IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants 2nd innings highlights against KKR in Match 54

Sunil Narine yet again sizzled with the bat as the West Indian star scored 81 runs from just 39 balls. This brutal assault meant that Kolkata Knight Riders scored a massive 235/6 from their 20 overs. It was also the first time any team had scored 200 runs at the Ekana Stadium.

Phil Salt and Angkrish Raghuvanshi both scored 32 to keep the score ticking. Ramandeep Singh then ended the innings with a quick 25 not out from just 6 balls with just a single four and three massive sixes.

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Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs off 5.3 overs

Arshin Kulkarni was out early when Ramandeep Singh took an amazing catch to dismiss the LSG opener for 9. From there Marcus Stoinis decided to throw caution to the win and play a few shots as the fifty came up in the 6^th over with a six off Harshit Rana.

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 to 6 (Mandatory – 55/1)

With Marcus Stoinis going strong at one end, KL Rahul took his time and played within himself. The LSG skipper was given out earlier but he opted for the review and it was seen that the veteran batter hadn’t got an edge and the decision was overturned.

Lucknow Super Giants: First Strategic time-out: (77/3 from 8.3 overs)

KKR made a strong comeback into the game with two quick wickets after the powerplay overs. Harshit Rana got the key wicket of KL Rahul for 25 and then Varun Chakravarthy got the wicket of Deepak Hooda for 5.

Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs from 11 overs

Andre Russell came to bowl and got the big wicket of Marcus Stoinis for 36 off 21 balls. Nicholas Pooran came to the wicket and began with a mighty six to signal his intent with the bat. 

Lucknow Super Giants: Second Strategic time-out (137/9 from 16 overs)

The game was as good as done even before the second time-out. KKR bowlers showed their might with the ball to dent the home team to reduce them to rubble. None of the LSG batters could up a huge score on the board as the wickets fell like nine pins.

End of the match: Lucknow Super Giants -137 all out from 16.1 overs

It took KKR just one ball to wrap up the innings as Ravi Bishnoi was out LBW to Harshit Rana. This gave Kolkata a huge win by 98 runs as they moved top of the table with a better run rate securing their 8^th win of the season.