KL Rahul's second century of the season that too against the same opposition took Lucknow Super Giants to 168/6 in the first innings against Mumbai Indians in match 37 of the IPL 2022.
On being asked to bat first, LSG began cautiously and lost Quinton de Kock, finishing the powerplay at a score of 32/1. Manish Pandey and Rahul slowly took the innings forward with a 58-run stand in 47 balls for the second wicket.
Pandey's wicket in the 12th over saw Super Giants' middle-order collapse as they went from 85/1 in 11.4 overs to 121/5 in 15.3 overs.
Rahul kept rotating the strike and found boundaries at regular intervals to keep the scoreboard ticking from one end. Rahul gave the final flourish with a 47-runs stand in 25 balls with Ayush Badoni to get Lucknow close to the 170-run mark. During the partnership, Rahul scored his second ton of the season (his first also came against Mumbai).
For MI, Kieron Pollard and Riley Meredith took two wickets each.
Brief Scorecard:
Lucknow Super Giants - 168/6