes with his aggressive batting --- especially against fast bowler
Mayank Yadav (0-50) and spinner Digvesh Rathi (0-50).
The return of Prince in the 11th over earned Lukcnow wickets of Devdutt
Padikkal, who got deceived by a slower ball, and struggling Jitesh Sharma, who
top-edged a pull shot to Pant behind the wickets.
Shahbaz Ahmed's return to in Lucknow's starting lineup also paid off as he
dismissed Patidar in his first over and then when David looked to take the game
away, he had the Australian caught at cover point in the 16th over. With
Bengaluru needing 20 off Rathi's final over, the spinner conceded just one
boundary to seal the game for Lucknow.
"We were sure of how we wanted to go about the target," Patidar said. "We did
well, just one or two shots behind ... difficult to analyze just after the
game, but we have four games more (and) we're taking it one step at a time."
Earlier, Marsh's second 50-plus score of the season set the tone for Lucknow's
challenging total. His aggression against the pace in the power play saw him
completing the half-century off only 20 balls before he raised his first
hundred of the season off 49 balls.
Lucknow had raced to 95-0 in nine overs when rain briefly stopped play, but
Marsh not only dominated the pace of his fellow Australian Josh Hazlewood, he
was also equally aggressive against Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya, scoring 90
of his runs in boundaries.
Pant then provided a perfect finish with a quickfire 32 off 10 balls as the
Lucknow skipper smashed last three balls from Rasikh Salam Dar for 4 4 6 and
Lucknow added 64 runs of their last five overs.
Bengaluru stayed at No. 3 on the points table. Lucknow remained at the bottom
of the table after its third win of the season.
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