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In the second eliminator match of IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs. Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first. Royal Challengers Bangalore got a remarkable total of 207 for the loss of 4 wickets in their 20 overs. Rajat Patidar's maiden knock of 112 not out in just 54 deliveries made Royal Challengers Bangalore reach a strong total. Dinesh Karthik (37 not out) and Virat Kohli (25) are the other best contributors with the bat. Moshin Khan (1/25), Krunal Pandya (1/39) and Avesh Khan (1/44) have been good among the bowlers of Lucknow Super Giants. Chasing a huge total, the Lucknow Super Giants were restricted to 193 for the loss of 6 wickets in their 20 overs.

KL Rahul (79), Deepak Hooda (45) and Manam Vohra (19) are the top scorers for the side. Josh Hazlewood (3/43), Harshal Patel (1/25) and Mohammed Siraj (1/41) have been good among the bowlers of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rajat Patidar has been named as the Player of the Match for his outstanding knock of 112 not out. Royal Challengers Bangalore will battle with Rajasthan Royals in the final playoff and the match would take place tomorrow. The final will take place between Gujarat Titans and the winner of the final play-off (tomorrow) on Sunday, May 29th in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

By Siva Kumar