The LSG innings lasted for six overs without a boundary as the middle order crumbled. Badoni and Arshad steadily resurrected their chances. Badoni ended the drought with consecutive fours off Mukesh, pulled fine and slapped over backward point. He then focused on accumulating singles and doubles against the spin of Kuldeep and Axar Patel.
When pace returned in the 18th over, Badoni decided it was time to accelerate. Khaleel was hit for a six over deep midwicket before Arshad followed suit by hitting his first boundary over mid-off. Shaw dropped the No. 9 off the final ball of the over, compounding Khaleel's pain. In the 19th over, Badoni lofted and then swept Mukesh on the way to a 31-ball fifty, as the eighth-wicket pair successfully drove LSG above the 160-mark. This time, their magic deserted them.