LSG appointed Justin Langer as head coach ahead of the 2024 edition.
In the fourth match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Lucknow Super Giants lost by 20 runs against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, March 24. In this match, RR captain Sanju Samson played a captaincy innings and after that his bowlers did a brilliant job.
Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul talked about his mistakes after the defeat in this match. Actually, in this match, Lucknow was in a winning position at one time, it seemed that the team would easily win. But in the end LSG’s innings faltered and in the end they had to face defeat.
Meanwhile, the Lucknow captain expressed happiness over Justin Langer becoming the head coach for the ongoing season. According to Rahul, Langer has the experience of leading Australia to T20 World Cup victory (2021) and Ashes victory during his tenure as the head coach of the Australian men’s team. During the post-match presentation, Rahul said, “We all have seen him leading Australia to T20 World Cup and Ashes victory during his coaching tenure.”
It feels good to score runs in this match: KL Rahul
When asked about his individual performance during the match, the Karnataka batsman said that it makes him feel good when he gets runs. However, the wicketkeeper-batsman also said that the joy of scoring runs doubles when his team wins that match.
Let us tell you that against RR, Rahul scored 58 runs in 44 balls and played an important role in handling the innings after LSG fell by three wickets in the fourth over. At one point, after 4 wickets fell for 60 runs, Rahul made a partnership of 85 runs with his deputy Nicholas Puran. After the fall of Rahul’s wicket, the match went into the hands of the host team. Nandre Berger bowled well in the last over for RR and helped Royals win by 20 runs.