BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Quinton de Kock	c Narine b Arora	10	8	12	2	0	125.00

KL Rahul (c)†	c Ramandeep Singh b Russell	39	27	52	3	2	144.44

Deepak Hooda	c Ramandeep Singh b Starc	8	10	14	1	0	80.00

Ayush Badoni	c Raghuvanshi b Narine	29	27	44	2	1	107.40

Marcus Stoinis	c †Salt b Varun	10	5	5	2	0	200.00

Nicholas Pooran	c †Salt b Starc	45	32	37	2	4	140.62

Krunal Pandya	not out	7	8	30	0	0	87.50
Arshad Khan	b Starc	5	4	4	1	0	125.00

Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 6)	8
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.05)	161/7
Did not bat: Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Quinton de Kock, 1.5 ov), 2-39 (Deepak Hooda, 4.4 ov), 3-78 (KL Rahul, 10.2 ov), 4-95 (Marcus Stoinis, 11.4 ov), 5-111 (Ayush Badoni, 14.4 ov), 6-155 (Nicholas Pooran, 19.1 ov), 7-161 (Arshad Khan, 19.6 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	4	0	28	3	7.00	13	5	0	1	0
4.4 to DJ Hooda, taken superbly at backward point by Ramandeep Singh! Length in the channel just outside off. Nips away a smidgen with the angle too. Hooda tries to drive on the up but cannot keep it down. Skews off the outer half of the bat and arrows towards backward point, where Ramandeep flies to his right and snares it. He was almost parallel to the ground when he took that, and KKR will be chuffed with that wicket!. 39/2 19.1 to N Pooran, edged and gone! No Pooran pyrotechnics in the final over! Length delivery hung up a long way outside off. In fact, it was beyond the tramlines. Pooran went after it and because it was so far, he could only feather it through to Salt. Subdued celebrations, but this is a huge wicket, and could possibly alter the score by 10-12 runs, at least!. 155/6 19.6 to Arshad Khan, Starc finishes with a wicket, and what a brilliant final over this has been! After taking pace off the last ball, Starc goes for the searing full delivery. Tails into middle and off, and Arshad, swinging like a rusty gate, does not get anywhere near the ball. Crashes into the stumps, and LSG are held to 161!. 161/7
Vaibhav Arora	3	0	34	1	11.33	6	1	3	1	1
1.5 to Q de Kock, taken this time! de Kock perishes early! Fullish and slanted across the batter outside off. de Kock goes after it again, but does so with minimal footwork. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball floats to Narine at short third, who accepts the offering gleefully. Arora did not begin this over well, but he has certainly come back strong since!. 19/1
Harshit Rana	4	0	35	0	8.75	9	4	1	2	0
Sunil Narine	4	0	17	1	4.25	7	0	0	0	0
14.4 to A Badoni, goes straight up, and Badoni bites the dust! Slowed up just a shade on a length outside off. Seems to drift away late too. Badoni tries the expansive sweep but cannot get to the pitch of the ball. Skews it off the top edge and the ball swirls towards deep backward square leg. Raghuvanshi circles under it, tracks it all the way and holds on. LSG keep losing wickets!. 111/5
Varun Chakravarthy	4	0	30	1	7.50	9	1	2	2	0
11.4 to MP Stoinis, smart work by Salt, and Stoinis has to walk back! Tossed up a touch on a length outside off. Grips in the surface and rips back in. Stoinis does not account for that much turn and jams it off the inside edge into his pads. The ball pops up and Salt keeps his eyes on it all the way. Reacts quick enough and snaffles it sharply to his right, one-handed. KKR keep chipping away, and LSG, in trying to increase the tempo, have lost two in quick succession!. 95/4 See all photos
Andre Russell	1	0	16	1	16.00	2	2	1	0	0
10.2 to KL Rahul, holes out to deep mid wicket! Russell gets Rahul! Another shortish ball, although this is on the stumps. Rahul, trying to up the ante, opens up his stance and swipes at it. Gets a decent piece of it but the only problem is that he hits it straight down Ramandeep's throat. Much easier catch, compared to earlier, and LSG lose their skipper!. 78/3

Kolkata Knight Riders (T: 162 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt †	not out	89	47	79	14	3	189.36
Sunil Narine	c Stoinis b Mohsin Khan	6	6	10	1	0	100.00

Angkrish Raghuvanshi	c †Rahul b Mohsin Khan	7	6	7	0	1	116.66

Shreyas Iyer (c)	not out	38	38	59	6	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 3, w 13)	22
TOTAL	15.4 Ov (RR: 10.34)	162/2
Did not bat: Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Sunil Narine, 1.3 ov), 2-42 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 3.1 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shamar Joseph	4	0	47	0	11.75	12	4	2	3	3
Mohsin Khan	4	0	29	2	7.25	12	2	2	1	0
1.3 to SP Narine, Narine will not dominate the powerplay tonight! Mohsin sticks to that hard length just outside off, and takes the pace off this time. Narine was always going to go after it, but the lack of pace means that he miscues it. Gets plenty of height, but not enough distance. Stoinis, stood at cover point and on the edge of the ring, does the rest!. 22/1 3.1 to A Raghuvanshi, Mohsin has two, and LSG are fighting back! Back of a length delivery slanted across the batter outside off. Goes on with the angle and forces Raghuvanshi to play at it. He does so without much conviction and nicks it through to Rahul. The easiest of catches for the LSG skipper, and Mohsin is pumped!. 42/2 See all photos
Krunal Pandya	1	0	14	0	14.00	1	3	0	0	0
Yash Thakur	2	0	25	0	12.50	3	5	0	1	0
Arshad Khan	2	0	24	0	12.00	5	5	0	1	0
Ravi Bishnoi	2.4	0	17	0	6.37	7	2	0	2	0

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Lucknow Super Giants innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 2 wickets)
Over 1.0: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Vinod Seshan, Batter - KL Rahul (Struck down)
Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (38 balls), Extras 3
Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 64/2 in 9.0 overs (KL Rahul 31, A Badoni 12)
Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (80 balls), Extras 3
Over 14.1: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - A Badoni (Struck down)
Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants - 111/5 in 14.4 overs (N Pooran 10)
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Rinku Singh in for Varun Chakravarthy (Lucknow Super Giants innings, 16.6 ov)
Lucknow Super Giants: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 7
Over 18.4: Review by Lucknow Super Giants (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - N Pooran (Struck down)
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Player Sub: Arshad Khan in for Quinton de Kock (Lucknow Super Giants innings, 19.1 ov)
Innings Break: Lucknow Super Giants - 161/7 in 20.0 overs (KH Pandya 7)

Kolkata Knight Riders innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (33 balls), Extras 10
Over 6.3: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - SS Iyer (Upheld)
Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 68/2 in 7.0 overs (PD Salt 37, SS Iyer 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (PD Salt 24, SS Iyer 21, Ex 5)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (60 balls), Extras 16
PD Salt: 50 off 26 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 127/2 in 13.0 overs (PD Salt 58, SS Iyer 36)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 65 balls (PD Salt 52, SS Iyer 37, Ex 11)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (89 balls), Extras 21

MATCH DETAILS

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss	Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2024
Player Of The Match	Phil Salt
Hours of play (local time)	15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50
Match days	14 April 2024 - daynight (20-over match)
LSG Player Replacement	Impact player: Arshad Khan in, Quinton de Kock out (1st innings, 19.1 ov)
KKR Player Replacement	Impact player: Rinku Singh in, Varun Chakravarthy out (1st innings, 16.6 ov)
Umpires	Akshay TotreDRS Vinod SeshanDRS
TV Umpire	KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Reserve Umpire	Vaibhav Dhokre
Match Referee	Amit Sharma
Points	Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Lucknow Super Giants 0