Lucknow SuperGinets
Seven out of the ten teams of IPL 2022 are now out of the title race. Six teams were eliminated at the time of the playoffs. Following this, the five-time champions Mumbai Indians defeated the Lucknow Supergiants in the Eliminator and showed another team the way out. Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, have already arrived in Chennai securing their place in the final but it has not yet been decided who will be the other team in the final. Meanwhile, LSG’s title hopes, which made it to the playoffs for the second time in a row, were dashed. The team was not only defeated, but it would be called an embarrassing defeat. This time also the team did what happened in the year 2022.
LSG was eliminated after reaching the playoffs for the second time in a row
Lucknow Supergiants are playing their second IPL this year. The team made its debut in 2022 and clinched its playoff spot in the first year. The team actually took the first hit only when the team captain KL Rahul got injured and was left out of this IPL season. However, even after this, the team won the games and clinched their playoff spot. But the team’s performance was not up to par, as it should be for a title-winning team. Remember the year 2022. The team reached the playoffs under the captaincy of KL Rahul, but he was not in number one and two, so he had to play the tie. The team faced RCB. That’s where the team lost. RCB and LSG met in the Eliminator on May 25, exactly one year to today. The RCB team came out to bat first. Remember that this was the same match in which Rajat Patidar, who rose to number three after failing in the top order, played a brilliant 112-run century. This was the reason why the team posted a mountain-like score of 207 runs in 20 overs with the loss of four wickets.
LSG team lost even after batting in IPL 2022
Following this, when the LSG team went down to chase this score, captain KL Rahul played a 79-run innings, but none of the other batsmen were ready to support him. That is why the team were able to score 193 runs in 6 overs in 20 overs and lost the match by 14 runs. Now coming this year, this time also the opposing team i.e. Mumbai Indians had scored 182 runs for eight wickets while batting first. Chasing this score was not a difficult task, but according to the Chennai camp, it was a great total and not an easy one to beat. But the start of the team was not good. The highest score in this team match was 40 runs and was made by Marcus Stoinis. No other batsman could even cross the 20 mark. The team couldn’t even play the full 20 overs of their quota and got it all in 16.3 overs. And only 101 runs were scored. The team lost by a huge margin of 82 runs. Although it was not a league game, and the net run rate would not have any effect, but if it did, the team’s net run rate would surely be very bad.
Mumbai Indians and GT will now compete in the second qualifier
Well, now there are only three teams left in the battle for the title. Apart from CSK, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians are still in the title race. On Friday, Mumbai Indians will face Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier and the team that wins this match will go straight to the final with the losing team being knocked out. With the departure of LSG, it is almost certain that there will be no new IPL champion this time either, because the remaining three teams have won the IPL title. Now there are only two matches left and only three days left to clinch the IPL champion of the year 2023. It remains to be seen how the teams manage in the remaining matches.
