LSG vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2026: Rinku Singh shines in Lucknow as Kolkata Knight Riders take Super Over win

End of a cracker - Phew! That's it from a rollercoaster of a game, where Kolkata Knight Riders held their nerve to snatch a win from Lucknow Super Giants and also move up to 8th position, sending LSG to the bottom. The action now shifts to Delhi, where the Delhi Capitals take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 27th April, Monday. The match begins at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), and as always, you can join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH -  Undoubtedly, Rinku Singh wins the award for his incredible all-around effort. With the bat, he scored an unbeaten 83 off 51 and also took 5 catches (this includes one in the Super Over). He says that he was looking to just take the game deep and keep rotating the strike and find the odd boundaries, as this is what his role is. Rinku mentions that going after Digvesh Singh in the last over was not calculated, as he was just looking to the game deep and cut loose in the last over. On his stunning relay catch, Rinku shares that he has loved fielding since he was a child. Adds that the hard work he has put in his fitness has paid off. As for the catch itself, he admits he was not ready for it initially, but Powell threw the ball towards him and he just ran in and took it.

The victorious skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders - Ajinkya Rahane says the nerves are finally settled. He singles out the passage after the 16th over as the turning point, with Rinku's innings standing out for him. He is very impressed with the way they (KKR) seized the momentum in the final phase. On the target, Rahane draws on experience at this ground from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Says that the soil felt familiar, and they had a sense that 160 to 170 would be a competitive total. Admits that the Powerplay with the bat was poor, and that is something they need to address. But defending 156, he adds, is always more manageable when the bowling unit performs the way it did. On the chase, he is clear that the game was never over. Credits Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy, and also reserves special praise for Anukul, who kept KKR in it, and says they always believed one wicket would change everything. On handing the ball to Narine in the Super Over, Rahane says he was always the first choice. Says he (Narine) has been bowling fantastically, and asking batters to hit spinners to the longer side was never going to be straightforward at this venue. He also singles out Kartik Tyagi for his confidence and clarity, and Anukul Roy for his Powerplay bowling. Also praises Arora and adds that these Indian players are doing very well. Beyond that, he stresses, it comes down to clarity and the way you execute. On managing the bowlers under pressure, Rahane acknowledges it is challenging but says you have to stay in the moment, assess who is batting and what the run rate demands. Details that using the longer boundary to their benefit was part of the plan

Presentation Time...

The hero of the Super Over speaks - Sunil Narine, on bowling Super Overs, says he does not think he has much of a choice. Adds when you bowl well in tough situations, you get asked to do it again. He admits it is never easy, but says bowling the first innings of a Super Over is always a little simpler than coming in second. Narine mentions that he isn't a one who celebrates over the top and just likes to keep it simple. On that delivery to dismiss Pooran in the Super Over, Narine says it is right up there among his best. Mentions that the situation made it feel a little more special. He admits he has been struggling and says games like this are exactly what he needs to find some momentum. He admits that the journey ahead is going to be tough, but stresses taking one game at a time. On the nerves during Tyagi's final over, Narine admits that bowling the last over to defend a total is never straightforward, regardless of who is at the crease or who is bowling. He says Tyagi has bowled well all season and sees this as a learning curve for him. On whether it was obvious he would bowl the Super Over, Narine says the entire team backed him, and says he simply had no problem with that.

The captain of Lucknow Super Giants - On the defeat, Rishabh Pant admits that the team needs a break and a chance to refresh. Accepts the pressure is always going to be there, he says, but the answers have to come from within. Mentions it cannot rest on one or two players and stresses that everyone has to take responsibility. On sending Pooran out for the Super Over, Pant shares the there was a long discussion and Nicky P was the name that came up. Says he may not be in the form of his life right now, but you have to trust your players and stay positive. Adds there may not be many positives to take at the moment, but he is confident they will surface after the break. On giving Digvesh Singh the final over, Pant says there are always moments in cricket where a bowler has to step up and bowl a hard over. Adds that he had been waiting for a wicket to fall in the middle overs to bring Digvesh into the attack, but it never came. Too many minds in the mix, he adds, does not make those decisions any easier.

Narine seals it after mayhem - Kolkata Knight Riders were spot on in the field while defending the total, with Vaibhav Arora striking early and the bowlers doing well to choke the flow of runs and build pressure. Cameron Green provided a crucial breakthrough in the middle overs to turn the tide, while Varun chipped in with a couple and Narine removed the key man Pant. Arora returned well at the death to finish with two wickets, but the final over turned into a rollercoaster. Tyagi, trusted with the ball, saw things slip with two costly waist-high No-Balls, recovered to make it 7 off 1, but then conceded a six. The call to go with Narine in the Super Over proved spot on as he gave away just 1 run while picking up two wickets to seal it. And through it all, Rinku Singh's presence was unmissable - five catches, including one in the Super Over, and he fittingly finished it off with the bat as well.

The tale of two heroes - Earlier in the game, Kolkata Knight Riders battled their way to a fighting yet below-par score at this venue. Rinku Singh stood tall amid the chaos - from a dire 93/7, he dragged them to 155/7 with a stunning 83* off 51, his career-best in the format, while Green's little cameo in the middle proved vital. But the first half belonged entirely to Mohsin Khan, whose superb five-wicket haul put LSG on top. Prince Yadav impressed again, and Linde chipped in with a wicket, though Digvesh Singh leaked 26 runs in the final over as Rinku smashed him for four sixes, handing the visitors an outside chance.

LSG falter at the finish - Lucknow needed a solid Powerplay start but lost Marsh early and never quite got going. Pant and Markram steadied things with a 57-run stand, but once Markram fell, the innings unraveled dramatically from 78/2 to 120/6. Badoni played a crucial cameo and Himmat Singh chipped in to keep hopes alive, but wickets kept falling at the wrong time. The final over was pure chaos - Himmat fell with 8 needed off 4, and just when the game looked done with 7 required off 2, Shami smashed a six to force a Super Over. However, LSG could manage only 1 run there, which was never going to be enough.

Rinku runs the show - You could simply call this game - Rinku Singh against Lucknow! He was everywhere, with the bat, in the field, and fittingly hit the winning runs in the Super Over as well. Kolkata Knight Riders have flipped the script on Lucknow Super Giants, avenging their previous defeat in a game packed with drama, twists, and plenty of chaos. One team had to lose here, and LSG did have their moments but just couldn’t deliver when it mattered most; you do feel for them as they still remain winless at home.

0.1: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, FOUR! How poetic! It had to be Rinku Singh. Fair to say, it was Rinku vs LSG tonight. The Super Giants trudge off with another home defeat. Prince Yadav bowls full and wide outside the off stump. Rinku leans forward, opens the bat face and drives it away to the deep backward point fence to seal the deal for his team. KKR BEAT LSG IN THE SUPER OVER!

Back for the chase! The players are already out in the middle now. Rinku Singh and Rovman Powell are the two batters for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Prince Yadav has the ball in his hand. Here we go...

Just three balls, that's all Sunil Narine needed to pick up two wickets, and KKR now need just 2 runs to win. It's the lowest total in a Super Over in IPL history now. That's why experience matters in such a crucial situation. Surely, Kolkata has this in the bag now, unless there are even more twists.

0.3: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, OUT! TAKEN! Rinku Singh once again. You place him anywhere on the park, the ball will follow him and he won't drop. On a length outside off. Markram rocks back and tries to muscle it over long on but picks out Rovman Powell, who is sprinting to his left. Powell takes the catch and immediately realises his momentum will carry him over the rope. He hurls it away to Rinku Singh, who charges to his right from long off and takes it neatly. Narine, with all his vast experience and wizardry, has bundled LSG in the span of just 3 balls in the Super Over. Remember the maiden he bowled in a Super Over in the CPL a few years back? The old fox has done it again, conceding just one run, pulling every trick out of the bag for his side. KKR need just 2 runs to win this game. 

0.2: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Slightly short, outside off, Pant comes down the track and slaps it to deep point for a single only.

Sunil Narine gets the better of Nicholas Pooran yet again in a Super Over. Rishabh Pant walks out to bat now.

0.1: Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! BOWLED! In the battle of the two Trinidadians, Narine wins the duel by outfoxing one of the most dangerous T20 batters. Tossed up with the flight, around middle and leg. It grips and turns across the batter. Pooran gets down on one knee and looks to slog sweep, but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball rattles into the stumps. Pooran has a slow walk back into the dugout. Just shows how cruel this game can be. Pooran can feel it.

We are all set now! Lucknow Super Giants are sending Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran to bat. Ajinkya Rahane has taken a big call and is going with spin, as Sunil Narine will bowl the Super Over. Pooran will take strike. Let's take you back to CPL 2014, when these two faced each other in the Super Over, and Narine bowled a maiden. What will happen here? Let's see.

With Lucknow having batted second in the regulation game, they will now bat first in the Super Over. Plenty of chatter in the LSG camp as they decide on their three batters, while Dwayne Bravo is in deep conversation with Ajinkya Rahane over who will take the ball for this Super Over.

Would you believe it? Mohammad Shami has taken this game into a Super Over with a last-ball six! Kolkata Knight Riders were almost home, but that's exactly why this league is so unpredictable. The final over was packed with drama, but those two costly No-Balls have hurt Kolkata badly. Tyagi did well to recover, but just couldn’t finish the job. LSG will feel the momentum is firmly with them now, while KKR look a bit deflated and will need to regroup quickly. 

19.6: Kartik Tyagi to Mohammad Shami, SIX! SHAMI GOES BIG AND CLEARS THE FENCE! Oh, Shami, what are you made of? He unfurls a clean hit to keep his side well and truly alive by the barest of margins. Kartik misses his length and lands it right into the slot, on the off stump. Shami has a free-flowing swing at it. Clears the front leg to make room for himself. Generates enough power by getting under it and pumps it over the long off fence for a cracking six. We are going into the Super Over. Absolute scenes at the Ekana Stadium as KKR have been left shell-shocked. Not a 200-plus game, not a belter of a wicket by any stretch of imagination, but still, we have witnessed a classic IPL low-scoring thriller. Highly entertaining stuff.

19.5: Kartik Tyagi to Mohammad Shami, Big swing and a miss! Length ball, wide outside off. Shami stays put and has a swing at it but misses, and it goes through to the keeper. Right, 7 needed off the final delivery. A six for the Super Over.

7 from 2 needed. Still, all three results are possible but LSG need the next one to go to a boundary here.

19.4: Kartik Tyagi to Prince Yadav, Slower bouncer, following the batter as Prince shuffles far outside off. Prince attempts to scoop it over short fine leg, but does not connect. Tim Seifert fumbles to gather it cleanly behind the stumps and the batters cross over for a bye. By the time Seifert's throw reaches the bowling end, Prince is home comfortably. Had Seifert aimed at the stumps at the batting end, Shami could have been in trouble.

Twist after twist and this game is still not finished. Not sure which camp you would like to be in at this moment. Prince Yadav comes out to the middle now.

19.3: Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, OUT! HIT STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Guess who's the man in the deep. It's Rinku Singh. He can even walk on water today. The tables turn yet again as this game refuses to settle. Back of a length outside off. Himmat goes back in the crease and pulls it towards deep backward square, but Rinku Singh is stationed right there. He barely has to move forward, settles underneath it comfortably and takes the catch. LSG are 148/8, needing 8 runs from 3 balls.

19.2: Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, FOUR! Himmat Singh is playing a gem of a knock for his side. Kartik goes short and slow into the pitch, over the top of off. Himmat Singh stands deep in his crease and hammers it with a pull shot over square leg for a boundary. LSG need 8 from 4 balls. Kartik is under tremendous pressure. Tensed faces in the visitors' dugout.

Well, Kartik Tyagi will have to go off now. Hang on! The umpires get together and decide that the second waist-height full toss was not dangerous, so Tyagi is allowed to bowl.

19.2: Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, Oh..no! Is that another No Ball for height? Looks like it. Kartik Tyagi once again bowls a high full toss, on off. Himmat Singh connects this time but gets more height on it. It flies towards long on, where Rovman Powell grabs it and quickly releases the throw back, but cannot stop the second run. Kartik Tyagi asks his skipper to take the review for the No Ball. The Ball Tracking comes up and shows that the ball is well above the waist of the batter. The on-field calls stay. It will be another Free Hit.

19.2: Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, NO BALL! Dear me, that's a hostile beamer. Kartik misses his radar completely and slips in a wild full toss on off stump. Himmat does well to get the bat on it and protect himself in evasive action. It comes off the splice and drops into the short mid-wicket region. Free Hit coming up... 

19.1: Kartik Tyagi to Mohammad Shami, Back of a length, slower one, outside off. Shami misses to play the square cut on the off side and the ball bounces behind to the keeper, but Seifert fails to collect it cleanly due to the awkward bounce and the batters cross for a bye.

Last over coming up now. Remember, Kolkata Knight Riders got 26 runs in their last over, and that is what is proving to be the difference between the two sides at the moment. Kartik Tyagi will bowl the final over. Can he defend 16 runs here? All three results still possible.

18.6: Vaibhav Arora to Himmat Singh, FOUR! BLAZED AWAY! Himmat goes deep in the crease and converts the yorker into a half volley. Gets the wrists through it beautifully and hits it up and over backward point for four. 

18.5: Vaibhav Arora to Mohammad Shami, Pace off bouncer outside the off stump. Shami carves it to deep backward point for a single.

18.4: Vaibhav Arora to Mohammad Shami, Full toss, wide of off, Mohammad Shami slashes hard at it but misses out to get any sort of connection with the ball. This is touch and go with the height but the umpire keeps his arms down and Shami doesn't send this upstairs as well. 

18.3: Vaibhav Arora to Mohammad Shami, FOUR! Shami goes down the ground! Vaibhav misses his length, serving up a full toss on the middle stump line. Shami gets on the front foot and lofts it hard down the ground. It just beats Rinku diving to his right at long off.

18.3: Vaibhav Arora to Mohammad Shami, WIDE! Vaibhav bowls a wide yorker around off but lands this on the other side of the tramline. Wide given as Shami fails to get anything on it. 

The next batter in is Mohammad Shami. He is no mug with the bat.

18.2: Vaibhav Arora to George Linde, OUT! EASILY CAUGHT! All going KKR's way now. Full length and pitching outside leg, following Linde with pace on. He makes room and swings down the ground, gets the elevation, but not the distance. He could not get the full swing of the bat, and that proves costly. Rinku rides the long on boundary and takes the catch. He is not dropping those dollies. LSG are 129/7.

18.1: Vaibhav Arora to Himmat Singh, Full length outside the off stump. Himmat hits it towards long off for a single.

It's still game on here. Ajinkya Rahane has handed the ball to Vaibhav Arora (3-0-13-1) for the penultimate over.

17.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to George Linde, FOUR! Good attempt by Ramandeep Singh but in vain. On the shorter side and outside off. Linde rocks back and slaps a flat-batted hit over the bowler's head. Ramandeep is racing in from wide long on to his right, gets there and tries to slap the ball back in, but it bounces inside the fence.

17.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to George Linde, FOUR! A tough chance put down, and worse, it's a four! Short of a length outside off. Linde rocks back and slams it hard over extra cover. Powell is running across from long off, gets to it and throws himself into a dive, managing to get a fingertip on the ball. But he cannot hold on, and it rolls away behind him and the converging deep cover fielder is too far to back it up and the ball rolls into the fence for four.

17.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to George Linde, Drifts across the off stump, full in length. Linde tries to thrash it behind cover, but misses on the outside edge.

Is that the game for KKR? They will feel like it, but you can never be sure in this league. George Linde walks out to bat now.

17.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Badoni holes out now and this could be a massive moment in the game. A touch short, on middle and off. Ayush Badoni bends a bit low and tries to pull it over deep mid-wicket, but is cramped up for space and hence cannot generate enough power on the shot. It goes only as far as the fielder stationed in the deep. Anukul Roy at deep mid-wicket bends low as the ball dips on him and takes a finely judged catch. Lucknow Super Giants are 120/6, still requiring 36 runs from 15 balls.

17.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Himmat Singh, Full and outside the off stump. Himmat steps forward and drives to long off for a single.

This could prove to be the game-changing over for either side.

17.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, From around the stump. Short at 93.9 kph, sliding across the right-hander. Ayush tries to late cut, but gets a thickish outside edge and the ball runs to the left of backward point for a run.

16.6: Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, A thigh-high full toss, around off. Badoni slices it to deep point for a single.

16.5: Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, Badoni shows his cards early again, shuffling to the off side, trying to play the scoop shot. But this time, Tyagi bowls it close to his body and cramps him for space. Ayush misses to lay his bat on the ball and it zips past his bat to the keeper.

16.4: Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, Misses out! Fires in a full toss, outside off, Badoni tries to hit it over extra cover, but fails to connect. 

16.3: Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Audacious stuff from Badoni. A full toss and very wide outside off from Tyagi at pace. Ayush Badoni predetermines and shuffles a long way across the stumps. Sits down on his knee and scoops it comfortably over the deep fine leg fence for a six.

16.2: Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, Fuller ball, on middle. Himmat drives it to the left of cover for a single.

16.1: Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, SIX! Oh, what a shot! Kartik bashes the length hard, just outside off. Himmat Singh plays from the crease and scythes it over deep backward point for a cracking six. 46 runs needed from 23 balls.

Kartik Tyagi comes back into the attack now.

15.6: Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, Quicker one, into the batter, Badoni steps across and works this through mid-wicket for a couple here. 

15.5: Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Tossed up, around off, Ayush Badoni steps a shade across the stumps, plants his front foot close to the pitch of the ball and smashes this over the fence for a biggie towards the wide long off region. 100 UP FOR LSG!

15.4: Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, Full and on leg, Ayush Badoni tucks this down to long on for a single. 

15.3: Anukul Roy to Himmat Singh, LEG BYE! Fired onto the pads, Himmat Singh looks to flick this through short fine leg but misses and gets it brushed off his pads for a leg bye. 

Strategic Break! With the dismissal of Mukul Choudhary, who played a match-winning knock against KKR in the previous meeting, the visitors will feel they are ahead in this game. However, LSG were in a similar situation, and maybe they can unearth another hero, making his name on the world stage. They still have Ayush Badoni out there, who will hold the key in this chase for them. Kolkata Knight Riders will want to keep chipping in with the wickets and not allow the hosts to get back in the game, as they did in Kolkata. Also, Himmat Singh comes out to the middle now.

15.2: Anukul Roy to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! CAUGHT! The chase is falling apart for the Super Giants now. Short of a length, around middle and leg, Mukul Choudhary goes deep in the crease and looks to take on the boundary rider at deep mid-wicket, targeting the larger boundary as well. Doesn't get enough power behind the ball and ends up hitting it to the right of Rinku Singh in that region. Rinku runs well to his right and gathers this nice and clean. Mukul Choudhary departs for just 1. 

15.1: Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, Short and around off, Ayush Badoni cuts this to deep point for one. 

14.6: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Tossed up around off, Ayush Badoni guides this to the left of backward point and takes a single. 

14.5: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Short and quick, outside off. Badoni cuts it off the back foot, but the backward point fielder dives to his left to cut it off.

14.4: Sunil Narine to Mukul Choudhary, Fuller around middle and off, Ayush Badoni goes for a sweep but doesn't connect with the bat. A loud appeal for LBW by the keeper and Rahane at first slip but not much by Narine. The umpire just laughs it off but Rahane goes upstairs. A clear spike as the ball is next to the glove of Mukul on the UltraEdge, and the on-field decision stays. 

14.3: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller around middle and off, Ayush Badoni goes for a sweep but doesn't connect with the bat. A loud appeal for LBW by the keeper and Rahane at first slip but not much by Narine. 

14.2: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Pushed through around off, Ayush Badoni looks to guide this past short third for run but gets beaten. 

14.1: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller around off, Ayush Badoni blocks this around silly point. 

Pooran's difficult IPL continues. LSG slip down to 89/4. In walks Mukul Choudhary at number 6.

13.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Pooran falls into the trap set by Rahane and Varun. Chakaravarthy continues to bowl a quicker one, full and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran chases this and looks to loft this over covers but gets only an outside edge that goes straight into the hands of a very fine short third. Sunil Narine takes a sharp catch there. 

13.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Quicker one, full and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran swings and misses. 

13.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pats this to cover-point. 

13.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Once again, Varun fires this full and wide outside off, flirting with the tramline. Nicholas Pooran doesn't offer any stroke at it, expecting a wide, but the umpire keeps his arms down. Pooran sends this upstairs for a review. The replay shows that there is nothing inside the tramline, and this turns out to be an excellent review by Pooran. Wide given. 

13.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Darted across the batter, on off, Nicholas Pooran slashes hard at it but gets beaten. 

13.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Now these are dangerous signs for KKR as Pooran is looking in the mood. Tossed up, full and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran steps towards the pitch of the ball and lofts this handsomely over the fence towards the deep extra cover region for a biggie. 

13.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Quicker one, wide of off, Ayush Badoni stays onto his back foot and cuts this to deep point for a single. 

12.6: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Short and on middle and leg, Ayush Badoni pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one more. 

12.5: Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Length dragged back by Narine, on middle and off, Nicholas Pooran flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

12.4: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Full and on off, Ayush Badoni pushes this to sweeper cover for a single. 

12.3: Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Fuller and flatter around off, Ayush Badoni cuts this off his back foot to short third. 

Spin has done the trick here. Ayush Badoni is the next man in. A slip in place for him as well.

12.2: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, OUT! GONE! Narine strikes and strikes big, putting an end to this budding stand. He keeps KKR well and truly alive in the contest. Quicker and fuller, wide outside off, Rishabh Pant goes for a reverse sweep but misses and loses his balance as well. Tim Seifert gathers this on the second attempt and appeals for a caught behind but the umpire denies it. Ajinkya Rahane sends this upstairs for DRS. A clear spike on the UltraEdge as the ball is next to Pant's glove. An excellent review by KKR, forced by Tim Seifert and the home side loses their skipper. As they say, you live by the sword and die by it as well. Pant falls and the Super Giants are 78/3, chasing 156.

12.1: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! A Pant special for four. Short of a length, on middle and off, Pant shuffles across and smashes this over the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary. Pant does fall over but hits this well behind the fielder for four. 

Sunil Narine is back on. He has conceded 13 runs in his first two overs.

11.6: Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, Excellent deception! Off cutter, full and wide outside off. Pooran swings the bat to blast it into the cover gap, but only manages to get an under-edge and the ball rolls back to Seifert. Just 7 from the over. LSG need 82 from 48 balls.

11.5: Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, Wide yorker, at 142.9, and marginally inside the tramline, outside off. Nicholas Pooran opts to leave.

11.4: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, On the fuller side, smidge outside off. Pant steers it past point for a single.

11.3: Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, At pace now, the yorker, on off. Pooran carves it to mid off and they cross over hastily for a single. Rahane rushes forward, picks the ball, releases the throw to the bowling end, but misses his shy, allowing Pooran to motor in.

11.2: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, Fuller ball, outside off. Pant knifes the slower ball through cover-point for a single.

11.1: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pretty audacious, but Pant did what he does best. Pitched fuller on the leg stump line. Rishabh Pant moves across in the crease and despite his head falling over to the off side, he manages to whip that over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. One bounce and over the ropes.

Will Ajinkya Rahane bring spin back on? No, he sticks with Kartik Tyagi.

10.6: Cameron Green to Nicholas Pooran, Closer to the off pole, on a length, Nicholas Pooran watchfully blocks it back to Green. Just 4 runs and a wicket from this over.

10.5: Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, At 134.6 kph, this is bashed on a length, outside off. Rishabh Pant advances down the track and thrashes it to deep point but there is protection in the form of Kartik Tyagi. Just a single.

10.4: Cameron Green to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller on off, Pooran presses forward and eases it wide of point for a single.

10.3: Cameron Green to Nicholas Pooran, Length ball from around the wicket, 137.5 kph, angled in at the batter. Pooran hops up and tucks the bat close to his body to defend.

A crucial breakthrough for KKR. That brings Nicholas Pooran out to the middle now.

10.2: Cameron Green to Aiden Markram, OUT! A SPECTACULAR CATCH! Rinku Singh cannot do anything wrong in this match and one can see how much it means to Cameron Green and KKR. On a fractionally fuller length, on the off stump line. Aiden Markram gets on the front foot and tries to clear the long off fence, but seemingly does not hit it off the middle of the bat. The ball still has the wheels to clear the ropes, but Rinku comes charging across to his right from long off and plucks it. But as soon as he realises that the momentum is taking him over the ropes, he lobs the ball up in the air, balances himself nicely, comes back in the playing area and takes it in the second attempt. The replay shows that no part of his boot is in contact with the ropes while holding the ball. Not the tallest man out there, is Rinku, but he always is a live-wire in the field. Lucknow Super Giants are 65/2 as the dangerous Aiden Markram walks back to the hut.

Is that a clean grab? If it is, then Rinku Singh has pulled off a blinder here. He looks very confident and the third umpire is called upon. The replay shows that Rinku has kept his foot inside the ropes before releasing the ball and it is a fair catch. Markram has to walk back.

10.1: Cameron Green to Aiden Markram, Slightly fuller by Green, outside off. Markram plays from the crease and chips it wide of extra cover. Rinku Singh runs to his left from long off and cuts it off. Two taken.

9.6: Kartik Tyagi to Aiden Markram, The pace-off delivery, into the pitch, outside off at just 118.1 kph. Markram stands tall and scythes it to sweeper cover for a single. At halfway, Lucknow Super Giants are 63/1, needing 93 runs from 60 balls.

9.5: Kartik Tyagi to Aiden Markram, Beaten by bounce and pace! Well-directed short delivery, just outside off. Aiden arches back and tries to unleash the upper cut, but misses to put his bat on the ball. Good heat from Kartik so far. All of his balls have clocked above 145 kph.

9.4: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, Hard length, angled around off, at 148.9 kph. Pant weighs on the back foot and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

9.3: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Signature Pant stroke! A bit too full, on the leg stump line. Rishabh Pant crouches a bit and gets under the ball nicely before whipping it behind square. Hits it a bit uppishly and into the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

9.2: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length, on middle, Pant stays put and dinks it to mid-wicket.

9.1: Kartik Tyagi to Rishabh Pant, Begins with a hard length ball, angled from middle to off. Rishabh Pant charges down the track and stays leg side to thrash it over the in-field on the off side, but toe ends it to mid off.

Strategic Break! Despite losing a wicket, Lucknow Super Giants have done well through Aiden Markram and Rishabh Pant to steady the ship. Even though the boundaries may be hard to come by, they have done well to rotate strike and run the game along. LSG know that if they keep wickets in hand, even if the asking rate goes up slightly, they can manage it. Kolkata Knight Riders have done well to keep the runs in check, but they have to pick up wickets to make a game out of this one. Here is Kartik Tyagi to bowl after the break.

8.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Fuller ball, on off, Rishabh strides forward and uses his wrists to drive it down to long on for an easy single. So 10 runs from Varun's second over. His figures read 2-0-15-0 so far. LSG need 99 from 66 balls.

8.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Short, around off, Pant hangs deep inside the crease and chop-cuts it to backward point.

8.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, From around the stump. Full, around off, sliding in. Pant clips it across to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

8.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Pushed fuller, on off, Aiden drives it with a straight bat for a single at long off.

8.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, SIX! Clean strike! A googly from Varun, full on middle. Aiden Markram picks the variation nicely, gets the front leg out of the way, and dumps it beyond the ropes behind long on for half a dozen. 50 UP FOR LSG!

8.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Flat, full, on middle. Markram is hurried on the front foot and drills it back to Varun.

7.6: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, Full and on middle and leg, Aiden Markram drills this down to long on for one. 

7.5: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, A bit too close to cut. Flatter and a tad short on off, Aiden Markram backs away and looks to cut this square on off but gets it away off the inner half of his bat to covers for no run. 

7.4: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Drags the length back, on the pads, Pant stands tall and whips this to deep mid-wicket and collects one more run. 

7.3: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, Floated onto the pads, Aiden Markram flicks this down to long on for a single. 

7.2: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, A tad fuller, around the pads, Rishabh Pant hits this well towards the right of deep square leg for one more. 

7.1: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, Short of a length, around off, spinning away from the batter. Aiden Markram backs away and pushes this to the left of long off for a run. 

Still crawling run-a-ball, LSG. They need 114 runs from 78 balls. Switch of ends for Sunil Narine. 1-0-8-0 so far. He replaces Vaibhav Arora.

6.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Googly, around off, Rishabh Pant gets on top of the bounce and blocks this out. 

6.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Quicker one, on the pads, Aiden leg glances this to fine leg for a single. 

6.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, WIDE! Fired down the leg side, Aiden Markram goes for a flick, looking for runs but misses out. Wide called. 

6.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Floated onto the pads, Aiden Markram tucks this to mid-wicket for a dot. 

6.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length, wide outside off, Rishabh Pant slaps this towards sweeper cover for another run. 

6.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Googly on the pads, Aiden Markram pushes this down to long on for one more. 

6.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Rishabh Pant, Quicker and fuller around off, Rishabh Pant strides out in front and guides this towards the fielder at short third for a single. 

That's the end of the Powerplay. A sluggish one for LSG, but more importantly, they have lost just 1 wicket. At the same stage, KKR were 31/3. Kolkata Knight Riders use their Impact Sub option by bringing in Varun Chakaravarthy, while subbing Angkrish Raghuvanshi out. Rinku is off the field as well, for some reason. Varun Chakaravarthy is straight into the attack, replacing Sunil Narine.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is substituted by Varun Chakaravarthy

5.6: Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram, FOUR! A boundary to close the Powerplay. Pitched up, a bit too straight on middle and leg, Aiden Markram picks it up with a flick and hits this over the mid on fielder for a boundary. LSG score 37 off the first 6 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. 

5.5: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Short-pitched delivery, around off, Rishabh Pant gets up on his toes and dabs to extra cover for a single. 

Varun Chakaravarthy is warming up near the KKR dugout. As expected, he will be their impact sub and might come in very soon.

5.4: Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram, Good length, on middle and leg, Aiden Markram rolls this to long on and takes a single. 

5.3: Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, around off, Aiden Markram presses onto his front foot and punches this to extra cover. 

5.2: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Full and around off, Rishabh Pant gets on the front foot and drives this to deep point for a run. 

5.1: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Good length, on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant looks to flick this in the air but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball drops short of the bowler. 

Change? No. Vaibhav Arora to continue. 2-0-6-1 so far.

4.6: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, A quicker carrom-ball, in the line of the stumps. Pant backs away and helps this through point for a single. 

4.5: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, Quicker one, on off, Aiden Markram casually flicks this through mid on for an easy rotation of strike. 

4.4: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Fuller around the pads, Rishabh Pant smashes this to deep backward square leg for one. 

4.3: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Hit well in the gap for four. Short of a length, on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant goes deep inside the crease and pulls this flat through the mid-wicket and square leg gap for a boundary. 

4.2: Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length, on off, Rishabh Pant cuts this to backward point for no run. 

4.1: Sunil Narine to Aiden Markram, Quicker one, on middle and leg, Aiden Markram flicks this through short fine leg for a single. 

Lucknow Super Giants need 134 runs from 96 balls. And it is now time for spin as Sunil Narine is brought on. He replaces Cameron Green.

3.6: Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Aiden Markram clips it to mid-wicket for one more.

3.5: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Fuller again and on off, Rishabh Pant drills it to mid off for one.

3.4: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Good stop, but overthrows! Pitched up and around off, Rishabh Pant takes a stride out and drives it firmly wide of cover. Angkrish Raghuvanshi dives to his right and makes a fine diving stop. He gets up and throws it at the batter's end but Markram is comfortably in before the stumps are hit. The ball then deflects away to the square leg region, allowing the batters to get the second run.

3.3: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, So close! Full again and on middle and off, shapes in a touch, Rishabh Pant looks to drive but gets an inside edge just past the leg stump, rolling to short fine leg.

3.2: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Touch fuller, on middle, attacks the stumps, Rishabh Pant knocks it towards mid on.

3.1: Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram, Good length and on off, keeps a bit low, Aiden Markram steers it away towards point for a single.

2.6: Cameron Green to Aiden Markram, A low full toss, on middle, angling in, Aiden Markram gets his bat down and drills it to long on for one more.

2.5: Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and on off, Rishabh Pant opens the bat face and runs it down to deep third for a single.

2.4: Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant does not have much room to work with and pats it down the pitch.

2.3: Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Gets hold of that one! Pitched up and on middle, angling in a bit. Rishabh Pant charges down the track, stays leg side of the ball and launches it over the long on fence for a biggie.

2.2: Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, Full again and on off, Rishabh Pant drives it firmly wide of mid off. Rovman Powell dives to his left and makes a good stop. 

2.1: Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, Fuller in length and on off, Rishabh Pant pushes it away to short cover.

Manish Pandey is in as a substitute fielder for Rovman Powell. But Powell is looking better now and looks ready to take the field. Cameron Green is called into the attack now, replacing Anukul Roy.

1.6: Vaibhav Arora to Aiden Markram, Keeps the length on the shorter side, around off, Aiden Markram stabs it out but straight to cover-point. Just one run and a wicket from the over!

1.5: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Hits the deck hard, on off, gets some extra bounce, Rishabh Pant rides it well and punches it through cover-point for a run.

1.4: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Good length and on middle, Rishabh Pant steps across and clips it to short mid-wicket.

1.3: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Short of a length and on off, Rishabh Pant dabs it down to point.

1.2: Vaibhav Arora to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and around off, angling away, Rishabh Pant leaves it alone.

That was a screamer of a catch from Powell, but he seems to have hurt himself in the process. He is down on the ground and is in pain as he landed hard on his left hip. He is now walking gingerly off the field, helped by his physio. Rishabh Pant is the new batter in at number 3.

1.1: Vaibhav Arora to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! TAKEN! Looks like Rovman Powell has hurt his hip, but he has managed to hold on to a stunner here. Vaibhav Arora begins with a hard-length delivery, around off, skids through. Mitchell Marsh looks to take it on and goes for the heave across the line but his bat turns in his hand. The ball slices off the outer half of the bat and spoons high up towards mid on. Powell tries to get under it by running backwards but turns the wrong way completely. However, he changes direction but keeps his eyes locked on the ball like a hawk and flings to the other side to take a fantastic catch, to his left, landing hard on his hip. LSG are 8/1, chasing 156.

LSG need 148 from 114 balls. Vaibhav Arora to share the new ball.

0.6: Anukul Roy to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Spoils the over a bit! Anukul Roy bowls this short again and around off. Aiden Markram quickly goes on the back foot and punches it with sweet timing past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary. 8 runs off the first over.

0.5: Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Shorter in length and on middle, Mitchell Marsh moves back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

0.4: Anukul Roy to Aiden Markram, Flatter, full and on leg, Aiden Markram tucks it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

0.3: Anukul Roy to Aiden Markram, Slows it up, full and on off, Aiden Markram taps it to cover.

0.2: Anukul Roy to Mitchell Marsh, Dragged back, on middle, Mitchell Marsh clips it uppishly but safely through mid-wicket for a run.

0.1: Anukul Roy to Aiden Markram, LSG are underway in the chase! Anukul Roy starts with a floater, short and around leg, Aiden Markram flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single.

Welcome back for LSG's response with the bat. Rahane has his men in a huddle near the ropes, with Rovman Powell pumping up his teammates with an expressive pep-talk. Now, the Knight Riders scatter throughout the park. LSG are back with the original opening pair. Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh walk out to the crease. Spin to start with, as Anukul Roy will bowl the first over. Markram to face. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Low-scoring thriller or one-sided affair? Well, the first 20 overs were certainly a bumpy ride, as both teams went through the motions and right now, even though LSG have restricted KKR to a fairly low total, the momentum is with the visitors. Also, Lucknow failed to chase down a very similar target against the Royals in their previous home game, and that will be on the back of their minds. Can Rishabh Pant and LSG break their seven-game winless streak at home? Or will KKR pick up back-to-back wins? We shall find out in due time. Stay tuned as the run chase is up next.

Let's now hear from LSG's Mohsin Khan - Khan says that a team victory above all else. Mohsin hopes that the batting unit performs well enough to secure a crucial win. Mohsin adds that he feels strong and rejuvenated after an intensive off-season training program with his trainer. Khan credits his successful execution of tactical plans against opposing batters to a strong collaboration with Rishabh Pant. Mohsin reckons that the team conceded a few late runs, but he maintains a confident outlook, believing the current score is manageable and that they will emerge victorious tonight.

Rinku pulls off another heist - When you take a look at Kolkata's batting scorecard, there are only two players who stand out. The top order had another miserable outing and if you add the controversial run out of Angkrish Raghuvanshi to that, KKR were heading towards a very meek total. Cameron Green did well to show intent and picked up a few boundaries en route to a crucial 34, but it was Rinku Singh who really changed the course of the innings. KKR would have been happy reaching 120-130 runs but Rinku hit an unbeaten 83 off 51 balls to take them over the 150-run mark.

Mohsin dominates with the ball - Once again, at home, LSG have put on a very fine performance with the ball. However, just like against Rajasthan Royals, they haven't quite managed to put the finishing touches and the last two overs, which yielded 43 runs, could well end up costing them the game. Amidst all the ups and downs, Mohsin Khan was the one who stood tall, picking up a five-wicket haul, the first one of this season and it was his best-ever in the IPL as well. Prince Yadav continued to impress as well and was economical but Mohammad Shami and Digvesh Singh leaked too many runs in the last two overs.

Momentum shift right at the death - What a knock from Rinku Singh, and what hitting in the final over. He's single-handedly dragged KKR back into the game and this might just end up as a defendable total. Rishabh Pant and the LSG supporters cannot believe what has just happened out there and all the good work is undone.

19.6: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, A bit of anti-climax, but nothing to take away from Rinku Singh. Digvesh fires it flat and quick, but down leg. Rinku shuffles a long way across to the off side to play the sweep shot, but seems to have missed it. Pant fails to gather it behind the stumps, but the ball rolls in his vicinity. Wide is not given. And Rinku sends it upstairs to challenge the on-field decision. Rinku had moved well across his stumps, so the question is whether the ball would still have been down leg from his original stance. The on-field umpire reckons that yes, it would have. Wide not upheld on that count. But UltraEdge shows there is a clear spike as the ball passes the glove. So it is a fair delivery. 26 runs from the last over and KKR finish strongly at 155/7.

Another review. Wow, it seems like the wide isn't given and Rinku Singh has reviewed it again. At first, everyone just assumed it was a wide call and were gearing up to go again, but the umpire gave it as a fair delivery. The third umpire is called in to have a look. He finds that the batter has moved a bit but the ball is still significantly down the leg side. Next up, UltraEdge is checked and there is a bit of a murmur as the ball passes the gloves. It remains a fair delivery.

19.5: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, SIX! Make that four in a row for Rinku. Haven't we seen this before? Digvesh switches to around the wicket, but it makes no difference to Rinku. Full toss around off, and Rinku swings as hard as he can, clearing the cow corner fence for six. Digvesh has been taken to the cleaners. 150 UP FOR KKR!

19.4: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, SIX! Hat trick of biggies from Rinku as he unleashes himself in the last over. Fired full and outside off. Rinku shuffles across and crouches low to get under it, gets a nice piece and the ball sails comfortably over the long on fence for six.

19.3: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, SIX MORE! Floated up into the slot outside off. Rinku goes through the line and creams it over deep extra cover. Mukul Choudhary is stationed a good 10 yards inside the fence for some reason and the ball sails over him for a six.

19.2: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, SIX! Clears the ropes, just! Dropped on the shorter side, sliding outside off. Rinku Singh lets the wrong'un turn away and swats it just over the long on fielder for a six. Didn't time it well enough, but had sufficient wood on it to sail it over.

19.2: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, WIDE! The review works in favour of the batting team. This is dropped a bit short and it is the googly that is darted well across the off stump. Rinku Singh lets it go in hopes of a wide call but doesn't get it. He takes the review and the third umpire finds that there's no part of the ball passing inside the guideline and the on-field decision is overturned.

19.1: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, Quicker and flatter, drifting across the batter. Rinku flat-bats it but mistimes the shot towards mid-wicket but they do not run.

19.1: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Seeing Rinku walking across the stumps, Digvesh fires a googly wide outside the tramline, trying to keep it away from the arc. Rinku leaves. Pant collects to his left by getting low.

Who will bowl the final over of the innings? It will be Digvesh Singh.

18.6: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, Fuller than a good length, angled away outside off at 124.7 kph. Rinku swings hard but does not find the timing, and the ball rolls away to long on. They stroll in for a single. 17 runs from the penultimate over. A very profitable one for KKR.

18.5: Mohammad Shami to Sunil Narine, Too full, tailing in at the leg stump, Narine stands deep in his crease and digs it out towards long on for one.

18.4: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, He backs a long way outside leg and seeing that, Shami fires it full, on off. Singh reaches out by bending and carves it to deep cover for a single.

18.3: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, FOUR MORE! Rinku is cutting loose now. Half-tracker angled in at the body, with the pace taken off. Rinku picks it up from just below chest height and helps it away to the deep fine leg boundary.

18.2: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, FOUR! FIFTY FOR RINKU SINGH! His 6th IPL half century. Well-constructed one from him. A half-volley outside off. Rinku Singh waits for the ball to come and hammers it through the covers for a boundary. Back-to-back 50s for Rinku and he has found form just at the right time for his side.

18.1: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, SIX! A gift and Rinku accepts it gleefully. A thigh-high full toss from Shami, on the stumps. Rinku exposes the stumps to create room and smashes it cleanly over deep extra cover for a six.

Mohammad Shami to bowl out as well? Yes. This means if we go to the last over, LSG might have to turn to a spinner to close out the innings.

17.6: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Whoa! That's a projectile from Prince! A well-directed short ball, it catches Rinku by surprise. He fends it awkwardly to the off side and they cross over for one.

17.5: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Much needed for KKR! Takes pace off by rolling his fingers and goes short on leg. Rinku Singh has all the time in the world as he pulls it behind square on the leg side, into the long leg region for a boundary.

17.4: Prince Yadav to Sunil Narine, Low full toss at the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run.

17.3: Prince Yadav to Sunil Narine, Short ball, with pace taken off, over the top of middle. Sunil Narine sways away from the line and drops his wrists to leave.

17.2: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, And this time, he crosses strike over. A length ball into the bodyline, Rinku shuffles and glances it towards deep backward square leg for one.

17.1: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Slower one, on a length, on leg. Rinku crouches and pulls it to deep backward square leg but denies for a single.

Three overs left in the first innings. Manish Pandey is still warming up near the boundary line, waiting to come on as an Impact Player, if needed. Rishabh Pant has a couple of overs of pace left, and it will be Prince Yadav to continue for now.

16.6: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, Full, outside off, driven to deep cover for a run.

16.5: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, Risky running! Shami bowls a low full toss, on off. Rinku Singh advances down the pitch to thrash it past covers, but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls past the leg stump to deep fine leg. The batters charge for the second but Rinku is forced to put on the afterburners as the throw from the deep is flat and almost perfect towards the keeper. Pant collects and deflects it on the stumps, but the replay shows that Rinku has just made his ground in the nick of time.

Is that a run-out? Rinku Singh desperately wanted the second run and Rishabh Pant's done well to dislodge the bails here, but Rinku is well in.

16.4: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, At 137.7 kph, this is short at shoulder height. Rinku pulls it staight to Markram at mid-wicket.

16.3: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, Full on the stumps, Rinku blocks it back at the bowler.

16.2: Mohammad Shami to Sunil Narine, Hits the deck hard, on middle. Sunil Narine looks to flick it to the leg side, but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge over the bowler's head for a single.

16.1: Mohammad Shami to Rinku Singh, Back of a length, from around the stump, outside off. Rinku steers it to deep third for a run.

15.6: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Good length, on the pads, Rinku Singh works this through mid-wicket and takes a single to close the over. 

15.5: Prince Yadav to Sunil Narine, Yorker on off, Sunil Narine jams this around silly mid off and takes a single. Prince Yadav fields this in his followthrough and has a go at the non-striker's end but misses the stumps. 

15.4: Prince Yadav to Sunil Narine, Hard length, around off, Sunil Narine stays leg side and pokes at it away from his body but gets beaten. 

15.3: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Good length, around the pads, Rinku Singh flicks this to the fine leg region for a single. 

15.2: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Bumper, down the leg side, Rinku Singh looks to hook this towards fine leg but gets it chopped off the under-edge back to Pant behind the stumps. 

15.1: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, FOUR! A crafty touch by Rinku to add four to the total. On a length, wide of off, angling across the left-hander. Rinku Singh stays deep inside the crease and opens his bat face to guide this through the gap between short third and backward point for four. 

Another one comes and goes. Sunil Narine is the new batter in at number 9.

14.6: George Linde to Ramandeep Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Linde has his first now as Ramandeep falls. Flighted delivery, around off, Ramandeep Singh goes down on a knee and looks to take on 'The Bison' at long on. Ramandeep Singh fails to get right underneath this and ends up hitting this straight to Mitchell Marsh at long on and he takes it with ease. Kolkata Knight Riders are 93/7.

14.5: George Linde to Ramandeep Singh, Slightly short and on off, Ramandeep Singh cuts this to the right of point for no run. 

14.4: George Linde to Rinku Singh, Tossed up, on the pads, Rinku Singh flicks this gently through square leg and jogs to the other end. 

14.3: George Linde to Rinku Singh, Much slower, fuller around off, Rinku Singh backs away to his leg side and cuts this on the bounce to point. 

14.2: George Linde to Ramandeep Singh, Flighted around off, Ramandeep Singh jumps down the track and drives this through mid off for a single. 

14.1: George Linde to Ramandeep Singh, Quicker one, on middle and leg, Ramandeep Singh gets right on top of the bounce and dead bats it. 

13.6: Digvesh Singh to Ramandeep Singh, Pushed through on off, Ramandeep Singh goes deep inside the crease and milks this through the mid-wicket region for one more. 

13.5: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, Quicker one, on the pads, Rinku Singh tucks this to deep backward square leg for a single. 

13.4: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Way too short by Digvesh Singh and outside off, Rinku Singh accepts this width on offer and smashes this up and over the extra cover fielder for four more runs. 

13.3: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Rinku connects and finds the boundary this time. Googly, around off, Rinku Singh reads this well and hits this over the fielder at covers for a boundary. 

13.2: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, A repeat of the previous delivery. Digvesh Singh bowls this on a short of a length, around off, Rinku Singh goes for a late cut but misses out. 

13.1: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, Floated around off, Rinku Singh looks to cut this square on the off side but gets beaten.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Things haven't improved for Kolkata Knight Riders since the last break. In fact, they have lost Cameron Green as well, who showed some positive intent. It all rests on the Rinku-Ramandeep duo to take the innings deep to post something respectable on the board. Narine is yet to bat and everyone knows how dangerous he can be once he gets going. And if need be, Manish Pandey could also come in as their impact sub, but that would come at the expense of leaving out Chakaravarthy. With 7 overs to spare, KKR would still hope to get in the 150-run territory to make a fight out of this. LSG will simply look to break this stand and collapse the spine of this KKR batting order completely. Digvesh Singh (2-0-10-0) to bowl after the break.

12.6: Prince Yadav to Ramandeep Singh, An excellent yorker, on off by Yadav and Ramandeep Singh jams this to Himmat Singh at short covers. 

12.5: Prince Yadav to Ramandeep Singh, Low full toss, on middle and off, Ramandeep Singh helps this to mid-wicket for no run.

12.4: Prince Yadav to Ramandeep Singh, Perfect wide yorker, outside off. Ramandeep Singh is a bit late to bring his bat down and it sneaks behind to the keeper, beating his willow, possibly the under edge.

12.3: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Good length, around middle and off, Rinku Singh guides this to the deep third region for one run.

12.3: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Another short one, that's a bit too high, flies over the head height. Rinku Singh lets it be. Wide again. 

12.3: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Bumper, a bit too high for the umpire's liking. Rinku tries his best to play the upper-cut but gets beaten. Wided. 

12.2: Prince Yadav to Rinku Singh, Short and around off, Rinku Singh looks to help this over the short third fielder but misses out. 

12.1: Prince Yadav to Ramandeep Singh, On a length, around off, Ramandeep Singh dabs this to George Linde at point and looks for a run but is sent back by Rinku. Linde misfields and the batters eventually take the single. 

Prince Yadav (1-0-6-0) is brought back on.

11.6: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Nicely bowled by Markram, another tidy over for him and LSG. Markram slows it up and drifts it onto middle, Rinku Singh stays watchful and smothers it away.

11.5: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Good length, in and around off, punched off the back foot by Rinku but straight to the point fielder.

11.4: Aiden Markram to Ramandeep Singh, Slightly shorter and on leg, Ramandeep hops inside the line and nudges it down to short fine leg for a quick single.

11.3: Aiden Markram to Ramandeep Singh, Good, positive running. Flatter delivery on middle, Ramandeep Singh stays compact and hits it into the vast open spaces at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

11.2: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Oh, a misfield. Shortish length, wide outside off, Singh reaches out and cuts it to the left of backward point. The fielder moves across and only makes a half-stop, allowing the batter to pick up a run.

11.1: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Stump-to-stump line, on a length, Rinku Singh presses back and blocks it.

A 5-for for Mohsin. He ends his spell with fantastic numbers of 4-1-23-5. Dream figures for any bowler, especially in the shortest format. Ramandeep Singh is in at number 8. Live visuals also show that Mohsin has gone off the field. LSG have decided to use their Impact Sub option. Himmat Singh replaces Mohsin.

Mohsin Khan is substituted by Himmat Singh

10.6: Mohsin Khan to Anukul Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder and Mohsin has a five-wicket haul. Mohsin Khan brings out the subtle change of pace again, bowling it quicker at over 143 clicks. This is fuller and on the pads, and Anukul Roy gets a bit tucked up. Roy tries to flick it away but ends up clipping it uppishly towards short mid-wicket. Ayush Badoni squats down and takes a safe catch there. Golden duck for Anukul and Kolkata Knight Riders are 73/6.

It is going down south for KKR quickly now. They have lost half their side and have absolutely no momentum. Anukul Roy walks in at number 7.

10.5: Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, OUT! CAUGHT! Cameron Green was itching to go big on every ball and Mohsin Khan gets his man. Mohsin bowls it back of a length and darts the ball well across the right-hander. Green leans across and tries to drag the big shot across the line, but ends up slicing it off the outer half of the blade. The ball gets lobbed up around the gully region and it is the keeper, Rishabh Pant who calls for it, running to his right and he pouches it with ease.

10.4: Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, Hard length around off, Green has a slog across the line but gets it off the inner half of the blade to square leg.

10.3: Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, In the air, will land safely. Slightly back of a length, around middle, Cameron Green leans across and gets under it but swings it high and without much timing towards mid-wicket. Prince Yadav and Digvesh Singh converge towards the ball, but again, there's no communication between them and they both just look at each other as the ball lands between them. Green picks up a couple of runs as well.

10.2: Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, SIX! Mohsin errs in line and Cameron Green helps himself to six runs. Off pace delivery, on a shortish length and down leg. Green picks it early, gets inside the line and swings it over long leg for a biggie.

10.1: Mohsin Khan to Rinku Singh, Dug in short and outside off, Rinku Singh fetches the ball and pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.

Halfway reached. KKR are 64/4, still crawling just above run a ball. They need some big overs to get their innings back on track. Mohsin Khan will bowl out. His figures read 3-1-14-3 so far.

9.6: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Dragged length around middle, angled into the batter, Singh pushes it down to long on for one more. Just five singles off Markram's first over.

9.5: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Tight line on off stump, pushed through quicker. Rinku Singh backs away and jams the cut down to short third.

9.4: Aiden Markram to Cameron Green, Markram is bowling to his field and making the batters hit to the longer side of the ground. Fuller on the pads. Cameron steers to deep mid-wicket for just one.

9.3: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Good length outside off, at 89.2 kph, Singh cuts it down through the point region and turns the strike over.

9.2: Aiden Markram to Cameron Green, On the leg stump line, Green goes on one knee and hits the sweep flat and hard towards deep square leg for just another single.

9.1: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Darted in on middle, flatter too, Singh jumps across to the leg side and swats it down to the right of long on for a run.

STRATEGIC BREAK! It's been a difficult ride for the Knight Riders and Raghuvanshi's dismissal is gathering a lot of mixed reactions as well. The pitch is clearly on the slower side, and LSG's bowlers, particularly their frontline attack, were disciplined in keeping it stump to stump, offering the batters very little room to free their arms. However, Green decided to cut loose in the previous over and KKR would hope that was the jailbreak moment for them. More spin deployed. Here's Aiden Markram into the attack.

8.6: George Linde to Rinku Singh, Flatter, angled into the pads, and stays a shade low. Singh waits back and dabs it past square leg for one more. 16 off Linde's first over.

8.5: George Linde to Cameron Green, Linde slows it up and bowls it shortish outside off, Green pats it down through the cover region for a single.

8.4: George Linde to Cameron Green, SIX! Back-to-back! Dropped short on middle and leg again, Green picks the length in a trice and rocks back before powering the pull shot over cow corner for another biggie.

8.3: George Linde to Cameron Green, SIX! That's a clean strike from Green. Flighted again, fuller too and drifted into middle and leg. Cameron Green clears the front leg and launches it straight back over long on for a biggie. The 50 is now up for KKR.

8.2: George Linde to Rinku Singh, Floated up, very full and around off, Rinku gets across a bit and works it to wide long on for one more.

8.1: George Linde to Cameron Green, Bowls it full and on the stumps, Green flicks it away to deep mid-wicket and rotates strike.

George Linde is introduced into the attack. He replaces Mohsin Khan.

7.6: Digvesh Singh to Cameron Green, A googly, short at 93.4 kph, on leg. Cameron Green gets across and chips it to the long on region for a single.

7.5: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, Chance? A pretty difficult one though for Pant. Touch short, just outside off. Rinku Singh rocks back and goes for the late cut, but inside edges to the keeper. The ball thuds Pant's right thigh and rolls wide of short fine leg for a single.

7.4: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, Very full, almost at the toes, Rinku flicks it all along the ground in the deep pocket on the leg side, between deep mid-wicket and long on and they hustle back for two.

7.3: Digvesh Singh to Cameron Green, Flat, full, on leg. Green works it down the ground to long on for a single.

7.2: Digvesh Singh to Cameron Green, A leggie, full on leg. Green leans on and flicks it to short mid-wicket. Played more off the inside half.

7.1: Digvesh Singh to Rinku Singh, Fuller one, around off. Rinku drives the googly to deep point for a run.

6.6: Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, Slows it up, on a length, on middle. Green watchfully taps it back to the bowler. 3-1-14-3 for Mohsin so far.

6.5: Mohsin Khan to Rinku Singh, Short again, around off. Rinku uses his wrists to pull it to deep backward square leg for a single.

6.4: Mohsin Khan to Rinku Singh, FOUR! That's very well played by Rinku! A short-pitched delivery, on middle and leg. Rinku presses back, swivels and pulls it into the deep backward square leg gap for a boundary. Good controlled shot.

6.3: Mohsin Khan to Rinku Singh, At 134.6 kph, this is bashed hard on a length, on top of off. Rinku Singh blocks it back to the bowler.

6.2: Mohsin Khan to Rinku Singh, Nagging length, around off. Rinku dabs it off the back foot to point.

6.2: Mohsin Khan to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Too short and outside off. Rinku Singh stands tall and tries to ramp it over the keeper, but misses. It is called a wide for height.

Rinku Singh walks in with KKR in a bunch of trouble.

6.1: Mohsin Khan to Rovman Powell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! It just keeps getting worse for the Knight Riders. Mohsin is over the moon as he picks up his third wicket. He bangs it short into the pitch, around the ribs of the batter, on the leg stump line. Rovman Powell lines up for the pull shot, but the ball brushes the gloves and Pant gathers it to his left. He appeals for caught behind and up goes the finger. KKR are 31/4 after 6.1 overs.

End of the Powerplay and it has been an outstanding one for LSG as they have restricted KKR to 31 for 3 after the first six overs. The top-order woes for KKR continue as LSG pin them to the wall with the top three back in the dugout. Rahane started with caution but played a false stroke, whereas Tim Seifert just couldn't get going. A controversial dismissal of Angkrish Raghuvanshi, as he was caught obstructing the field, all of this has added to the misery of KKR. On the contrary, LSG would be feeling even more that this is their game to lose from this situation. 

5.6: Digvesh Singh to Cameron Green, A googly, on a length, around off. Green backs away and punches it to cover. KKR are 31/3 at the end of the Powerplay.

5.5: Digvesh Singh to Cameron Green, Full and on middle, Cameron lofts it down the ground to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

5.4: Digvesh Singh to Rovman Powell, Dropped short on middle, Powell rocks back and hits the pull hard but straight to mid-wicket.

5.3: Digvesh Singh to Rovman Powell, Tossed up, fuller and outside off, blocked off the front foot by Powell.

5.2: Digvesh Singh to Rovman Powell, Wow, another mix-up between the batters and also between the fielder and the keeper. Bowled full on the pads, Rovman Powell clips it straight to short mid-wicket and the batters set off for a single. Prince Yadav picks up the ball and is caught between two thoughts - whether to throw the ball to the bowler or to go for the run out himself. He tries to do the first one but Digvesh isn't anywhere near the stumps. Then Prince just tries to run in and dislodge the bails with the ball in hand but ends up flicking it past the stumps as Green makes his way back.

5.1: Digvesh Singh to Cameron Green, Starts with a short one around off, Cameron Green rocks back and punches it down with a straight bat, towards mid off and gets a single.

What a big call that is from the third umpire and Angkrish Raghuvanshi is completely baffled. Rovman Powell walks out to bat at number 5 and Angkrish shows his frustration even as he makes his way into the dug-out. A decision that will certainly be debated by many, but for now, let's get back to the action. Also, Digvesh Singh comes into the attack now.

4.6: Prince Yadav to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! RAGHUVANSHI IS GONE! This will raise a lot of eyebrows and will be debated about as well. Keeps the stumps in play, does Prince, on a good length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi nudges it off the front foot to the mid on region and looks to cross over. He is sent back from more than halfway as the mid on fielder is quick to get rid of the ball to the batting end. Raghuvanshi turns to scramble back but gets in the way of the throw as he changes direction, making a big U-turn. He dives to make his ground and the ball strikes his left foot. LSG are going upstairs, appealing for obstructing the field. The on-field umpires refer to the TV umpire, who feels that Raghuvanshi changed his direction intentionally and obstructed the field and is deemed out. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks off the field and is absolutely fuming. Glum faces in the KKR dugout as they just cannot believe what happened out there.

4.5: Prince Yadav to Cameron Green, Another one that jags back in, good length, on off. Cameron Green plays from the crease and steers it off the inner half to widish mid-wicket for a run.

4.4: Prince Yadav to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nip-backer on a length, angling from middle to leg. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks ahead to negate the movement and tries to clip it to the leg side. Gets an inside edge instead. The ball deflects off the pads and rolls in front of cover for a single.

4.3: Prince Yadav to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, On the stumps, touch full, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tilts forward and flicks it to mid-wicket.

4.2: Prince Yadav to Cameron Green, Back of a length, on middle. Cameron nudges it to the mid-wicket region for a single.

4.1: Prince Yadav to Cameron Green, Full and straight on middle. Cameron Green tucks it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

4.1: Prince Yadav to Cameron Green, WIDE! On a good length, down the leg side.

3.6: Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Glorious by Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Good length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets right on top of the bounce and punches this off his front foot through the left of covers for a boundary. First four of the game. 

3.5: Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, Hard length, on off, Cameron Green dabs this through short third for a single. 

KKR lose both their openers yet again in the Powerplay. The towering figure of Cameron Green is in at number 4.

3.4: Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! Double delight for Mohsin as he gets his second of the evening. On a length, around middle and off, shaping a hint away from the batter. Ajinkya Rahane shuffles away to his leg side and looks to hit this down to long on but gets outdone by the away swing and miscues this off the cue end towards mid off. Aiden Markram settles himself underneath it and takes it nice and easy. 

3.3: Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi pushes this towards covers and takes another single. 

3.2: Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Around that nagging length by Mohsin, on top of off, angling across the batter. Ajinkya Rahane gently places this to the left of backward point and rotates the strike. 

3.1: Mohsin Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi opens his bat face and guides this to the third man region for one run. 

2.6: Mohammad Shami to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi guides this to the deep third region for a single. 

2.5: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, A risky single and that is a byproduct of this slow start. Hard length, on off, Ajinkya Rahane prods onto the front foot and dabs this in front of Mukul at covers and sets off for a single. Mukul has a go at the stumps towards the bowler's end with an underarm throw but misses by some distance. 

2.4: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, Excellent comeback from Shami. Seam up, around off, a bit fuller. Ajinkya Rahane steps down the deck to cut the swing on offer but gets beaten on the inside edge as it swings back into him. 

2.3: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Deposited in the stands. It was six the moment he hit it. On a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane clears the front foot and launches this over the cow corner fence for a biggie. 

2.2: Mohammad Shami to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, on middle and leg, Angkrish Raghuvanshi presses onto his front foot and tucks this through square leg to get off the mark with one. 

2.1: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, Short of a good length outside off, Rahane looks to clip through the leg side, but gets an inside edge onto the back pad. It deflects away towards backward point for a single.

KKR's woes in the Powerplay continue this season. Another opening stand broken cheaply. In walks Angkrish Raghuvanshi at number 3.

1.6: Mohsin Khan to Tim Seifert, OUT! CAUGHT! Khan strikes first for LSG and is joyous. On a length, around off, shaping a hint away from the right-hander. Tim Seifert looks to take on the ring of fielders on the off side and goes through with a lofted drive. Fails to get the timing right and ends up miscuing it from the bottom of his bat to Mukul Choudhary at short cover. Perhaps the ball held up a touch on the surface. Mukul takes the catch watchfully around his left shoulder with a reverse cup. Back-to-back ducks for Seifert. KKR are 3/1.

1.5: Mohsin Khan to Tim Seifert, BEATEN! This is angled across the right hander, on a good length, outside off. Tim Seifert stays put and tries to steer it away to the off side but plays inside the line and is beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.

1.4: Mohsin Khan to Tim Seifert, Full and around off, Tim Seifert drives this crisply towards mid off for a dot. 

1.3: Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, LEG BYE! Hard length, on middle and off, straightening a bit after pitching. Ajinkya Rahane goes for a wild slog across the line but gets beaten on the inside edge and is rapped on the back thigh. A loud appeal for LBW as the batters cross for a leg bye. It is turned down by the on-field umpire. Pant sends this upstairs for a review, only to see the ball being pitched outside leg on the Ball Tracking. On-field decision of not out stays. 

1.2: Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Rahane is putting himself under immense pressure by playing all these dots and hogging the strike. Pitched up, on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane thumps this back to the bowler. 

1.1: Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane dabs this straight to point for another dot. 

That was an excellent opening over from Shami. Mohsin Khan will share the new ball from the opposite end.

0.6: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, A bit closer to the batter, around off, shaping away from him. Rahane plays the square drive towards deep backward point and takes a single to get off the mark. 

0.5: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, A tad too full, around off, Ajinkya Rahane drives this to the left of George Linde at point and he does well to put in a dive and field it. 

0.4: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, Good review by LSG! A dicey call by the umpire, and one believes that the noise from the crowd played its part here. It is too loud out there. There was a definite sound as the ball went past the batter's pad. On a length, down the leg, going further down. Ajinkya Rahane goes for a flick but misses out. Pant moves to his left and gathers this but is sent in disbelief as the umpire calls it a wide. Pant sends this upstairs for a review and the UltraEdge shows a spike off the front pad of Rahane. The on-field decision is overturned. It is a fair delivery.

0.4: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, WIDE! Shami errs in line a bit. Gets a huge inswing that curves down leg on a good length. The ball beats Rahane on his attempted flick and the umpire signals for a wide. 

0.3: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length, wide of off, once again the ball is shaping away from Rahane. The KKR skipper just guides this to backward point. 

0.2: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, Shami drags the length back a shade and bowls it on a good length, around off, but shapes it away from the batter. Rahane defends this right underneath his eyeline. 

0.1: Mohammad Shami to Ajinkya Rahane, Swing on display straightaway by Shami. Fuller one, shaping away from the batter, Ajinkya Rahane gets right on top of the bounce and blocks this around mid on. 

All set to get going in the City of Nawabs. Out walk the two umpires. Rishabh Pant has his men in the huddle before the Super Giants spread throughout the field. Ajinkya Rahane walks out with Tim Seifert to open the innings for KKR. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. A slip is in position and it will be Shami vs Rahane first up. Here we go!

Back to the original pair? It looks like LSG will reset and go back with their designated opening pair of Marsh and Markram, while Badoni might be pushed back into the middle order. Also, they fielded only three overseas players against Rajasthan Royals, but Linde comes in this time, perhaps brought in to exploit the slowish conditions. He could also offer a handy match-up against a KKR batting order that has a lot of right-handers.

The fortress is breached - After winning two back-to-back games in Chepauk, CSK couldn't make it a hat trick of wins in front of their home crowd. In the afternoon game, Gujarat Titans beat them by 8 wickets with 20 balls to spare. The result lifts Gujarat to fifth in the table, while CSK slip to sixth, suffering their fifth defeat in eight games.

Impact sub options for LSG - Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan and Manimaran Siddharth.

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde (In for Manimaran Siddharth), Mohammad Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh and Mohsin Khan.

Impact sub options for KKR - Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini and Varun Chakaravarthy.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ajinkya Rahane (C), Tim Seifert (WK), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora and Kartik Tyagi.

The captain of Kolkata Knight Riders - Ajinkya Rahane mentions that they were looking to bat first. The reason for that, he says, they wanted to give the batting unit the freedom to go out and express themselves. On conditions, Rahane says the priority right now is assessing how the team is functioning as a unit. Mentions that the bowling unit has come together nicely in the last few games. Informs that they are going unchanged. On the week-long break, Rahane calls it much-needed. Adds the win before the break was important for morale. Also shares that the last two to three days were spent sitting together as a group, reflecting on the first seven games, identifying what went right and where they can improve. Adds that the practice sessions have been good, and he is looking forward to the game.

The captain of Lucknow Super Giants - Rishabh Pant says they want to see what the target is and get the answers as a batting group. On the team changes, Pant informs that George Linde comes in for Manimaran Siddharth. On leading a group with so many experienced heads, Pant is measured about that. Says when there are a lot of leaders in the side, the challenge is finding a way to win together. He feels they are getting close to cracking that and stresses the need to stick together and turn things around. He is confident that it will happen.