On May 5, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match held at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. After winning the toss, LSG elected to bat first.
KKR openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine had an impressive performance at the Ekana Stadium. Salt scored 32 with 5 for 44 and 1 for 66 for 14 runs, while Narine scored 81 with 6 for 44 and 7 for 66 from 39 balls.
Other players after dismissals include Angkrish Raghuvanshi (32 off 26 balls), Andre Russell (12 off 8 balls), Rinku Singh (16 off 11 balls) and captain Shreyas Iyer (23 off 15 balls) and Ramandeep Singh and Venkatesh remained, Ire remained. Unbeaten from 6 balls to 25 and 1 ball. The team targeted 235 LSGs.
During the LSG matches, KL Rahul’s team recorded an unfavorable record during the match. The franchise suffered a 98-run defeat against KKR, the biggest defeat in IPL history.
Sunil Narine was named Man of the Match, equaling Andre Russell’s record for the most man of the match awards in an IPL series.
Lucknow lost wickets at regular intervals throughout the match. Marcus Stoinis scored 36 off 21 balls) and captain KL Rahul scored 25 off 21 balls. Both players were the scorers of the team. Other players could not interfere in the game. LSG were dismissed for 137 in 16.1 overs. KKR’s Harshit Rana (24/3) and Varun Chakraborty (30/3) were the top wicket-takers.
After yesterday’s game, KKR topped the points table with 16 points. This team has 8 wins and 3 losses out of 11 games. On the other hand, LSG has dropped to fifth place with 12 points but has won 6 out of 11 games so far.
