KL Rahul's strong 82 runs off 53 balls helped Lucknow Super Goliaths easily beat Chennai Super Lords by eight wickets in the IPL on Friday. Rahul's time at the wrinkle, which saw him crush nine fours and three sixes, assumed a key part in pushing Lucknow past Chennai's 176-6 with six balls in excess. "That's what I felt assuming we bat well, we could pursue it down... at the point when your organization goes on, you can take a couple of additional risks. Happy that it worked out," said Rahul.
Chennai got off to a somewhat unsteady beginning in the wake of being welcome to bat first, losing Rachin Ravindra (zero) and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (17) in the initial five overs. Ajinkya Rahane hoped to consistent the side, with the assistance of Ravindra Jadeja, yet fell in the 10th over subsequent to piling up a good 36 runs off 24 balls. Lucknow's clinical bowling limited Chennai in the center overs, with Shivam Dube (three) not having the option to pop off.
Be that as it may, Jadeja soldiered on until the end of the game, getting his 50 years in the seventeenth over. Dependable warhorse M.S. Dhoni, who smacked 28 runs off 9 balls, assisted Chennai with turning up the intensity in the last three overs and pushed the group to 176-6. Lucknow openers Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul set up the pursuit with an eminent 134-run organization, before de Kock, who hit five fours in his 43-ball 54, fell in the fifteenth over.
Rahul went onto crush a unimaginable 82 runs off 53 balls prior to being excused in the eighteenth over. A last move by Nicholas Pooran (23) helped seal the triumph for Lucknow. "We lost wickets routinely and were 10-15 short," said Gaikwad. "Great to play them again soon, will return with schoolwork done."