Lucknow needed 34 runs in the last two overs.
Mumbai, Aayush Badoni, the batsman of Lucknow Supergiants and who has made a special impact in the Indian Premier League so far, revealed that the target of 211 runs against Chennai Super Kings (Chennai Super Kings) While chasing, he had decided not to take the risk in front of Dwayne Bravo. Badoni scored an unbeaten 19 off nine balls and, along with Evin Lewis (55 off 23 balls), played a key role in helping Lucknow win by six wickets.
Badoni said in the post-match virtual press conference, “I know my role and I was asked to play my natural game only. They knew we could win if Evin and I played our shots. So there was no specific message, we just had to play our shots and we did that.”
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Veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo dismissed the dangerous Deepak Hooda in the 18th over and became the highest wicket-taker in the IPL. Lucknow needed 34 runs in the last two overs. Due to excessive dew falling, Chennai captain Ravindra Jadeja handed the ball to Shivam Dubey, who conceded 25 runs in the 19th over.
Badoni said, “When Bravo was bowling, we did not want to take risks. We wanted to play our shots in the last two overs as we needed 28 (34). I think 210 was a good score but we got it well.” (agency)