Lucknow Supergiants defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 runs
LSG Beat KKR By 4 Runs In IPL Match 21: In yet another thriller of IPL 2025, the Lucknow Supergiants defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 runs in the final over. The first Eden Gardens game produced more than 450 runs in total. Lucknow batting first posted a massive score of 238 runs on the back of explosive performances by Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh. In response, after making 166 runs in a mere 14 overs, Kolkata, who were on the brink of winning, went astray in the final over and managed to make just 234 runs in 20 overs.
In a run-fest IPL clash in Lucknow, KKR fell short against LSG by 4 runs, despite blistering batting from skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Ricky Singh. LSG debuted for the bat, making a mammoth total of 238 runs in 20 overs for 3 wickets. Aiden Markram scored 47 runs off 28 balls, Mitchell Marsh scored 81 runs off 48 balls, and Nicholas Pooran was unbeaten on 87 runs off 36 balls. Harshit Rana picked up 2 wickets. KKR replied by scoring 234 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets.
Rahane scored 61 off 35 balls, and Riku Singh scored 38 off 15 balls. Venkatesh Iyer scored 45 off 29 balls among others. Akashdeep and Shardul Thakur took 2 wickets each. KKR required 24 runs to win in the last over. Harshit Rana scored a boundary off the first ball. He scored a dot off the second ball and 1 run off the third ball. The side required 3 sixes in the last 3 balls. Riku hit 2 fours and a six. KKR has 4 points from 5 games and stands at sixth place. Lucknow has 6 points from 5 games and stands at fourth place.
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