Indian Premier League: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow to fifth win

Indian Premier League, Lucknow: Royal Challengers Bangalore 126-9 (20 overs): du Plessis 44 (40); Naveen 3-30 Lucknow Super Giants 108 all out (19.5 overs): Gowtham 23 (13); Hazlewood 2-15Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 18 points.Scorecard . Table.

Virat Kohli hit 31 of 30 balls and Faf du Plessis hit 44 of 40 balls to help Bangalore post 126 -9 at Lucknow .

Lucknow captain KL Rahul came out injured in the first run but returned to the final in a bid to help his team recover.

But needing 23 from the final , Lucknow fell short at 108.< /p>

Both teams are tied on 10 points but Lucknow, which is ahead of the net pace, fell to third place while Bangalore slipped to fifth place.

Kohli and Du Plessis shared the highest partnership of the game, scoring 62 of 54 before the Indian batter was taken out by Ayush Badoni.

The Three- The wicket spell dismissed Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma and Mohammed Siraj as the visitors went from 114-6 to 121-9 in the space of two overs.

In response, Lucknow struggled to capitalize on their home advantage and were 0-1 down in the first set when Kyle Mayers was caught by India's Mohammed Siraj.

Ayush Badoni and Krunal Pandya split a partnership on 19 out of 19 before they were both caught by Kohli.< /p>

Lucknow was 34-4 after dropping four wickets on the power play, but Marcus Stoinis and Krishnappa Gowtham gave their fans hope when their partnership added a total of 27.

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