Kolkata vs Lucknow Match Stats

Fuller and on middle, Venkatesh Iyer drills it to long on for a single.

In the blockhole, outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi digs it out to covers for a run.

Nails the yorker again, on middle, Venkatesh Iyer backs away and jams it out to long off for another run.

Much fuller and outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes down across to swipe it away but misses. Rishabh Pant collects it behind the stumps and appeals for caught behind, but turned down. He has a chat with his bowler but decides against the review.

FOUR! Good shot! Fuller again and outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi opens the face of his bat and slices it away to the deep point fence for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Avesh Khan gets his man this time! He sees the batter move in his crease and tries to bowl a wide yorker, but it turns out to be a full toss. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tries the reverse scoop but the ball gets big on him and takes the top edge It lobs to the right of the keeper, where Rishabh Pant moves to that direction to grab it. KKR lose half their side now, and LSG are back in the game!

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Akash offers it full and right in the slot, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer comes forward for a bit and lofts it inside out over extra cover for a boundary. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Akash Deep picks up one of the biggest wickets of the night, and the set batter Venkatesh Iyer is gone for 45(29). He bowls it fuller, but with pace taken off, around middle and off. Venkatesh Iyer stays deep-rooted in his crease and looks to launch it down the ground. He mistimes it off the bottom part of the bat and the ball goes towards long on where Aiden Markram runs across to his right a bit and picks up a reverse cup around his face. KKR are 177/6, still needing 62 runs in 28 balls!

Full and wide outside off, Rinku reaches out to steer it to deep backward point for a single to get off the mark.

BEATEN! Short and well outside off, with pace taken off, Andre Russell leaps a bit to cut it off late but misses.

SIX! You can't bowl on this length to Russell here, as he will smack it all day! Right in the slot, with pace on, around middle and leg, Andre Russell clears out his front leg and thumps it over the deep mid-wuckey fence for a biggie.

A yorker and on the pads, Russell tucks it to deep fine leg for a single to retain the strike. KKR need 54 runs off the last four overs.

OUT! CAUGHT! IS THIS THE MATCH FOR LSG? The crowd has gone in pin-drop silence as Andre Russell is gone for 7(4) and KKR are 185/7. Thakur has bowled a full toss, a freebie to be put away, and outside off, not a ball to get a wicket. Andre Russell could have hit it anywhere, but he chooses it to go downtown but mistimes it. His bat face gets turned, and the ball goes off the cue end of the bat towards long off. David Miller runs forward and dives to catch it just above the ground. 

FOUR! CLUBBED! Short and wide outside off, Harshit Rana hops up and cuts it off late towards deep third man. Samad runs in to his right and makes a dive as well but the ball goes past him for a boundary.

A well-directed yorker and outside off, Rana fails to dig it out.

A low full toss, outside off, Rana drills it back to the bowler. Shardul tries to stop it with his outstretched right hand but gets his fingertips only as the ball goes and rattles the non-striker's end stumps. Rinku hasn't left his crease thus, the umpire doesn't go upstairs. They run for a single as the ball gets deflected towards long on.

Short and around leg, Rinku ducks under it.

FOUR! DRILLED! A full toss and around off, Rinku Singh comes forward and drives it hard through cover for a boundary. Ravi Bishnoi dives to his right at extra cover but fails to stop it. 

Nagging length and around middle, Rana defends it.

Short and around middle, Harshit Rana uses his feet to slog it across but adjusts his shot in the end to block it.

Leg bye! Full and down the leg side, a bit quicker as well, Rana moves across and looks to sweep it but misses and gets hit on the pads. They run for a quick leg bye as the ball rolls away towards the leg side beside of the pitch. 

WIDE! Short and well outside off, Rinku looks to reverse sweep it but misses. Called a wide.

FOUR! WELL PLAYED! Tossed it up and around leg, Rinku Singh goes for the reverse sweep and connects it well. The ball goes in the gap towards cover for a boundary. 

Dragged length and outside off, Rinku looks to cut it but misses.

Another short ball and outside off, Rinku punches it to wide long on for a single.

SIX! HUMONGOUS! Avesh serves it full and right in the slot, with pace on, around middle, Rinku Singh crouches and pumps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 

FOUR! TOP SHOT! Much fuller and around off, Rinku Singh gets underneath it and lofts it inside out over cover as the ball goes on the bounce over the ropes.

Good comeback! A yorker, around leg, Rinku jams it out back to the bowler.

Full and around middle, Rinku stays on the leg side of the ball and drills it towards long on and denies the run.

A yorker and outside off, Rinku jams it out to long off and doesn't take a single again.

FOUR! GETS A BOUNDARY NOW! Avesh misses the yorker by an inch and bowls it fuller and wide outside off. Rinku Singh reches out and drills it in the gap towards sweeper cover for a boundary. 

FOUR! BOUNDARY TO START OFF! Bishnoi drags his length back as he sees the batter charging down. Bowls it around off and middle, and Harshit Rana adjusts his shot in the end and slices it off the outer half of the bat over the backward point fielder for a boundary. KKR need 20 in the last five balls.

A dot ball! Short and around off, quicker as well, Harshit Rana looks to swipe it across but misses. 

Nagging length and around middle and leg, Rana slices it to short third who does a midfield there which allows a single for the batters. KKR need 19 off the last 3 balls.

FOUR! WELL PLAYED! Bishnoi keeps it short and well outside off, Rinku Singh extends his arms and slashes it wide of backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! ANOTHER BOUNDARY! Tossed it up, right in the slot, around middle, Rinku Singh goes on his knee and lofts it down the ground over the bowler's head for a boundary. 

SIX! KKR FALL SHORT OF JUST ONE HIT! Bishnoi offers it again in the slot, around middle, and Rinku Singh goes on his knee again and slogs it across over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. LSG WIN THIS RUN-FEST GAME BY JUST 4 RUNS!