KL’s second ton against MI powers LSG to 168-6

KL Rahul celebrates his century yesterday. Pic/PTI

KL Rahul continued his fairytale run against Mumbai Indians with a magnificent second hundred of the season, but Lucknow Super Giants were restricted to a par-score of 168 for six in an Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

Rahul, who had scored a century against MI a few days back, smashed an unbeaten 103 off 62 balls with the help of 12 fours and four maximums, but he didn't get enough help from the other batters.

At the time of going to press, MI were 54-1 in eight overs.

Manish Pandey had a 58-run stand with Rahul, but he lacked intent during his run-a-ball 22, while Marcus Stoinis (0), Krunal Pandya (1) and Deepak Hooda (10) paraded back to the hut in quick succession.

Later, Rahul added another 47 with young Ayush Badoni (14) to take LSG to a competitive score. For MI, Daniel Sams, who had snapped four wickets the other day against Chennai Super Kings, had a forgettable evening as he conceded 40 runs in his four overs.

Kieron Pollard pulled things back a bit as he snapped two wickets in two overs, while Riley Meredith accounted for two, but conceded 40, with Jasprit Bumrah once again displaying his brilliance as an all-format great.

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