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In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious in the `Super Over` at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow.
During the match, KKR`s Rinku Singh delivered an unbeaten knock of 83 runs off 51 deliveries, laced with seven boundaries and five maximums. Later, he also scored the winning runs in the Super Over.
Following his heroics, he was named the `Player of the Match`.
Speaking about his knock, the Uttar Pradesh-born cricketer said that he was thinking of taking the game deep and scoring runs off the loose deliveries.
“When I went into bat, four wickets had fallen, so I kept thinking about how I could go about, and I had to take the game till the end. Since we had lost four wickets, it was about keeping the scoreboard moving and putting the loose balls away,” said Rinku after the match.
IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Match summary
Having put to chase a target of two runs, KKR`s Rinku smashed a boundary on the very first ball.
In the Super Over, Kolkata Knight Riders` (KKR) Sunil Narine bagged two wickets. Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram departed on one-ball ducks. Skipper Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten one run in one ball.
Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants` (LSG) Mohammed Shami smashed a match-saving maximum. Following the heroics from Shami, the match has proceeded to the `Super Over`.
With an aim of chasing the target of 156 runs, the Super Giants managed to reach 155 runs by losing eight wickets in 20 overs.
Opening batsman Mitchell Marsh departed early on two runs in three balls. Fellow opening batsman Aiden Markram scored 31 runs in 27 balls, including two boundaries and a maximum.
Skipper Rishabh Pant delivered a knock of 42 runs after facing 38 balls. His knock was laced with four boundaries and a maximum. Nicholas Pooran departed on nine runs in 12 balls, including a maximum.
Mukul Choudhary was also dismissed on one run in two balls. Ayush Badoni garnered 24 runs in 19 balls, including two maximums. George Linde also returned to the pavilion after scoring eight runs in four balls, including two boundaries. Impact Player Himmat Singh scored 19 runs in 10 balls, including two boundaries and a maximum. Mohammed Shami smashed an unbeaten 11 runs in six balls, including a boundary and a maximum.
KKR`s Vaibhav Arora and Impact Player Varun Chakaravarthy bagged two wickets each. Anukul Roy, Cameron Green, Kartik Tyagi, and Sunil Narine also chipped in with one wicket each.
(With ANI Inputs)
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