The first Super Over of IPL 2026 was played between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. However, Lucknow had tied the lost match. At one time Lucknow had to score 52 runs in 24 balls. Defeat seemed certain, then the tables turned, but 7 were left on the last ball and Mohammed Shami was on strike. Lucknow’s defeat seemed certain, but Shami hit a six.

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Lucknow needed 52 runs in 24 balls. Karthik Tyagi bowled the 17th over, in which Himmat Singh and Ayush Badoni hit 1 six each. A total of 14 runs came in this over. Now 38 runs were needed in 3 overs. Rahane handed the 18th over to Varun Chakraborty, in which he dismissed Badoni and gave only 2 runs in the first 4 balls, but George Linde scored 10 runs in the over by hitting 2 fours on the last 2 balls.

Now 28 runs were needed to win in 12 balls. Vaibhav Arora bowled the 19th over, on whose second ball he took the wicket of George Linde. Mohammed Shami, who came after this, hit a four on his first legal ball, Himmat Singh hit a four on the last ball of the over. A total of 11 runs came from this over and then 17 runs were needed in the last over to win.

Rahane gave the last over to Karthik Tyagi. To win, 17 runs were needed in 6 balls. Mohammed Shami took one run on the first ball. Karthik bowled the second ball as a no ball, the next ball was a free hit and that too was declared a no ball. Himmat Singh hit a four on the second legal ball, but Himmat (19) was out on the next ball. The match once again started looking in favor of Kolkata.

Now 8 runs were needed in 3 balls. Prince Yadav took a run on the fourth ball, now Mohammed Shami came on strike. 7 runs were needed from 2 balls. Karthik Tyagi made the fifth ball dot, Shami hit it hard but missed it completely. Now 7 runs were needed in 1 ball to win. Karthik Tyagi bowled the last ball, on which Mohammed Shami slogged it past long off and hit a six. With this the match was tied and reached the super over.

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Kolkata Knight Riders won in super over

Lucknow Super Giants came to bat first in the Super Over. Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram, who were struggling with poor form in IPL 2026, came to bat, KKR gave the over to Sunil Narine. Narine bowled Puran on the very first ball, after which Rishabh Pant came forward and tried to play the shot but was able to score only one run. Aiden Markram was caught out on the third ball. Let us tell you that only 3 batsmen can bat in the powerplay.

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Lucknow Super Giants scored only 1 run in the super over. Rinku Singh and Rovman Powell came to bat in the super over for Kolkata. Rinku hit a four on the first ball of the super over bowled by Prince Yadav and thus Kolkata defeated Lucknow Super Giants. This is KKR’s second win in IPL 2026.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Score: Rajasthan Royals, batting first, scored 155 runs. The spin bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders wove such a web that RR batsmen could score only 60 runs in the last 10 overs. Especially Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narine proved to be lethal, both of them together gave only 40 runs in 8 overs and took five wickets. Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed his fifty, he along with Yashasvi Jaiswal had given a good start to Rajasthan, yet the entire team could score only 155 runs.

8 overs, 40 runs and five wickets

These are the figures of Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narine. Both of them together bowled 8 overs, in which they gave away only 40 runs and dismissed five batsmen. Chakraborty proved to be the most lethal, taking three wickets for only 14 runs in 4 overs. On the other hand, Sunil Narine dismissed two batsmen for 26 runs in a spell of 4 overs.

Kartik Tyagi’s magic

Fast bowler Karthik Tyagi also impressed. He gave 20 runs in the first three overs of his spell and could not take a single wicket. The 19th over of the innings proved to be very memorable for him and KKR. In this over, he took the wickets of Ravindra Jadeja (first ball), Shimron Hetmyer (third ball) and Ravi Bishnoi (fifth ball). This is the tenth time in IPL that a KKR bowler has taken three wickets in a single over.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed fifty

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a good start to Rajasthan Royals, who came to bat first after winning the toss. Both made an opening partnership of 81 runs. Vaibhav scored 46 runs in 28 balls, on the other hand Jaiswal scored 39 runs in 29 balls. At one time the Rajasthan team had scored 95 runs in 10 overs at the loss of only one wicket. In the last 10 overs, RR team could score only 60 runs and lost 8 wickets.

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Difficulties are increasing for Kolkata Knight Riders. This team, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, has played 5 matches in IPL 2026, but their winning account has not opened. KKR also got the first point due to the cancellation of the match with Punjab. In the 22nd match of the edition on Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata by 32 runs. While chasing 193 runs, Kolkata could score only 160 runs. After the defeat, Rahane said that it is really difficult not to win the match.

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane defended the bowlers. He said, “I think we performed very well in terms of bowling. The score of 190 runs on this wicket of Chepauk was very good. The way their batsmen performed in the powerplay, after that it was a big thing to restrict them to 190 runs. Our scoring of 36-37 runs in the powerplay proved to be important in terms of the outcome of the match.”

It is really difficult not to win the match – Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane further said, “We needed a batsman who would stay till the end. This would have kept our chances of winning. Talking about the team’s combination, the combination we tried in the last match and this match was very good. It is really difficult not to win the match. In this situation, we have to maintain our morale and courage. If the results are not in your favour, then you have to consider the team’s combination. But The most important thing is to stay positive and keep your spirits up.”

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Rahane praised Kartik Tyagi

In this match played in Chennai, Kolkata fast bowlers Vaibhav Arora and Cameron Green proved to be expensive, but Karthik Tyagi was economical with them and also took 2 wickets. Vaibhav Arora gave away 55 runs in 4 overs, Cameron Green gave away 30 runs in 2 overs. Karthik took 2 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs. Ajinkya Rahane praised Karthik. He said, “He is bowling very well. Full credit goes to him for this. The speed at which he is bowling is commendable. With every match, he is improving his game even more.”

KKR vs SRH Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first, have scored 226 runs. In this match being played at Eden Gardens, KKR team won the toss and chose bowling. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave an opening partnership of 82 runs to SRH, giving them a stormy start. Heinrich Klaasen was the highest scorer of Hyderabad team who played a strong half-century of 52 runs.

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head had added 82 runs in just 5.4 overs. On one hand, Abhishek scored 48 runs in 21 balls, on the other hand, Travis Head scored 46 runs in 21 balls. Together they hit 7 sixes and 11 fours. But after both of them were out, Hyderabad’s run rate dropped drastically.

There were 110 in 8 overs, then KKR made a comeback

Sunrisers Hyderabad had scored 110 runs in 8 overs. In the next two overs, the Kolkata team made a tremendous comeback. The score was 110 runs in 8 overs, but by the end of the 10th over, SRH had lost 3 more wickets. The run rate of Hyderabad team had fallen drastically.

Klaasen made a comeback

KKR did make a comeback for some time, but Heinrich Klaasen started playing steady innings. Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy made a partnership of 82 runs in 52 balls to take SRH towards a big score. Nitish scored 39 runs in 24 balls, while Klaasen scored 52 runs in 35 balls. He was the only batsman to score a half-century for SRH.

SRH scattered in the last 2 overs

Seeing the kind of start given by Abhishek and Head, Hyderabad will expect a score of 250-260. Due to wickets falling in the middle overs and poor play in the last 2 overs, SRH team was able to score 226 runs. Hyderabad scored 26 runs in the last 2 overs and also lost 4 wickets.

Kartik Tyagi Took Three Wickets In An Over: Before the start of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), all the teams are finalizing their preparations. The Kolkata Knight Riders team organized an intra-squad match between its teams before entering the tournament. A practice match was played by forming teams of Purple Knights and Golden Knights. In this exciting match till the last ball, the winning team was decided through run out. Karthik Tyagi took 3 wickets in a single over against the Purple Knights and this bowler was also the real hero of the victory of the Golden Knights. Golden Knights had scored 249 runs at the loss of 5 wickets, but Purple Knights were given a revised target of 190 runs based on VJD rules.

The match was decided by run out in the last over

Karthik Tyagi has made his mark in the IPL with his fast bowling, but the last few seasons have not been good for him. In the intra-squad match of KKR, he made a comeback with a bang by bowling lethal bowling against the Purple Knights. In this match, Karthik saved 12 runs and led his team to victory on the last ball. 3 runs were needed on their last ball, but while trying to take two runs, Rahul Tripathi was run out and Golden Knights won the match through run out on the last ball.

Tyagi making the new ball talk

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Karthik took three wickets in one over

Karthik Tyagi bowled lethally in this match till the last ball and took three wickets in a single over. He bowled brilliantly and turned the match towards the Golden Knights. In this match, he took 3 wickets for 35 runs in 3 overs. Rachin Ravindra became the first victim of Karthik and after this he took the wicket of Sarthak Ranjan and he ended the match by taking the third wicket of Rahul Tripathi.

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