Faf du Plessis' 96 powered Royal Challengers Bangalore to 181/6 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 31st match of the IPL 2022 at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. 

On being asked to bat first, RCB had a horror start as Dushmantha Chameera removed both Anuj Rawat and Virat Kohli in the first over itself. Glenn Maxwell counter-attacked and scored 23 in 11 balls but got out in the sixth over as RCB finished the powerplay at 47/3. 

Bangalore lost Suyash Prabhudessai next in the eight over. Faf du Plessis and Shahbaz Ahmed stitched a crucial 70-run stand in 48 balls to get RCB back on track. Shahbaz got runout in the 16th over after scoring 26 runs. 

du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik further added 49 runs in 27 balls. The RCB captain looked set to score a hundred but got out on 96 in the last over of the inning but helped his team get to 181/6. 

Brief Scorecard: 

RCB - 181/6