KKR vs LSG Match Report: Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated Lucknow Super Giants. Kolkata Knight Riders, captained by Shreyas Iyer, won in 26 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders had a target of 162 runs to win, but Shreyas Iyer's team achieved the target by losing 2 wickets in just 15.4 overs. Opener Phil Salt scored the most runs for KKR. Phil Salt contributed 89 runs in 47 balls. This batsman hit 14 fours and 3 sixes in his stormy innings.
Apart from Phil Salt, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer returned not out after scoring 38 runs in 38 balls. He hit 7 fours in his innings. Although Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi quickly returned to the pavilion, Phil Salt and Shreyas Iyer did not give any chance to the bowlers of KL Rahul's team. Mohsin Khan was a successful bowler for Lucknow Super Giants. This bowler took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs.
Lucknow Super Giants scored 161 runs in 20 overs
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl. Coming to bat first, KL Rahul led Lucknow Super Giants scored 161 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Actually, the batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants kept returning to the pavilion at regular intervals, hence this team failed to score big. Nicholas Puran made the maximum contribution for Lucknow Super Giants with 45 runs in 32 balls. While KL Rahul scored 39 runs on 27 balls.
Mitchell Starc shines in bowling for Kolkata Knight Riders
Talking about the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders, Mitchell Starc was the most successful bowler. This fast bowler made 3 batsmen of KL Rahul's team his victims. Apart from this, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty and Andre Russell took 1 wicket each.
How much has the points table changed now?
At the same time, after this victory, Kolkata Knight Riders have 8 points in 5 matches. However, despite the win against Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders remain at second position. Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson is at the first position in the points table. Rajasthan Royals have 10 points in 6 matches.
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