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RCB Vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has taken the top position in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 by scoring a four-match winning streak. After the 5-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday, captain Rajat Patidar admitted that the team still has a long way to go for the title.
LCG, who came to bat after losing the toss at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, were all out for 146 runs. In response, RCB won the match in 15.1 overs.
‘Our bowling was excellent’- Rajat Patidar
After the win, RCB captain Rajat Patidar said, ‘Our bowling was excellent. I believe that winning the toss was important for us. The way the fast bowlers bowled was worth watching.
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In this match, Krunal Pandya from RCB team took 2 wickets for 38 runs, while Suyyash Sharma gave 34 runs in 4 overs. However, Suyyash could not get a wicket. On the performance of these two players, Captain Patidar said, “About Krunal Pandya, I also don’t know what he will bowl the next ball, but I would say that he is a very courageous bowler. At the same time, Suyyash Sharma’s stump-to-stump bowling was excellent. If there are specialist bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood with the new ball, then the captain’s job becomes easier, because you do not need to tell them much. Their experience and thinking are also helping the other bowlers. Title There is still a long way to go in achieving our expectations. For now, we are just focusing on one match at a time.
‘It has been a tough season for us’, Nicholas Pooran
This season LSG has lost 3 out of the first 5 matches. This team is currently at seventh position. Acting captain of Lucknow Super Giants, Nicholas Pooran, in place of injured Rishabh Pant, said, ‘It has been a difficult season for us. In batting we could not perform as per expectation. 175 could have been a competitive score, but it is no secret that we have been struggling with the bat all season and today we had to pay the price for that.
He said, ‘T20 cricket is a difficult game. It is not easy to perform well consistently, but the players are working hard and we are ready to compete. We will continue the fight. I think it’s just a matter of time. One has to be patient, be ready for the opportunity and contribute to the team.
Nicholas Puran could score only 1 run in this match. This entire season, he has scored only 42 runs with his bat in 5 matches at an average of 8.40. Puran knows how to make a comeback. He said, “I am feeling good about my batting and hitting the ball well. Unfortunately, things have not gone in my favor in this tournament, but this has happened before. I have been in this situation before and know how to come back. I am confident that I will come out of this.”
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