Lucknow Super Giants’ dramatic super over loss to Kolkata Knight Riders has sparked fury from cricket pundit Deep Dasgupta, who labeled their choice to bat Nicholas Pooran before Mitchell Marsh as a ‘massive blunder.’ The ex-India keeper dissected the game, urging LSG to rethink their approach before it’s too late.
KKR set 156/8, but LSG’s chase started disastrously. Marsh out for 2, then Markram (31 off 27) and Pant (42 off 38) added 57 runs. Pooran’s 9 runs exposed his poor form, Badoni’s 24 ended prematurely, Singh’s 19 provided hope, and Shami’s unbeaten 11 with a six on the final ball tied the scores.
In the super over, disaster struck. Pooran bowled by Narine on ball one, Markram on the third—LSG scored only 1. Rinku Singh sealed it with a four. Dasgupta blasted: ‘LSG should have won against RR and KKR. Sending Pooran ahead of in-form Marsh was baffling. He, Markram, and Singh were perfect picks.’
Highlighting the bigger picture, Dasgupta noted LSG’s batting fragility on a chaseable pitch hurt morale. ‘T20 is unforgiving; repeated close losses ruin seasons. They need batting order surgery now to stay playoff contenders.’ As LSG reels, this critique could ignite changes in their faltering campaign.
