LSG coach Jonty Rhodes helps groundsmen to cover the pitch as it rains during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fielding coach Jonty Rhodes on Wednesday offered a helping hand to the ground staff as rain curtailed the play at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
Rhodes, who was at the ground during the rain-stoppage, was seen running towards the boundary to help the staff cover the pitch.
However, the former cricketer was later relieved as staff rushed to assist him.
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.@JontyRhodes8 to the rescue 😃👌🏻
No shortage of assistance for the ground staff in Lucknow 😉#TATAIPL | #LSGvCSK pic.twitter.com/CGfT3dA94M
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Meanwhile, the two teams were forced to split points as their Indian Premier League match was called off. With incessant rain lashing the Ekana Stadium, even the minimum five overs of the CSK innings weren’t possible after the home team had made 125 for seven in 19.2 overs when rain interrupted play.
LSG middle-order batter Ayush Badoni’s unbeaten 59 (33 balls; 2x4s, 4x6s) was the only bright spot in the home team’s otherwise lacklustre play as Chennai Super Kings’ Moeen Ali (2/13) and Maheesh Theekshana (2/37) impressed by making early inroads.
The game began after a 15-minute delay due to wet outfield and rain returned in the final over of the first innings to halt the proceedings.
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