Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Score: Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 155 runs. LSG fast bowler Mohsin Khan single-handedly destroyed Kolkata’s batting line-up. Mohsin Khan has become only the third bowler to have taken a 5-wicket haul for the Lucknow team in IPL. Rinku Singh played a heart-winning inning of 83 runs in 51 balls.

In this match being played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Kolkata team came to bat first. Kolkata had lost 4 wickets within the first 31 runs. Cameron Green scored 34 runs, but captain Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert and Ankrish Raghuvanshi also flopped. The wicket of Raghuvanshi was controversial, he was declared out for OBS (Obstructing the Field).

Rinku Singh fought alone, hit 5 consecutive sixes

When Rinku Singh came to bat, Kolkata Knight Riders’ score was 31/4 in 6.1 overs. Rinku Singh did not let the dam of patience break till the 18th over of the innings. Till the 18th over he had scored 43 runs in 40 balls. Rinku Singh faced 11 out of the last 12 balls, in which he hit 5 sixes and one four. Rinku scored 40 runs in the last 11 balls of her innings. Kolkata team crossed the mark of 150 runs by adding 43 runs in the last 2 overs. Rinku Singh also hit 4 consecutive sixes in the last over of the innings off Digvesh Rathi.

Mohsin Khan created history

Mohsin Khan is only the third bowler to take a 5-wicket haul for Lucknow Super Giants in the history of IPL. Before him, only Mark Wood and Yash Thakur have done this. In this match, Mohsin took 5 wickets for just 23 runs in 4 overs. He made Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy his victims.

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Score: Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 181 runs. This match is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, where Lucknow had invited KKR to bat first after winning the toss. Thanks to the half-century innings of Rovman Powell and Cameron Green, Kolkata was able to reach 181 runs.

Kolkata first lost the wicket of Finn Allen, whose catch was caught by Digvesh Rathi near the boundary. Rathi’s catch is surrounded by controversies, because it is being claimed that his foot touched the boundary while taking the catch. Allen scored only 9 runs.

Young batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi once again showed a strong performance and scored 45 runs in 33 balls and also made a partnership of 84 runs with captain Ajinkya Rahane. Captain Rahane also scored 41 runs in 24 balls in a flamboyant manner.

Saved by Cameron Green and Rovman Powell.

At one time, KKR team had scored 111 runs in 13.2 overs and lost 4 wickets. Kolkata team had lost 3 wickets in just 12 runs. In such a situation, even a score of 150 seemed difficult for Kolkata. But Cameron Green and Rovman Powell made an unbeaten partnership of 70 runs. Green scored 32 runs and Powell returned unbeaten after scoring 39 runs.

66 runs scored in last 5 overs

Kolkata team was struggling due to continuous fall of wickets. KKR’s score in 15 overs was 115 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Cameron Green and Rovman Powell together added 66 runs in the last 5 overs to take Kolkata to the score of 181. Scores bigger than 200 have also been chased at Eden Gardens. Therefore, 181 runs scored by Kolkata does not appear to be a safe score to defend.

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