Stand-in Captain Jitesh Sharma attributed his guru Dinesh Karthik after he conjured up the sensational undefeated 85 on Tuesday to help Royal Challengers Bengalur on Tuesday a sensational six-member victory over Lucknow Super Giants in Ekana.
RCB produced one of the most clinical chases of the season and redesigned a depression of 228-Luna goal with a remarkable ease to end up at 230/4 in just 18.4 overs. Strong victory in six goals confirmed the second place for RCB on the point table with a 19 body-level with Pandjab Kings, which eliminated them for the best place while running (+0.37 to RCB +0.30). Both sides will now lock the corners in 1 in Mullanpur on Thursday with a direct entrance to the finals at stake.
Rishabh Pant’s undefeated 118 out of 61 balls raised LSG to commanding 227/3, but the night belonged to Jitesh Sharma, whose calm and calculated attack under pressure managed RCB to one of their most memorable persecution.
“I will not be able to express my thoughts. I still can’t believe I managed to play such knocking. I tried to stay at the moment and watch the ball as late as possible,” Jitesh said after being named the match player.
“I didn’t think of anything that would be fair. When the virat kohli got out, I decided to play deep.
RCB began to chase aggressively. Virat Kohli (54 out of 30) and Phil Salt (30 out of 19) to 61 runs for just 5.4 overs, playing without risk, but attacking cricket during powerplay. Kohli continued momentum even after salt fell on Pacer Akash Khan and reached his fifty 27 balls. His shifts ended in trying to clean a long time against Avesh Khan, just to catch him Ayush Badoni.
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Medium crossing saw RCB losing Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone quickly, reducing them to 123 to four in 11.4 overs. At this point, they still needed 103 runs with the desired rate approaching 13.
Jitesh, then 49, was rescued by the NO-ball from Digvesh Rathi. Later, at 57, he was almost moved, but Pant pulled out the appeal. He took full advantage of the full advantage and began to target “V” down the ground and a fine area of the legs, mixing sweeping and clean drives to create momentum.
“I got cramps because there was a lot of pressure on me. It’s a big franchise but I enjoy pressure. I have a lot of experienced players near me.
Mayank Agarwal, who remained unbeaten, supported Jitesh with a well -developing click. He began as an aggressor, cutting over a point and covering before allowing you to get to the center of attention.
The couple added 107 runs for the fifth goal and at 19. It was reasonably Jitesh, who closed the match, broke three consecutive sixs Will O’Rouke to end the chase.
“We were thinking about it, but we want to enjoy this moment. I’m sure to enjoy it. We’ll also work on recovery. At the moment we have, we would also like it forward in the qualifications.”
Jitesh also acknowledged Rajat Patidar’s contributions to a strong RCB running.
“I think the credit goes to rant. It was my responsibility to keep my record intact and, according to God’s grace, managed to keep the record.”
He confirmed that Josh Hazlewood is suitable and is expected to return to knockouts. Despite a few free days for older players, faith in the platoon remains steadfast.
“Hazlewood is suitable and should be there for knockouts. The faith in the team is strong. Liam did not click through this evening, but it is the winner of the match. Bhuvi Bhai did not do well tonight, but he is also the winner of the match.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
28. May 2025
