On Tuesday night Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lost their third match in a row, going down to Delhi Capitals (DC) by 19 runs in the IPL 2024 clash. LSG’s aspires to qualify for the playoffs have been dashed thanks to this defeat.
But unlike the last time when LSG had lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home, their owner Sanjiv Goenka had lashed out at Rahul in public view but this time he was quite calm about it. Goenka discussed the game with Rahul after the defeat. There was a moment in the game when Goenka applauded Rahul for a effort in the field.
In the ninth over of the DC innings, Ravi Bishnoi gave room to batter Shai Hope, who tried to muscle the ball over the covers. But he couldn’t connect and hit it to Rahul, who timed his jump to catch it. The ball fumbled but Rahul dived on the ground to finish the catch.
The crowd appreciated the brilliant display of fielding. Goenka too rose and applauded the catch with a smile on his face. Some fans clicked the picture of Goenka applauding the catch and it went viral within seconds.
LSG are still mathematically in the race for playoffs but looking at scenarios, consider their campaign over. For LSG to qualify, they must beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 94 runs and then hope that SRH lose their left two matches by a combined margin of around 194 runs.
They will also hope that Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru, so that there is a three-way tie between then, SRH and DC.
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