LSG vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders moves top of points table with 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants

Back from the strategic timeout! WICKET! Bishnoi has been trapped plumb in front. It looks plumb to the naked eye, at least. But, of course, they’d go for a review. Umpire’s call it is. Which means, KKR has propelled itself to the top of the table now with this massive 98-run win. Its NRR currently stands at +1.453!

Yudhvir plays and misses two back-to-back deliveries. An alert Salt tries effecting a stumping but he is well nestled inside the mark. SIX! Yudhvir is known for his big-striking in T20 cricket and we see why. This has been bludgeoned over long-on. WICKET! Yudhvir is a goner. Varun pitches this slightly outside off. Yudhvir looks to go big again but only ends up slicing it for Russell to gobble this up at cover.

The mid-off is inside the circle and the ball is soaring in the danger zone once again. Shreyas Iyer pedals back, gets underneath it and DROPS the opportunity! Krunal gets a reprieve. WICKET! The next delivery itself, however, sees the back of Krunal as Salt laps up yet another catch. Rana has two for himself now.

SIX. Across the line and all the way! Turner takes on Chakaravarthy’s looped up delivery, unleashes the slogsweep to get a six off the first ball. SIX. And a similar shot will bring up the second maximum of the over. OUT! There’s an umpire’s review for a bump catch. Chakaravarthy takes a simple catch as Turner drags one onto his own boot before the ball lobs back up for the bowler. Yudhvir Singh, the concussion sub, comes to the crease.

Turner wouldn’t like this at all. Not one bit. Another over from Narine. The Australian doesn’t have a very impressive record against spin bowling. WICKET! That’s the end of Badoni. Starc judges the elevation well and pouches it comfortably at long-off.

DROPPED! Badoni survives. Narine covers a few yards, running in from the third man boundary, but fails to settle underneath a skier in time. He gets hit on the toe also. Russell, the bowler, appreciates the effort. And Russell strikes again! Pooran isn’t as lucky as Badoni as his stay turns out to be short-lived. The West Indies keeper-batter nicks one to Salt, who collects it over his head. Ashton Turner is the new man in. Russell bowls two consecutive wides.

Narine is back on. Maybe because of a favourable matchup against Pooran. Both batters look to keep the scoreboard ticking without taking any undue risks. Just 4 runs off it.

WICKET! Russell gets Stoinis for the fifth time in T20 cricket. A leading edge see the ball balloon to Rana at point. SIX! Ayush Badoni, who has just walked in, smokes a back-of-a-length delivery into the stands. Badoni and Pooran push for two and the throw from the deep seems to have hurt Russell’s fingers

Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack. Hooda has been given leg before! The batter calls for a DRS. Not much use, the ball tracker shows three reds and that’s his end.

Deepak Hooda lbw b Chakaravarthy 5(3)

Back after the timeout! Nicky Pooran walks out to bat. Pooran loves taking on spin and he has clobbered the very first ball into the sightscreen. Close! Pooran gets an underedge but it hits Salt in the leg.

Harshit to Stoinis, one run with a swipe to long on. FOUR! Rahul pulls away through square leg. That’s also the fifty run partnership. OUT! Caught at deep point. Rahul looks to heave it through the off side but picks the fielder. 

Rahul c Ramandeep b Harshit 25 (21)

Deepak Hooda at No. 4. FOUR! A chip shot over mid wicket begin his stay at the crease. Half a chance for Harshit to grab a return catch, he can only get his finger tips to it. 11 runs from the over.

Narine to continue. Rahul drives down to long on for one. Stoinis gets two with a drive between long on and long off. The next is on the pads and Stoinis works it away to deep mid wicket. A miscued sweep from Rahul, still gets him a run before the fine leg fielder stops it. FOUR! Stoinis powers it through covers. A single to mid wicket on the final delivery makes it 10 runs from the over.

Harshit Rana to bowl the final over of the PowerPlay. One run for Rahul through mid wicket. SIX! An attempted bouncer from Harshit, Stoinis hooks it over fine leg. Jaffa! Harshit lands it on the fourth-stump line, it’s at a length but shoots off to miss the edge by a whisker. 

Sunil Narine for the first time in the innings. Two runs, Rahul cuts through the gap but the diving cover fielder gets a hand to it which prevents the boundary. A single to mid wicket of the final delivery.

Starc to Rahul, one run! Rahul misses his slash, gets an under edge which still allows a single. FOUR! Short and wide and Stoinis packs it away through point. BEATEN! Stoinis gets another one in the slot but fails to connect with his drive. FOUR more! Stoinis takes the aerial route over covers. Ordinary bowling from Starc. FOUR! Width again from Starc and Stoinis gives it a proper whack.

Marcus Stoinis is the new batter. Rahul against Vaibhav. OUT! Rahul has been strangled down leg. Is that off the pad? Rahul has gone up for a review. It is indeed off the thigh pad and Rahul will continue at the crease. Rahul clips the next off his pads to deep square for two runs. SIX! Marcus Stoinis gets it wide which he upper cuts over third man.

Mitchell Starc to Rahul. FOUR! Full and outside off, Rahul leans in into the drive and breaches the fence. The second swings into the right-hander, works it to mid on for one run. FOUR again! The second boundary for Arshin. Chips it wide of mid on. WATCH A CATCH! Ramandeep has pulled off a blinder running back. Arshin gets a leading edge on an attempted flick. Ramandeep tracks back atleast 30 yards and dives full stretch to hold onto it.

Arshin Kulkarni c Ramandeep b Starc 9 (7)

Vaibhav to Rahul over the wicket. FOUR! Just the start LSG wanted. Rahul lets the ball come to him and angles it past the third man fielder. Rahul gets a single to long off with a push off his front foot. Arshin defends his first. He flicks the fourth to fine leg for one run. Rahul works the fifth delivery away to fine leg for the third single of the over. FOUR! Arshin with a sublime straight drive to pick his first boundary.

Impact Sub Arshin Kulkarni and KL Rahul will flag off the chase for the home team. Looks like it will be Vaibhav Arora to bowl the first over.

Shreyas goes upstairs again in an attempt to overturn another ‘wide not given’. Nothing on the UltraEdge once more and it will be a wide. Flicked away through the gap for FOUR by Shreyas Iyer! WICKET! A brilliant catch by KL Rahul spells the end of Shreyas’ stay with three balls to go. Shreyas, strangled down leg, accidentally offers a feather. KL takes a one-handed stunner. FOUR! One bounce and over the fence. With the third man inside the circle, Ramandeep guides the ball comfortably to the ropes. SIX! A low full toss and Yash has been punished again. This time over deep mid wicket. 18 off that last over. Not bad, not bad at all. KKR will be an extremely happy unit with this score.

SIX. That’s big. Sorry. That’s huge! Yudhvir bowls full and Ramandeep swings away to glory over deep mid. That’s up in the air, who’s gonna take it? It lands safely as Ramandeep heaves a sigh of relief. SIX! Ramandeep clears the boundary once more. 17 off the over. The long-on fielder leaps in an effort to lap this up but in vain.

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LSG vs KKR IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders becomes first team to score 200 runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first side to score 200 runs or more at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow during its IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday.

Naveen-ul-Haq to bowl out. FOUR! Shreyas Iyer holds his shape and dispatches the slower delivery straight down the ground. One bounce and into the fence, it goes. The 200 comes up, a first on this ground, in a T20 game! Exquisitely timed; Rinku opens the face of the bat to drill a four through cover point. WICKET! Rinku offers a simple catch to Stoinis at backward square.

Yash Thakur starts off with a wide. Shreyas Iyer goes upstairs to review a ‘wide not given’ off the second ball. Anil Chaudhary to take a look at it. UltraEdge confirms no bat. A wide has been signalled. FOUR! A full toss on the hips and Shreyas doesn’t need a second invite to flick this to the fence. Mike Hesson reckons 220 is what KKR will be looking at considering the ‘platform and their bowling attack’. 

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LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024: Yudhvir Singh Charak named concussion substitute for Mohsin Khan

Lucknow Super Giants bowler Yudhvir Singh Charak came on as an concussion substitute for Mohsin Khan during his side’s IPL 2024 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.

Back after the strategic timeout! Time for LSG to make a comeback of sorts to keep KKR from reaching 200, which would be the highest score at this venue. Yudhvir Singh Charak, who has come on as the concussion sub for Mohsin, will be pushed into the thick of the action straightaway. AND GONE! Raghuvanshi nicks one to the ‘keeper. Shreyas Iyer, the skipper, will be on strike. Rinku Singh flicks one over square leg for FOUR. 

There is a brief stoppage in play as physios tend to Raghuvanshi. For a while, it seemed he would be walking off but looks okay to carry on for now. FOUR! Bowled full and wide by Naveen-ul-Haq and Russell has swung through the line with the mid-off up in the circle. WICKET! Krishnappa Gowtham, substitute fielder at extra cover, covers a lot of ground and takes a stunning catch to dismiss Russell. Jonty Rhodes appreciates the effort from the dugout. Rinku Singh walks in.

Raghuvanshi providing some able support to Russell. Shimmies down, picks one up on the full and punches it straight down the ground. One bounce and into the fence for four. Misreads a wrong’un off Bishnoi next and the ball takes an inside edge to crash onto his pads. Raghuvanshi may have hurt himself while trying to scamper and dive to get to his mark.

Time for some muscle from Russell. He will be facing spin from Krunal. The bowler fires one down leg and it is five wides. SIX! The man has announced himself with a 90-metre maximum. Mohsin has stepped out of the ground after a poor landing saw him hit his head the previous over. 

Down the ground, goes Narine ... DDP positions himself at the edge of the rope but he has stepped over. It is a six! An outside edge this time, and Mohsin, at third man, seems to have hit his head while diving full-stretch. Narine’s safe. Mohsin may require some tending to, though. WICKET! Third time’s the charm. Narine hesitates a bit and then goes over the bowler’s head again. This time, DDP makes no mistake. Narine departs but not before thoroughly entertaining the Ekana crowd.

Marcus Stoinis is back into the attack. Up, up and away... Narine tees off with a cracking six over long-on. He throws his bat at the next widish delivery as well but misses all of it. Doesn’t miss again, six more! A slower, back of the length delivery has been sent 89m deep into the stands. A third six to make it 19 of the over. Stoinis can only shake his head now. Nobody has hit more sixes than Narine this season.

Bishnoi to Narine, FOUR! Late cuts it past the slip fielder. FIFTY IN 27 BALLS! Narine misses a switch hit. Narine misses his slog sweep but Rahul fails to gather it and allows a bye. FOUR! Full and wide and Angkrish gets his bottom hand into play, drives it through covers. A single with a soft push to mid wicket.

Angkrish survives a run out scare! He taps to long on and sets off for a single. Devdutt Padikkal dives from mid wicket to make a save and sends it to the striker’s end. The throw is not quite on target which allows Angkrish to get back. SIX! Pulls a half-tracker from Yash over mid wicket. SIX for Narine! Pulls it away over square leg. That’s too short from the bowler. A single on the final delivery brings up the 100 for KKR.

Ravi Bishnoi into the attack now. A wrong one to start with, Narine is beaten. A single off the next through covers. Angkrish gets a single to long on. A clip to deep mid wicket for Narine. A wide from Bishnoi and a single on the final delivery makes it five from the over.

Krunal Pandya to Narine, goes on his back foot to work the delivery through square leg; one run. Angkrish clips through mid wicket off his front foot; another run. SIX! A length ball and Narine clears his front leg out and tonks it over mid wicket. Narine goes aerial again but does not quite connect, one run down the ground. Angkrish with a single to deep mid wicket. A single off the final delivery makes it 11 from the over.

Yash Thakur to Angkrish. He swipes the second delivery to mid on for a single. Narine drives but the man at cover fields it. Another drive, this time for mid off to field. Narine pulls the next to deep mid wicket for one run. 

Naveen to Salt, FOUR! The batter sees it full and wide, creams it between point and backward point. OUT! The pace off gets Naveen and LSG the reward. Salt swings again only to get a thick outside edge.

Phil Salt c Rahul b Naveen 32 (14)

Angkrish Raghuvanshi in at No. 3. FOUR! Charges down the track and hits it through covers. The ball hangs in the air for a while but goes clear through the gap. Angkrish cuts the fifth through the vacant point region for one run. Two runs for Narine after his slog goes through mid wicket off an inside edge.

Mohsin to Salt, clips it to deep square leg for a single. FOUR for Narine. Room on offer and Narine takes the aerial route over covers. FOUR! Drills it through the gap between covers and mid off. FOUR again! Narine slaps this down the ground. A fifty partnership between Salt and Narine. The leftie misses the slog on the fifth delivery. An attempt to bowl a bouncer, Narine is beaten but the leg umpire deems it too high; WIDE. SIX! Narine does not quite connect to the pull, gets it off his toe end but the sheer speed of the swing drops the ball beyond the fence. A 20 run over for KKR.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Salt. FOUR! On the pads and Salt whips it away behind square. FOUR! Drives and gets it past covers. Naveen gets away with another over-pitched delivery, Salt drives but deep cover fields it; two runs. Salt reads the slower delivery, pokes it in front of mid on to get one run. FOUR! Narine slices it over the infield on the on side. FOUR more! Lofts it over the fine leg fielder. 19 from the over.

Mohsin Khan to Narine, a yorker to begin, Narine opens the bat face and guides it to backward point. Salt defends the next from a leg-stump line. SIX! Another delivery on the leg stump line, Salt is ready for it and pulls it over fine leg. Salt taps the next to mid wicket to run one. A bouncer for Narine, dot ball. A slower one on the final, eight runs from the over.

Phil Salt taking strike. Marcus Stoinis will bowl the first over. FOUR! Salt gets a top edge on the first delivery. Extra bounce surprises him but the ball flies over the keeper. Another FOUR! Angling into Salt’s pads, he uses the pace and nudges it down to fine leg. A quick single with a punch to mid on on the fourth delivery. Narine nearly slices the final delivery to mid off. It lands just short of mid off and the duo completes a single.

The usual opening pair of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine for KKR.

This contest is the first time Lucknow Super Giants will enjoy home support against Kolkata Knight Riders. This is also LSG’s last home game this season.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.

Impact Subs: Arshin Kulkarni, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, Devdutt Padikkal.

Lucknow Super Giants wins the toss and opts to bowl.

KL Rahul: We will bowl first. We just like chasing. The good thing is we have been able to adapt well to conditions, and there have been a few brilliant performances. Quinton de Kock was injured in the last match. He’s fine now but we’re going with the previous combination. Yash Thakur comes in for Mayank Yadav.

Shreyas Iyer: We would have bowled as well. Defending 170 in Mumbai with five bowlers gave us a lot of confidence. There’s a lot of self-belief in the team. We are going with the same team. Hopefully we continue with the same form.

Matches played: 13

Won: 7

Lost: 5

N/R: 1

Last result: Won against Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets (April 30, 2024)

Highest score: 199/8 (20) vs Punjab Kings (March 30, 2024)

Team winning the toss: Wins: 8; Losses: 2

Team batting first: Wins: 2; Losses: 8

WICKETKEEPERS

Phil Salt (vc), KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran

BATTERS

Venkatesh Iyer, Angkirsh Raghuvanshi

ALL ROUNDERS

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Marcus Stoinis

BOWLERS

Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan

Team Composition: LSG 5-6 KKR | Credits Left: 9

Matches played: 4

LSG won: 3

KKR won: 1

Last result: KKR won by 8 wickets (Kolkata; April 14, 2024)

Bat 1st: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.

Bowl 1st: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Impact Player options: Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, KS Bharat, Anukul Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Bat 1st: KL Rahul (c/wk), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Bowl 1st: KL Rahul (c/wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.

Impact Player options: Arshin Kulkarni/Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, M. Siddharth, Amit Mishra, Quinton de Kock.

The live streaming on for the Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2024 match will be available on JioCinema. The match will also be broadcast on Star Sports Network.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohd. Arshad Khan.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain.