De Kock fifty, Mayank Yadav's fiery pace give LSG 28-run win over RCB

Quinton de Kock's astute fifty and pace sensation Mayank Yadav's youthful brilliance fashioned Lucknow Super Giants' 28-run romp over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Tuesday..

RCB threatened to miraculously scale 182 briefly through Mahipal Lomror, who produced a forceful 33 off 13 balls.. However, Mayank's scorching three-wicket haul (3/14) was not to be denied as the hosts were bundled out for 153...

The right-arm quick later added Rajat Patidar (27) to his kitty to reduce RCB to 103 for six, and the home side was sinking fast then.. Earlier, De Kock manifested his exceptional hitting skills with a fifty but Lucknow could not progress beyond a par score...

The Super Giants went off the block quickly, reaching 32 for no loss in three overs and then making it 54 in the Power Play.. Most of the runs came from the blade of De Kock, who took a particular liking for pacer Mohammed Siraj...

KL Rahul, who captained the side after coming in as an impact sub against Punjab Kings in the previous game, started slowly making six runs off his first 10 balls.. But a six off left-arm pacer Yash Dayal gave his innings momentum and later he swept spinner Maxwell for a six...

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