In Pics, IPL 2022 Match 31: Du Plessis, Hazlewood star in RCB's win over LSG

Royal Challengers Bangalore rode on skipper Faf du Plessis' breezy 96 and Josh Hazlewood's brilliant bowling to inflict an 18-run defeat on Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL on Tuesday. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Du Plessis roared back to form after a string of low scores with a 64-ball knock to help RCB post 181/6 after being sent into bat. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Hazlewood (4/25) then picked two wickets upfront and two at the fag end as RCB restricted LSG to 163/8 to register their fifth win of the season. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Dushmantha Chameer (2/31 off 3) bowled a fruitful first over for LSG, snaring the wickets of opener Anuj Rawat (4) and Virat Kohli for a first-ball duck. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Glenn Maxwell (23) slammed Chameera for two fours and a six in the third over before falling to Krunal Pandya (1/29) as RCB slipped to 44/3. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Du Plessis switched gears in the slog overs with Dinesh Karthik and they took RCB beyond the 180-run mark. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Du plessis came close to scoring his maiden IPL century but was dismissed by Holder with one ball left in the innings. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Hazlewood rocked LSG's chase early using the bounce and movement on offer, he accounted for Quinton de Kock (3) and Manish Pandey (6) in quick time. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

LSG skipper KL Rahul made his way back to the dug out soon after Pandey as a delivery down the leg-side kissed his bat and RCB successfully reviewed it. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Krunal Pandya (42) fell to Glenn Maxwell, while Deepak Hooda (13), Marcus Stoinis (24) and Ayush Badoni (13) were guilty of wasting their starts. (BCCI/IPL Photo)