In a high-stakes IPL 2026 clash at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders were put to bat first and endured a top-order meltdown before Rinku Singh’s explosive unbeaten 83 steered them to a fighting 155/7 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Sunday’s 38th match saw KKR lose the toss and insert themselves into batting trouble right away. Tim Seifert was back in the hut without troubling the scorers, courtesy of Mohsin Khan. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scratched around for 9, captain Ajinkya Rahane for 10 off 15 deliveries, and Rovman Powell managed just one before departing.
Enter Cameron Green, who fought valiantly with 34 runs off 21 balls, including three massive sixes that briefly lifted spirits. However, wickets kept tumbling: Anukul Roy for 0, Ramandeep Singh for 6 off 11. Then Rinku Singh took charge, bludgeoning 83* off 50 balls with seven boundaries and five sixes, while Sunil Narine hung around for 4*.
Lucknow’s bowling attack was spearheaded by Mohsin Khan’s five-wicket haul for 23 runs in a dream spell. George Linde supported with 1/18. Rahane’s KKR XI included Seifert behind the stumps, Green, Raghuvanshi, Powell, Rinku, Narine, Ramandeep, Roy, Arora, and Tyagi.
LSG, captained by Rishabh Pant, fielded Markram, Marsh, Pooran, Badoni, Chaudhary, Linde, Shami, Yadav, Rathi, and Khan. With 156 to win, LSG face a tricky chase under lights, setting the stage for an intense finish in this IPL showdown.
