Powerplay (1-6 Overs) :-

Royal Challengers Bangalore- 52/1 (8.7 rpo, 8x4, 1x6) || Lucknow Super Giants- 62/2 (10.3 rpo, 3x4, 5x6)

Middle Overs (7-15 Overs) :- 

Royal Challengers Bangalore- 71/3 (7.9 rpo, 5x4, 2x6) || Lucknow Super Giants- 81/1 (9.0 rpo, 1x4, 6x6)

Death Overs (16-20 Overs) :- 

Royal Challengers Bangalore- 84/0 (16.8 rpo, 8x4, 6x6) || Lucknow Super Giants- 50/3 (10.0 rpo, 2x4, 3x6)

The eliminator was nerve-wracking till the end and it was Royal Challengers Bangalore who held their nerve and defended the target against Lucknow Super Giants. After winning the toss and electing to field first, LSG picked the skipper of RCB for a duck. The sole innings from Rajat Patidar (112* off 54) in the middle boosted the score and Dinesh Karthik (37* off 23) in the end did his part very well as a finisher and the total was 207! In the chase, LSG lost their opener QDK in the first over. KL Rahul (79 off 58) and Deepak Hooda (45 off 26) partnered for 96 runs and played a fighting knock. But towards the end, the other batters couldn't fire and the team lost the match by 14 runs! With this win, RCB qualifies further to Qualifier-two and will face Rajasthan Royals there on 27th.

KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants Skipper: "We let ourselves down in the field. Dropping easy catches never helps. Difference was obviously Patidar playing such a knock. When someone in the top three scores a hundred, more often the team wins. They fielded really well and we were poor. We'll take back a lot of positives. It's a new franchise. We've made a lot of mistakes, every team does that. Have to try and come back stronger. Mohsin showed everybody how good he is and what skill he possesses."

Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore Skipper: "Today was a special day. The guys put in a special performance. Over the moon. For a young guy (Rajat Patidar) to play like he did. His hundred was one of the best I have seen in the IPL. Our bowlers were clear and calm and that was good. We were very happy as a group. As a group we needed some calm presence. We didn't feel like it was a big game. Every one was calm and relaxed. Harshal bowls the important overs. Second last one over from him changed the game for us."

Rajat Patidar is the player of the match 

Rajat Patidar: "When I time the ball, my focus was on it. The last over of the powerplay when Krunal was bowling to me, my execution went fine then and I got confident afterwards. The wicket was pretty good and I played some good shots. I never feel any pressure as I think I have the ability to make up for the dots."