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In the IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Lucknow Super Giants` (LSG) Mohammed Shami smashed a match-saving maximum. Following the heroics from Shami, the match has proceeded to `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.
IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: First innings` summary
Earlier, having put to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders` (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane departed on 10 runs in 15 balls, including a maximum. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert was dismissed on a three-ball duck.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi was declared out due to obstructing the field. His knock of nine runs ended in eight balls, including a boundary. Cameron Green garnered 34 runs in 21 balls, laced with three maximums. Rovman Powell also returned to the pavilion on one run in four balls.
Later, Anukul Roy was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Ramandeep Singh also managed to score just six runs in 11 balls. Rinku Singh smashed an unbeaten 83 runs off 51 balls, including seven boundaries and five maximums. Shouldering him was Sunil Narine, who scored four runs in six balls. With this, the Knight Riders posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs against the Super Giants.
LSG`s Mohsin Khan returned with the figures of five wickets for 23 runs in four overs. George Linde also bagged one wicket by leaking 18 runs in two overs. Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, and Aiden Markram went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against KKR.
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