DTVHINDIIPL 2024: LSG team also stunned to see Dhoni’s fan following in Lucknow, fans come just to get a glimpse…..
CSK has shared a video on its official Instagram account in which it can be seen that many fans had come to the stadium to watch Mahendra Singh Dhoni practice. MS Dhoni (Pic Source-Instagram) Today i.e. on 19th April, the great match of Indian Premier League 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Both the teams would definitely like to win this match. Along with this, the players of Chennai Super Kings also practiced extensively for this match at Ekana Cricket Stadium. Not only this, there were many fans who had come to the airport to get a glimpse of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wherever his bus left, people were seen cheering loudly for the former Indian captain. Chennai Super Kings has shared a video on its official Instagram account in which it can be seen that many fans had come to the stadium to watch Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s practice. Not only this, Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja were also seen practicing in this video. While sharing this video on its official social media account, Chennai Super Kings wrote in its caption, ‘War is ready to happen in the Nawab’s city.’ Here is Chennai Super Kings’ Instagram post: Let us tell you, Chennai Super Kings has played 6 matches so far in the Indian Premier League 2024, out of which they have won 4 while the team has lost in two. With 8 points, Chennai Super Kings are at the third position in the points table of IPL 2024. Out of 6 matches, Lucknow Super Giants have won three while the team has faced defeat in three. Lucknow team is at fifth position in the points table of IPL 2024. Lucknow’s record at home has been very good and they would like to register a win against Chennai also. Even though the match will be played in Lucknow, all the fans will be desperate to see Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
Scorecard of the last match of LSG vs CSK, know who won?
Last year, when these two teams last met, Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow by 12 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. LSG vs CSK (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 34th match of IPL 2024 between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings will be played on April 19 at Ekana Stadium. Lucknow team made its debut in this league in the year 2022. Since then, Lucknow has faced Chennai Super Kings 3 times. Of these 3 matches played between the two teams, 1 match remained without result and the remaining 1-1 matches were won by both the teams. Scorecard of last match of LSG vs CSK Last year, when these two teams last met, Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow by 12 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first, Chennai scored 217 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway made a brilliant partnership of 110 runs for the first wicket in this match. Gaikwad had scored 57 runs in 31 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. At the same time, Conway played an innings of 47 runs in 29 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours. Shivam Dubey and Ambati Rayudu scored 27-27 runs respectively. Dhoni had scored 19 runs in 13 balls in this match. From Khanu’s side, Mark Wood and Ravi Bishnoi took 3-3 wickets and Avesh Khan took 1 wicket. Chasing the target, Lucknow could score only 205 runs. Kyle Mayers played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 22 balls. After him, Nicholas Puran scored 32 runs in 18 balls. None of the remaining batsmen could cross the 20-run mark. Moeen Ali bowled brilliantly in this match, he took 4 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs. IPL 2024: Scorecard of LSG’s last match Lucknow Super Giants had to face defeat by 8 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match. Batting first, Lucknow scored 161 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. In response, KKR chased the target with 26 balls remaining. IPL 2024: Scorecard of CSK’s last match Chennai Super Kings had defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the last match. Batting first, CSK had put 206 runs on the board. In reply, Mumbai Indians were able to score only 186 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.
LSG celebrated its captain’s birthday in this style, see viral photo
KL Rahul is celebrating his 32nd birthday today on 18th April. KL Rahul (Image Credit- Twitter X) KL Rahul, the experienced wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian cricket team and captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL, is celebrating his 32nd birthday today on 18th April. Fans including the cricket fraternity have wished Rahul in a special way on his special day. On the other hand, a special photo of Rahul on his birthday has been shared by his IPL team Lucknow Super Giants on their official X account. Looking at the photo, it seems that this photo is of cake cutting in the hotel, in which a lot of cake is seen smeared on Rahul’s face. Also, fans are seen giving tremendous reaction to this strange photo of Rahul through social media. So while sharing this photo, the team wrote – 32 looks happy on you, Captain. See this photo of KL Rahul 32 looks joyful on you, Kaptaan 😄🎂 pic.twitter.com/iqapSxur3d — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 18, 2024 Lucknow Super Giants will face Chennai Super Kings on April 19. On the other hand, if we give you information about KL Rahul’s team in the ongoing tournament, Lucknow Super Giants has played a total of 6 matches in IPL 2024 till the time of writing the news. The team has won 3 of these matches, while they have faced defeat in the same number of matches. The team is currently at 5th position in the points table with 6 points. So now Lucknow Super Giants is going to face five-time champion Chennai Super Kings on Friday, April 19. Let us tell you that this match between both the teams will be played at Ekana Cricket Stadium. However, Chennai may have an advantage on the home ground of Lucknow, as they are coming after winning their last two matches. On the other hand, Lucknow has faced defeat in its last two matches. Well, now it will be worth watching that how is the out-of-form LSG going to perform against CSK?
IPL 2024: Match-34, LSG vs CSK Match Prediction: Know which team has the upper hand and who can win today’s match
The 34th match of IPL 2024 will be played between LSG and CSK on April 19 at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. CSK (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Preview: The 34th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on April 19 at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. In the points table, Chennai Super Kings are at third position with four wins and 8 points from 6 matches. CSK had defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the last match. Batting first, Chennai scored 206 runs on the board at the loss of 4 wickets. In reply, Mumbai Indians were able to score only 186 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Lucknow Super Giants are fifth in the points table with three wins and 6 points from 6 matches. LSG had to face defeat by 8 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match. Batting first, Lucknow scored 161 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. In response, KKR chased the target with 26 balls remaining. Match Details: match Information match Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, Match-34 venue Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow day and time 19th April, Friday, 7:30 pm (Indian time) Live broadcast and streaming details Sony Sports Network and JioCinema App Pitch Report: The pitch at Ekana is usually quite dry. This helps the spin bowlers and makes chasing difficult. The batsmen will get help in the initial overs but later the spinners will get help from the pitch. The captain can decide to bat first after winning the toss here. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 152 runs. Head to Head Records: total matches played 3 Lucknow Super Giants won 1 Chennai Super Kings won 1 no result 1 Probable Playing XIs: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Yash Thakur. Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey, Daryl Mitchell, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Mathisha Pathirana. Probable Best Batter of the Match: In the last match against Mumbai Indians, Shivam Dubey had played an unbeaten inning of 66 runs with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes in 38 balls. Shivam Dubey can bat brilliantly against Lucknow Super Giants. possible best bowler (Probable Best Bowler of the Match): Mathisha Pathirana took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai Indians in the last match. Pathirana can also bowl brilliantly in the match against Lucknow. Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction): Chennai Super Kings will win the match against Lucknow Super Giants. Scenario 1 Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to bat Parvplay Score- 45-55 Score of first innings- 160-170 Chennai Super Kings won Scenario 2 Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat Powerplay Score- 50-60 Score of first innings- 180-190 Chennai Super Kings won
IPL 2024: LSG vs CSK: Know the probable playing XI of Match 34
This match between the two teams will be played at Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG vs CSK (Image Credit- Twitter X) LSG vs CSK: In the 34th match of the ongoing IPL season, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is going to face five-time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Let us tell you that this match between both the teams will be played on 19th April at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Lucknow team will be out of form before facing Chennai, as they are coming after losing their last two matches. So CSK would like to maintain its winning streak. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) If we give you information about the performance of Lucknow Super Giants, they have played a total of 6 matches in the ongoing tournament. In these matches, LSG has been able to win only three matches, while it has faced defeat in the same number of matches. The team is currently at 5th position in the points table with 6 points. Also, let us tell you that the team’s winning streak has derailed in the last two matches. First Delhi and then KKR have defeated Lucknow. So when the team comes to play the match against CSK, they will want to forget their previous performance and perform brilliantly at home. Probable playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Vishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur. impact player: M Siddharth, Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra, Krishnapta Gautam. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Talking about Chennai Super Kings, they are currently in the top 3 in the points table. The team has played a total of 6 matches so far, in which they have won 4 and lost 2 matches. However, CSK has defeated teams like KKR and Mumbai Indians in its last two matches, which will boost its confidence. So CSK, famous for defeating other teams at their own home, would like to perform similar against LSG. Probable playing XI of Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman. impact player: Mathisha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Sheikh Rasheed.
IPL 2024: LSG team should be alert, CSK players visited Shri Siddhivinayak Temple
Chennai Super Kings are scheduled to play their next match of IPL 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants on April 19 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande and Rajvardhan Hangargekar seek blessings at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai (Pic Source-X) All the players of Chennai Super Kings visited Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. Let us tell you, in their last match, Chennai Super Kings had defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the match played against Mumbai, all the players from Chennai performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Now Chennai Super Kings have to play their next match of IPL 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants on 19 April at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. However, before this match, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur and Rajvardhan Hangargekar were seen worshiping at the Siddhivinayak temple. Not only this, their family members were also present with these players. Young fast bowler Rajvardhan Hangargekar has shared the picture of Shri Siddhivinayak Temple on his Instagram story in which these four players were seen visiting here with their families. Rajvardhan Hangrekar Insta Story Chennai Super Kings has performed very well so far in IPL 2024. Let us tell you, so far in the Indian Premier League 2024, Chennai Super Kings have performed very well under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Out of 6 matches, they have won four while the team has faced defeat in two. In the points table of IPL 2024, Chennai Super Kings is at the third position with eight points. Now Chennai team would like to perform well in the match against Lucknow also. Before the start of this season, Mahendra Singh Dhoni had removed himself from the captaincy post, after which the franchise appointed Ruturaj Gaikwad as the new captain of its team. Ruturaj has also captained very well and many young players have also left their mark this season. Let us tell you, Chennai Super Kings is one of the most successful teams of IPL. He has won the trophy of this magnificent tournament five times. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
KKR vs LSG: Gautam Gambhir shared a special video on Bengali New Year, gave a big gift to Kolkata fans
Bengali New Year is celebrated on 14th April, so Gautam Gambhir has gifted today’s victory to the people of Kolkata. KKR vs LSG (Image Credit – Twitter KKR vs LSG: The 28th match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Eden Gardens. In this match, Kolkata registered a historic victory over Lucknow by 8 wickets. Because this is KKR’s first win against Lucknow in IPL history. Lucknow had won over Kolkata in the last three matches. Batting first in this match, Lucknow scored 161 runs. In reply, Kolkata won the match at the loss of 2 wickets in 15.4 overs thanks to Philip Salt’s unbeaten innings of 89 runs. Philip Salt batted brilliantly and scored unbeaten 89 runs for Kolkata. Facing 47 balls, he hit 14 fours and 3 sixes. Shreyas Iyer scored unbeaten 38 runs and hit 6 fours. Meanwhile, Mohsin Khan has been a successful bowler for Lucknow Super Giants. He took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs. Kolkata made a great comeback at home ground Kolkata had lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last match but bounced back with a win at home. Kolkata has lost only one match in five matches so far, while it has won four matches. KKR are second with eight points, while KL Rahul-led Lucknow suffered their second consecutive defeat. In this respect, the team is in fifth place with six points from six matches with three wins and three losses. Lucknow’s innings was very sluggish Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer had won the toss and chose bowling. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants, captained by KL Rahul, scored 161 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Actually, the batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants kept returning to the pavilion at regular intervals, hence the team failed to score big. KKR vs LSG: Gautam Gambhir gave a big gift to the people of Kolkata On the spectacular victory of KKR, Gautam Gambhir has posted a special video for the people of Kolkata. Bengali New Year is celebrated on 14th April, so Gautam Gambhir has gifted today’s victory to the people of Kolkata. He wrote “Our gift to all our fans on Noboborsho! #AmiKKR” See that post of Gautam Gambhir here
IPL 2024: Take a look at the top-10 funny memes of KKR vs LSG match
After this victory of KKR, there was a flood of memes on social media. KKR vs LSG (Pic Source-X) In the 28th match of IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets at their home ground. Batting first, Lucknow set a target of 162 runs for KKR. Which Kolkata achieved by losing 2 wickets with the help of Philip Salt’s explosive innings. Salt played an unbeaten inning of 89 runs in 47 balls. With this victory, Kolkata team has reached second place in the points table with 8 points. KKR restricted Lucknow to 161/7 Earlier in the match, Lucknow Super Giants, batting first, scored 161 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders. Nicholas Puran played the highest innings of 45 runs in 32 balls for the team. Apart from this, captain KL Rahul scored 39 runs. Ayush Badoni contributed 29 runs. Mitchell Starc looked in form for KKR today. He bowled very economically and took three wickets for 28 runs in his four over spell. Whereas Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty and Andre Russell got one wicket each. Philip Salt single-handedly finished the match KKR, which came out to chase the target of 162 runs, did not face much difficulty and achieved the target by losing only 2 wickets in 15.4 overs. Opener Philip Salt single-handedly finished the match. He played an unbeaten inning of 89 runs in 47 balls with the help of 14 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from this, captain Shreyas Iyer scored 38 runs in 38 balls. After Sunil Narine (6) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (7) were out cheaply, Philip Salt and Shreyas Iyer took the innings forward. Both the batsmen did not give any chance to the Lucknow bowlers to make a comeback and ensured the team’s victory by making a century partnership. Mohsin Khan was the most successful bowler for Lucknow, taking 2 wickets for 29 runs in four overs. See here the top-10 funny memes of KKR vs LSG match KL gets trolled for 144 strike-rate. Meanwhile, Shreyas with 100 S/R 👇 #KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/NAWzOug9bS — Sohini M. (@Mittermaniac) April 14, 2024 Nazar na lage!#KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/aP53pTYBND — Parshanth Neel The director (@Parashanthneel) April 14, 2024 You are very late, everyone has finished everything. #Salt #KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/mJmpos4gg6 — September (@September_022) April 14, 2024 #KKRvLSGMitchell Starc The Art. The artist pic.twitter.com/PWFXU7MJrJ — Sohel ˢʳᵏᶦᵃⁿ (@Dor9emon) April 14, 2024 Phil Salt today to LSG bowlers be like 🥵 #LSGvKKR #KKRvsLSG #KKRvLSG #CSKvsMI #mivscsk #RohitSharma #MSDhoni #BoycottFarid pic.twitter.com/CrUHpDsEnO — CricketComiX (@CricketComiX) April 14, 2024 “Kolkata Knight Riders” won 🥳🥳🥳🥳#ShahRukhKhan#KKRvLSG #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/2laagcUBpr —𓀠Srkian_امرین (@Amreen_Srkian2) April 14, 2024 hunter @KKRiders calling the prey @LucknowIPLWe’ve prepared coffins for you already #KKRvLSG #KKRNationpic.twitter.com/2rG5KfgNPv — Self Proclaimed Clown (@MaheshCult009) April 14, 2024 Proper Class inning from Phil Salt 🔥#KKRvLSG #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/s6VzDU686J — Cricklover (@kumarmanoj_11) April 14, 2024 #KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/zCO36NSfPb — NRI Bollywoodian (ORGANIC) (@who79002142) April 14, 2024 #KKRvLSG pic.twitter.com/fg9XxZbzmm — RaaZ! 𓀠 🚬 (@RaaZi_Ss) April 14, 2024
IPL 2024: Phil Salt played a match-winning inning of 89* runs against LSG, also won the Player of the Match award.
In this match, Phil Salt batted very well for Kolkata Knight Riders and played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 89 runs for his team with the help of 14 fours and 3 sixes in 47 balls. Phil Salt (Pic Source-X) Today i.e. on 14th April, in a spectacular match of IPL 2024 played at Eden Garden, Kolkata, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets. In this match, Phil Salt batted very well for Kolkata Knight Riders and played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 89 runs for his team with the help of 14 fours and 3 sixes in 47 balls. Phil Salt did not spare any bowler of Lucknow team and continuously hit hard. Salt started playing aggressively from his first ball of this match. Because of this batting of Phil Salt, he was awarded the Player of the Match award against Lucknow. Not only this, Phil Salt also made a very good partnership with captain Shreyas Iyer and added 122* runs for the third wicket. Not only in batting but also in wicketkeeping, this English player did very well and took two brilliant catches. He caught the catches of Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow. Kolkata defeated Lucknow at home In this match, Lucknow team batted first and scored 161 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. The worst thing for the Lucknow team was that their wickets kept falling at regular intervals. On behalf of the team, Nicholas Puran batted brilliantly and played a stormy innings of 45 runs. Apart from him, captain KL Rahul contributed 39 runs, while young batsman Ayush Badoni scored 29 runs. Nicholas Puran was the highest run scorer for his team in this match. Mitchell Starc bowled very well for Kolkata Knight Riders and took three wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Apart from them, Vaibhav Arora, Andre Russell, Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narayan took one wicket each. IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram
KKR vs LSG Turning Point of match: Lucknow lost 2 consecutive matches, made the same mistake in both the matches, know the reason for the defeat?
KKR defeated Lucknow by eight wickets with the help of opener Phil Salt’s unbeaten half-century. Shamarh Joseph (Pic Source-X) KKR vs LSG Turning Point of match: The 28th match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) restricted Lucknow Super Giants to 161 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs due to the brilliant performance of the bowlers led by fast bowler Mitchell Starc. For Lucknow, Nicholas Puran scored the highest 45 runs in 32 balls with the help of two fours and four fours, while captain KL Rahul scored an inning of 39 runs in 27 balls. KKR was set a target of 162 runs to win. Chasing the target, KKR defeated Lucknow by eight wickets with the help of opener Phil Salt’s unbeaten half-century. With the help of Salt’s unbeaten inning of 89 runs off 47 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes, they won the match by scoring 162 runs for two wickets in 15.4 overs. For KKR, captain Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten on 38 runs in 38 balls, while for Lucknow, fast bowler Mohsin Khan took both the wickets. Turning Point of Match (KKR vs LSG Turning Point of match, Lucknow’s bad batting Today again the openers disappointed. The partnership between the two did not flourish due to which the rest of the batsmen found it difficult to settle down at the crease. KL Rahul once again got out today after playing a slow innings. His captaincy innings was missing again today. In the last match also, LSG had batted poorly due to which they had to face defeat. Even after this, they did not learn from that match and even against a strong team like KKR, they set a small target of just 162 runs. Salt-Iyer partnership weighs heavy on LSG In the opening over, Lucknow took 2 wickets in the powerplay with Sunil Narayan. From here he could have a good chance of making a comeback. However, the bowling department also disappointed, with a 120-run partnership between Salt and Iyer leading to LSG’s second consecutive defeat.
