KKR vs LSG Super over IPL 2026: Captain Rishabh Pant admitted after the defeat to KKR on Sunday that Lucknow Supergiants need a break. With the fifth consecutive defeat, LSG reached the bottom of the points table. LSG has faced a total of six defeats in eight matches so far.

The 38th match of IPL 2026 was played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This was the eighth match of Lucknow. In an exciting IPL match held on 26 April 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Super Over. Left hand batsman Rishabh Pant scored one run in one ball in the Super Over and remained not out.

We need a break- Rishabh Pant

Lucknow has lost five consecutive matches so far and its team has reached the bottom of the points table. Rishabh Pant said after the match, ‘We really need a break, I think we are going to refresh. There is always pressure and it will always be a pressure game, but we have to find the answers within ourselves, not outside and just keep things simple.

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What was the reason for the defeat in the super over?

KKR had given a target of 156 to LSG by scoring a total of 155 runs in 7 wickets and 20 overs. LSG was finding it very difficult to face KKR. However, Mohammed Shami hit a six on his last ball to reach 155 runs, which gave another lease of life to LSG and the match turned into a super over.

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what did pant say

Pant said, “Every player will have to take responsibility, it is not just a matter of one or two players.” It is the responsibility of the entire team and many people will take responsibility for this. We discussed in the group and Nicholas Pooran’s name came up for the Super Over. He may not be in his best form, but in such difficult times you trust your players.

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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Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated Lucknow Super Giants in a match that lasted till the Super Over. Both KKR and Lucknow teams had scored 155 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. When the turn of Super Over came, Lucknow team could score only 1 run. In the Super Over, Rinku Singh gave victory to Kolkata by hitting a four on the very first ball.

In this match played at Ekana Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders had scored 155 runs due to Rinku Singh’s unbeaten inning of 83 runs in 51 balls. Rinku hit 7 fours and 5 sixes in her innings. He also achieved the feat of hitting 4 consecutive sixes in the last over of the innings.

Lucknow’s eighth consecutive defeat

Lucknow Super Giants have suffered eight consecutive defeats at their home ground, i.e. Ekana Stadium. This series of defeats of Lucknow has been going on since 2025. In terms of suffering the most consecutive defeats at home in the IPL, Lucknow has equaled Deccan Chargers, who had suffered 8 consecutive defeats at home. However, the record of suffering the most consecutive defeats on home ground is in the name of Delhi Capitals, who have suffered 9 consecutive defeats on their home ground.

Karthik Tyagi’s over created excitement

Lucknow Super Giants had to score 28 runs in the last 2 overs to win. Vaibhav gave 11 runs in the 19th over, due to which Lucknow had to score 17 runs in the last over to win. Kolkata was heading towards an easy win, but Karthik Tyagi played the biggest role in taking the match to the Super Over by hitting 2 no-balls in the last over. Lucknow had to score 7 runs on the last ball, then Mohammed Shami took the match to the super over by hitting a six on the last ball.

Full account of Super Over:

Lucknow’s innings

First ball – Nicholas Pooran out

Second ball – 1 run

Third ball – Aiden Markram out

Score- wicket, 1, wicket

Kolkata innings

First ball – Rinku Singh hits a four

outcome- Kolkata Knight Riders won

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The 38th match of IPL 2026 is being played today between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders at Ekana Stadium. LSG captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and decided to bowl first. There has been a change in the playing 11 of Lucknow. Linde is playing in place of Siddharth.

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Puran, Mukul Chaudhary, George Linde, Digvesh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora.

LSG vs KKR Head to Head

Head to head figures are also not good for Kolkata. He has had 7 matches with Lucknow, out of which KKR has won only 2 times while facing defeat 5 times. Kolkata’s highest score against LSG is 235. Lucknow has the highest score of 238 in front of Kolkata.

Ekana Stadium pitch report

According to the report, today’s match will be played on a black soil pitch, in such a situation the spinners can get more help. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first. Till now all the matches played on this ground have been low scoring, the pitch is expected to remain the same even today. Fast bowlers can also get help in the beginning, in such a situation it will not be easy for the batsmen to score runs. The average score here in the first innings is 170 runs.

Position of both teams in points table

Lucknow Super Giants have won only 2 out of 7 matches, the team has faced defeat in 5 matches. LSG is at ninth position in the points table with 4 points. The situation of Kolkata Knight Riders is even worse, they have won only 1 out of 7 matches and lost 5. One match of KKR was cancelled. Kolkata is at 10th place in the table with 3 points.