New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders won in 26 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders got the target of 162 runs, which Shreyas Iyer’s team achieved in just 15.4 overs at the loss of 2 wickets. Opener Phil Salt scored the most runs for KKR. Phil Salt contributed 89 runs in 47 balls. He hit 14 fours and 3 sixes in his aggressive innings.
Apart from Phil Salt, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer scored 38 runs in 38 balls and remained not out. He hit 7 fours in his innings. Although Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were out early, Phil Salt and Shreyas Iyer did not give any chance to the bowlers of KL Rahul’s team. Mohsin Khan was a successful bowler for Lucknow Super Giants. He took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs.
Lucknow Super Giants scored 161 runs in 20 overs
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants scored 161 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. The batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants kept returning to the pavilion at regular intervals, due to which the team could not score big. Nicholas Puran contributed 45 runs in 32 balls for Lucknow Super Giants. KL Rahul also scored 39 runs on 27 balls.
Mitchell Starc shines in bowling for Kolkata Knight Riders
Talking about the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders, Mitchell Starc was the most successful. This fast bowler took 3 wickets for KL Rahul’s team. Apart from this, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty and Andre Russell took one wicket each.
What changed in the point table?
With this win, Kolkata Knight Riders now have 8 points from 5 matches. Despite the win against Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders remain in second place. Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals top the points table with 10 points from 6 matches.