Best moments from last night’s KKR vs LSG match
KKR openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine played an impressive match at the Ekana Stadium. Salt scored 32 runs from 14 with 5 fours and 1 six while Narine scored 81 from 39 balls with 6 fours and 7 sixes. After their dismissal, other players including Angkrish Raghuvanshi (32 off 26 balls), Andre Russell (12 off 8 balls), Rinku Singh (16 off 11 balls), captain Shreyas Iyer (23 off 15 balls) while Ramandeep Singh and Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten at 25 off 6 balls and 1 respectively. The team gave LSG a target of 235.
During the LSG innings, the KL Rahul-led side registered an unwanted record in their clash. The franchise conceded their biggest margin of defeat by runs in IPL history as they faced a 98-run defeat against KKR. LSG’s 81-run defeat against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2023 IPL season ranks second on the list. While the 62-run defeat against Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2022 is their third biggest defeat in the T20 tournament. Sunil Narine was named Player of the Match, equaling Andre Russell’s record of winning the most ‘Player of the Match’ awards for the franchise in the IPL.
Lucknow lost wickets at regular intervals during the match. Marcus Stoinis scored 36 off 21 balls) while skipper KL Rahul scored 25 off 21 balls. Both players were the team’s top scorers. The other players were unable to make an impact in the game. LSG were dismissed at 137 in 16.1 overs. Harshit Rana (3/24) and Varun Chakaravarthy (3/30) of KKR were the top wicket-takers.
After yesterday’s match, KKR returns to the top of the table with 16 points. The team has won 8 matches out of 11 played and lost 3. LSG, on the other hand, dropped to 5th position with 12 points and won 6 matches out of 11 matches played so far.
LSG skipper KL Rahul on his 98-run defeat
Captain KL Rahul admitted that they need to win all their matches to qualify for the ongoing IPL 2024 playoffs. LSG had a chance to take a step closer to the playoffs, but a crushing defeat at Ekana Stadium put their hopes in jeopardy. LSG fell out of the Top 4, allowing Sunrisers Hyderabad to take their place. “It’s pretty clear to us, if you want to get to the top four, you have to win every game. This will give us a little freedom to go out there and be a little more fearless, a little courageous. to face the match,” Rahul said after the match.
“We made a few mistakes when we faced hitters like Sunil and all those who are powerful. This type of intimidation puts pressure on our bowlers. This will be the discussion once we get back to the locker room – get moving. After this game, let’s see where we went wrong and try to improve. This is our last home game for us, so we are on our way to the next three games,” he added.
(With contribution from agencies)
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