KKR
221/2
17.4 overs
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants
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Match 259 May 2026, 7:30 pmEkana Cricket Stadium
LSG
213/5
20 overs
Result
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
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Scorecard
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Kolkata Knight Riders Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Avesh Khan b Mohammad Shami | 59 | 40 | 147.5 |
| Finn Allen | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Avesh Khan | 40 | 25 | 160 |
| Rinku Singh | c Mayank Yadav b Wanindu Hasaranga | 31 | 21 | 147.62 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c Mohsin Khan b Mayank Yadav | 28 | 18 | 155.56 |
| Rahul Tripathi | c Mohammad Shami b Mohsin Khan | 22 | 16 | 137.5 |
| Rovman Powell | not out | 20 | 12 | 166.67 |
| Sunil Narine | not out | 9 | 5 | 180 |
Lucknow Super Giants Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | c Harshit Rana b Varun Chakaravarthy | 52 | 29 | 179.31 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Sunil Narine b Harshit Rana | 44 | 30 | 146.67 |
| Aiden Markram | c Matheesha Pathirana b Sunil Narine | 35 | 24 | 145.83 |
| Josh Inglis | c Vaibhav Arora b Matheesha Pathirana | 23 | 15 | 153.33 |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | c Varun Chakaravarthy b Vaibhav Arora | 17 | 13 | 130.77 |
| Mitchell Marsh | not out | 16 | 10 | 160 |
| Ayush Badoni | not out | 14 | 11 | 127.27 |
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Batting Leaders
Ajinkya Rahane scored 59 from 40 balls.
Nicholas Pooran scored 52 from 29 balls.
Rishabh Pant scored 44 from 30 balls.
Finn Allen scored 40 from 25 balls.
Bowling Leaders
Mohammad Shami finished with 1/33 in 3.4.
Varun Chakaravarthy finished with 1/36 in 4.
Harshit Rana finished with 1/38 in 4.
Sunil Narine finished with 1/39 in 4.
Timeline
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Toss update
LSG won the toss and chose to bat.
Powerplay trend
Nicholas Pooran set the tone early as LSG raced into the match.
Middle-overs swing
Varun Chakaravarthy pulled momentum back with 1 wickets in the key middle phase.
Finishers push hard
Ajinkya Rahane kept the chase live with a high-tempo finish worth 59 runs.
Result
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets. Match seed 9337 delivered a close tactical finish.
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