LSG vs KKR Match 38 Live Score - Lucknow (26 April 2026)

Begins with a hard length ball, angled from middle to off. Rishabh Pant charges down the track and stays leg side to thrash it over the in-field on the off side, but toe ends it to mid off.

Back of a length, on middle, Pant stays put and dinks it to mid-wicket.

 FOUR! Signature Pant stroke! A bit too full, on the leg stump line. Rishabh Pant crouches a bit and gets under the ball nicely before whipping it behind square. Hits it a bit uppishly and into the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Hard length, angled around off, at 148.9 kph. Pant weighs on the back foot and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

 Beaten by bounce and pace! Well-directed short delivery, just outside off. Aiden arches back and tries to unleash the upper cut, but misses to put his bat on the ball. Good heat from Kartik so far. All of his balls have clocked above 145 kph.

The pace-off delivery, into the pitch, outside off at just 118.1 kph. Markram stands tall and scythes it to sweeper cover for a single. At halfway, Lucknow Super Giants are 63/1, needing 93 runs from 60 balls.

Slightly fuller by Green, outside off. Markram plays from the crease and chips it wide of extra cover. Rinku Singh runs to his left from long off and cuts it off. Two taken.

OUT! A SPECTACULAR CATCH! Rinku Singh cannot do anything wrong in this match and one can see how much it means to Cameron Green and KKR. On a fractionally fuller length, on the off stump line. Aiden Markram gets on the front foot and tries to clear the long off fence, but seemingly does not hit it off the middle of the bat. The ball still has the wheels to clear the ropes, but Rinku comes charging across to his right from long off and plucks it. But as soon as he realises that the momentum is taking him over the ropes, he lobs the ball up in the air, balances himself nicely, comes back in the playing area and takes it in the second attempt. The replay shows that no part of his boot is in contact with the ropes while holding the ball. Not the tallest man out there, is Rinku, but he always is a live-wire in the field. Lucknow Super Giants are 65/2 as the dangerous Aiden Markram walks back to the hut.

Length ball from around the wicket, 137.5 kph, angled in at the batter. Pooran hops up and tucks the bat close to his body to defend.

Fuller on off, Pooran presses forward and eases it wide of point for a single.

At 134.6 kph, this is bashed on a length, outside off. Rishabh Pant advances down the track and thrashes it to deep point but there is protection in the form of Kartik Tyagi. Just a single.

Closer to the off pole, on a length, Nicholas Pooran watchfully blocks it back to Green. Just 4 runs and a wicket from this over.

 FOUR! Pretty audacious, but Pant did what he does best. Pitched fuller on the leg stump line. Rishabh Pant moves across in the crease and despite his head falling over to the off side, he manages to whip that over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. One bounce and over the ropes.

Fuller ball, outside off. Pant knifes the slower ball through cover-point for a single.

At pace now, the yorker, on off. Pooran carves it to mid off and they cross over hastily for a single. Rahane rushes forward, picks the ball, releases the throw to the bowling end, but misses his shy, allowing Pooran to motor in.

On the fuller side, smidge outside off. Pant steers it past point for a single.

Wide yorker, at 142.9, and marginally inside the tramline, outside off. Nicholas Pooran opts to leave.

Excellent deception! Off cutter, full and wide outside off. Pooran swings the bat to blast it into the cover gap, but only manages to get an under-edge and the ball rolls back to Seifert. Just 7 from the over. LSG need 82 from 48 balls.

 FOUR! A Pant special for four. Short of a length, on middle and off, Pant shuffles across and smashes this over the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary. Pant does fall over but hits this well behind the fielder for four. 

OUT! GONE! Narine strikes and strikes big, putting an end to this budding stand. He keeps KKR well and truly alive in the contest. Quicker and fuller, wide outside off, Rishabh Pant goes for a reverse sweep but misses and loses his balance as well. Tim Seifert gathers this on the second attempt and appeals for a caught behind but the umpire denies it. Ajinkya Rahane sends this upstairs for DRS. A clear spike on the UltraEdge as the ball is next to Pant's glove. An excellent review by KKR, forced by Tim Seifert and the home side loses their skipper. As they say, you live by the sword and die by it as well. Pant falls and the Super Giants are 78/3, chasing 156.

Fuller and flatter around off, Ayush Badoni cuts this off his back foot to short third. 

 Full and on off, Ayush Badoni pushes this to sweeper cover for a single. 

Length dragged back by Narine, on middle and off, Nicholas Pooran flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Short and on middle and leg, Ayush Badoni pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one more. 

Quicker one, wide of off, Ayush Badoni stays onto his back foot and cuts this to deep point for a single. 

 SIX! Now these are dangerous signs for KKR as Pooran is looking in the mood. Tossed up, full and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran steps towards the pitch of the ball and lofts this handsomely over the fence towards the deep extra cover region for a biggie. 

Darted across the batter, on off, Nicholas Pooran slashes hard at it but gets beaten. 

WIDE! Once again, Varun fires this full and wide outside off, flirting with the tramline. Nicholas Pooran doesn't offer any stroke at it, expecting a wide, but the umpire keeps his arms down. Pooran sends this upstairs for a review. The replay shows that there is nothing inside the tramline, and this turns out to be an excellent review by Pooran. Wide given. 

Short of a length, around off, Nicholas Pooran pats this to cover-point. 

Quicker one, full and wide outside off, Nicholas Pooran swings and misses. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Pooran falls into the trap set by Rahane and Varun. Chakaravarthy continues to bowl a quicker one, full and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran chases this and looks to loft this over covers but gets only an outside edge that goes straight into the hands of a very fine short third. Sunil Narine takes a sharp catch there. 

Fuller around off, Ayush Badoni blocks this around silly point. 

Pushed through around off, Ayush Badoni looks to guide this past short third for run but gets beaten. 

Fuller around middle and off, Ayush Badoni goes for a sweep but doesn't connect with the bat. A loud appeal for LBW by the keeper and Rahane at first slip but not much by Narine. 

 Fuller around middle and off, Ayush Badoni goes for a sweep but doesn't connect with the bat. A loud appeal for LBW by the keeper and Rahane at first slip but not much by Narine. The umpire just laughs it off but Rahane goes upstairs. A clear spike as the ball is next to the glove of Mukul on UltraEdge, and the on-field decision stays. 

Short and quick, outside off. Badoni cuts it off the back foot, but the backward point fielder dives to his left to cut it off.

1 run.