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KKR vs LSG IPL 2024: Kolkata Secures Victory with Salt’s Dominant Innings, Defeats Lucknow by 8 Wickets

KKR vs LSG, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders had a target of 162 runs to win, but Shreyas Iyer's team achieved the target in just 15.4 overs. Opener Phil Salt scored the most runs for KKR.

KKR vs LSG IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated Lucknow Super Giants. Kolkata Knight Riders, captained by Shreyas Iyer, won 26 balls earlier. Kolkata Knight Riders had a target of 162 runs to win, but Shreyas Iyer’s team achieved the target in just 15.4 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Opener Phil Salt scored the most runs for KKR. Phil Salt contributed 89 runs in 47 balls. This batsman hit 14 fours and 3 sixes in his stormy innings.

Apart from Phil Salt, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer returned unbeaten after scoring 38 runs off 38 balls. He hit 7 fours in his innings. Although Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi returned to the pavilion early, Phil Salt and Shreyas Iyer did not give any chance to the bowlers of KL Rahul’s team. Mohsin Khan was the successful bowler for Lucknow Super Giants. This bowler 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. KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first, scored 161 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Actually, the batsmen of Lucknow Super Giants kept returning to the pavilion at regular intervals, so this team failed to score big. For Lucknow Super Giants, Nicholas Pooran contributed the most with 45 runs in 32 balls. While KL Rahul scored 39 runs in 27 balls.

Mitchell Starc shone in bowling for Kolkata Knight Riders

Talking about the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders, Mitchell Starc was the most successful bowler. This fast bowler took the wickets of 3 batsmen of KL Rahul’s team. Apart from this, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell took 1 wicket each.

Mohsin Khan was the only successful bowler for Lucknow 

Mohsin Khan was the only successful bowler for Lucknow Super Giants against KKR today. He bowled 4 overs against the opposition team and took 2 wickets for 29 runs at an economy of 7.20. 

Philip Salt became ‘Player of the Match’

English wicketkeeper batsman Philip Salt, who played a brilliant half-century innings against Lucknow Super Giants, has been selected as the ‘Player of the Match’. Salt not only batted brilliantly against Lucknow, but he also made excellent partnerships with other batsmen. Especially with captain Shreyas Iyer. Due to which KKR’s team managed to get an easy win against Lucknow. 

How much has the points table changed now…

After this win, Kolkata Knight Riders have 8 points in 5 matches. However, despite the win against Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders remain at the second position. Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals are at the top of the points table. Rajasthan Royals have 10 points in 6 matches.

Giriraj Sharma
Giriraj Sharmahttp://bynewsindia.com
Active in journalism for two and a half decades. Interest in Political, and Social issues, Environment, Urban Development, Crime, Education, Health , AI etc. Ex Editor (M&C) Zee Regional Channels, ETV News Network, Digital Content Head Patrika. com, ByNewsIndia Content Strategist, Consultant
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