Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 68, Indian Premier League

Completed

Indian Premier League, Completed

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR

175/7 (20 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants

LSG

176/8 (20 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants won by 1 runs.

BATTERS	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Vaibhav Arora *	1	1	0	0	100.00
Rinku Singh	67	33	6	4	203.03

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Yash Thakur *	3	0	31	2	10.33
Naveen-ul-Haq	4	0	46	0	11.50

Current Partnership: 39 run (2 ov) | Last Wicket: Sunil Narine 1 (2) | Fall of Wicket: 136/7 (17.6 ov)

CRR: 8.75

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Live Cricket Commentary

End of over 20 (19 runs)

Rinku Singh 67 (33)

Vaibhav Arora 1 (1)

Kolkata Knight Riders 175/7

Yash Thakur 3-0-31-2

Naveen-ul-Haq 4-0-46-0

19 6 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, and Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

19 5 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, Four, fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and hit drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

19 4 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, and Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

1wd

19 4 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Rinku Singh no chance to play a shot, and the umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

19 3 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and play it with soft hands towards deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

19 2 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, good length, on the stumps, and Rinku Singh hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.

1wd

19 2 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball yorker, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Rinku Singh no chance to play a shot, and the umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

19 1 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Vaibhav Arora, 1 run, Yash Thakur delivers fast ball at full length, Vaibhav Arora hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid on for 1 run.

End of over 19 (20 runs)

Rinku Singh 51 (28)

Vaibhav Arora 0 (0)

Kolkata Knight Riders 156/7

Naveen-ul-Haq 4-0-46-0

Yash Thakur 2-0-12-2

18 6 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Naveen-ul-Haq sends down a sharp delivery, and Rinku Singh hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot and beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

18 5 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, and Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!

18 4 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, 2 runs, Naveen-ul-Haq delivers fast ball at good length, Rinku Singh goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Rinku Singh to just 2 runs.

18 3 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Four, fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Rinku Singh goes back and hit uppercut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

18 2 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Four, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Rinku Singh goes forward and plays drive in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.

18 1 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Four, fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Rinku Singh goes forward and hit pull in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 18 (10 runs)

Sunil Narine 1 (2)

Rinku Singh 31 (22)

Kolkata Knight Riders 136/7

Yash Thakur 2-0-12-2

Naveen-ul-Haq 3-0-26-0

17 6 | 7.6

Sunil Narine runout (Quinton de Kock / Naveen-ul-Haq) 1 (2) Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, 1 run, Run out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Sunil Narine goes forward and slams drive towards deep cover and sets off for a quick double, but it was a suicidal one. Naveen-ul-Haq collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Quinton De Kock takes the bails off, Sunil Narine was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!

1wd

17 6 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Sunil Narine no chance to play a shot, and the umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

17 5 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Sunil Narine, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Yash Thakur bowls a sharp delivery, and Sunil Narine hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

17 4 | 7.6

Shardul Thakur c PN Mankad b YS Thakur 3 (7) Yash Thakur to Shardul Thakur, no run, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shardul Thakur goes back and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Prerak Mankad, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Shardul Thakur.

17 3 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, 1 run, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

17 2 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Rinku Singh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, and Rinku Singh goes back and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

1lb

17 1 | 7.6

Yash Thakur to Shardul Thakur, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shardul Thakur hangs in the crease and swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.

End of over 17 (5 runs)

Rinku Singh 24 (20)

Shardul Thakur 3 (5)

Kolkata Knight Riders 126/5

Naveen-ul-Haq 3-0-26-0

Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-23-2

16 6 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, 2 runs, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

16 5 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Rinku Singh hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.

16 4 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shardul Thakur, 1 run, Shardul Thakur goes back to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

16 3 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, 1 run, Naveen-ul-Haq delivers fast ball at good length, Rinku Singh goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

16 2 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shardul Thakur, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Shardul Thakur hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards slip for 1 run.

16 1 | 7.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shardul Thakur, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shardul Thakur hangs in the crease and slash cut towards short fine leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

Date

Saturday, May 20, 2023 14:00

Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bowl

Umpires

Match Referee

Manu Nayyar (India)