IPL 2024: LSG Star Nicholas Pooran Clears 106 Meters With Mammoth Six Against RCB | WATCH

Lucknow Super Giants batter Nicholas Pooran set the M Chinnaswamy stadium alight with his maverick batting against home team Royal Challengers Bengaluru during the clash between the sides on Tuesday.

LSG romped to a total of 181 for the loss of 5 wickets riding on a half-century from South African opener Quinton de Kock and an incredible display of power hitting by Windies batter Pooran.

Pooran, who made a massive contribution of an unbeaten 40 runs off just 21 deliveries. His innings included five sixes and one four as he entertained fans at the stadium and throughout the nation with some explosive batting he has come to be known for.

Pooran whacked RCB’s English bowler Reece Topley for three maximums on the trot in the 19th over, with one of those sixers flying out of the stadium. His shot over deep mid-wicket off the pacer cleared a massive distance of 106m and also brought up 100 maximums for him in the Indian Premier League.

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to field first as the LSG opening pair of de Kock and KL Rahul put up a 53-run stand for the first wicket, before captain Rahul was dismissed by Glenn Maxwell for 20 off 14.

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Decdutt Padikkal was scalped for 6 off 1 balls before Marcus Stoinis chipped in with a contribution of 24 off 15. The Australian was removed from the crease by Maxwell once before Pooran came out to bat.

Opener de Kock fell to Topley after making 81 runs off just54 deliveries, shortly before Ayush Badoni followed his teammate back to the hut for a duck.

pooran’s fireworks in towards the fag end of the innings helped LSG set RCB a target of 182 as he remained unbeaten alongside Krunal Pandya, who did not get to play even a single delivery in the fixture.