WATCH: Josh Hazlewood's Match Winning Spell Against LSG In Eliminator

Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a 13-run win against Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator match of IPL 2022, making their spot in Qualifier 2 while knocking out LSG. Rajat Patidar was adjudged the player of the match for his thunderous ton, but what ultimately took RCB across the winning line was the penultimate over of the LSG batting, which was bowled by RCB's Josh Hazlewood. 

Lucknow Super Giants required 33 runs off the last 12 deliveries to win the match and keep their title chances alive. KL Rahul (78*) and Evin Lewis (1*) were at the crease for LSG. KL Rahul had already stuck 3 fours & 5 sixes while opening the innings and looked set enough to take his team across the winning line. 

In the 19th over, Josh Hazlewood was brought to bowl his 4th over of the match. Starting with a dot ball, Hazlewood bowled a wide and then conceded a single. The Australian bowler followed up with two more wides and conceded a run via byes on the third delivery. 

LSG now required 28 runs off 9 deliveries with KL Rahul on strike. Hazlewood bowled a low dipping yorker, and Rahul walked across his sticks and scooped it. However, it went straight to the fielder at short fine leg, Shahbaz Ahmed, who timed his jump to perfection to get the match-changing wicket. 

KL Rahul was dismissed after 79 runs in 58 deliveries with 3 fours & 5 sixes. Krunal Pandya came on to bat and received a low full toss first up and in an effort to close the face of the bat only to scoop it back to the bowler, who completed the catch to dismiss the LSG all-rounder for a golden duck.

Hazlewood had also dismissed Manan Vohra earlier, in the 5th over when the batter looked dangerous after smacking two consecutive boundaries. Vohra was caught out by Shahbaz Ahmed after scoring 19 runs in 11 deliveries with a four & 2 sixes. 

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Earlier, LSG captain KL Rahul won the toss & opted to bowl first against RCB in the Eliminator of IPL 2022. This match was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.