LSG defeat KKR by 2 runs. (Photo by Rahul Gulati / Sportzpics for IPL)IPL 2022 KKR vs LSG Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball thriller to qualify for the IPL play offs on Wednesday. Quinton de Kock smashed the highest score of the ongoing season, an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls, while skipper KL Rahul hit 68 off 51 as the opening duo shared the highest ever partnership in IPL to take LSG to a challenging 210 for no loss. In reply, KKR fell short by just two runs, scoring 208 for 8 in 20 overs with Evin Lewis taking a stunning catch to turn the match on the head. Shreyas Iyer (50), Rinku Singh (40) and Nitish Rana (42) did bulk of the scoring. Mohsin Khan (3/20), Marcus Stoinis (3/23) and K Gowtham (1/23) were among wickets.
Brief Score:
Lucknow Super Giants: 210 for no loss in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 140 not out, KL Rahul 68 not out; Sunil Narine 0/27).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 208 for 8 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 50, Rinku Singh 40; Marcus Stoinis 3/23, Mohsin Khan 3/20).
Follow highlights of KKR vs LSG from Mumbai below.
Kolkata Knight Riders
208/8 (20.0)Lucknow Super Giants
210/0 (20.0)Lucknow Super Giants beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 runs
KKR vs LSG. (File)
Last over now and Stoinis will bowl this one. 21 needed. Rinku starts with a four!!! What a cover drive. That's a short ball and six more!!! Another six by Rinku!!!! They need 5 from 3 now. What a turnaround!!! That's two more runs. They need 3 from 2 now. Oh!!! That's taken!!! Great catch by Lewis. Umesh is bowled. LSG win!!! By 2 runs
2 overs to go and Holder will bowl the 19th. KKR need 38 from 12 balls. The first ball is sent straight down the ground for a 6!!! That's another six from Rinku. What a crack!!! KKR 190/6 after 19 overs
Six by Narine to end Mohsin's over. KKR needed that. Now on to the 18th. KKR still has a mountain to climb. 55 from 18 needed. Looks tough to be honest. Avesh in to bowl this one. 2 runs to start. What a six by Rinku. Perfectly timed. Full toss and Narine hits a 6!!! KKR 173/6 after 18 overs.
17th over starts now and KKR need 67 from 4 overs. Kolkata need Russell to get going now. Another mishit by Russell. Just 1. Rinku hits a four to start. Another pull and gets a one. Russell back on strike. And he's gone!!! Mishits again and that's caught by the fielder near the boundary. KKR 150/6 after 16.4 overs.
Bishnoi in to bowl the first of te 5 slog overs. 2 balls and 2 singles. The KKR batters can't seem to connect cleanly. Billings connects the next ball though and that's sailed over the ropes. Next ball, he's gone. Billings comes down the ground, misses the ball and is stumped. KKR 142/5 after 15.4 overs
Just short of Jason Holder as Russell survives. Billings swings one but there's still no boundary. Just 2 runs from the first 3 overs. another dot to follow. Beautiful yorker to follow. On Russell's legs. KKR 134/4 after 15 overs.
Stoinis in the attcak now and that's a single to start. Great bowling by Stoinis. He has really stemmed the run flow. That's high in the air and that's taken by Deepak Hooda. Shreyas departs after scoring 50. KKR 131/4 after 13.4 overs.
Mohsin Khan brought back in the attack and Billings swings and misses. That's almost a caught and bowled on Shreyas. Great comeback over for LSG, this. Just 2 runs from this over. KKR 127/3 after 13 overs
Holder starts with a dot ball and undoes that with a wide. Good balls by Holder. Just 1 run from the next two balls. Next ball is pulled for a six!!! KKR 125/3 after 12 overs
Ravi Bishnoi starts the 11th over and Shreyas hits a four!!! Just evades Hooda. That's a six by Billings. oh dear god. What a hit!!! Shreyas hits a straight four to end this over. KKR 115/3 after 11 overs.
Avesh Khan in to bowl the 10th. Both Shreyas and Billings need to hit boundaries here. That's a switch-hit by Billings and that's gone for a 6!!! A no ball too and a free hit. Great shot for four more. There's a wide to follow. A pull shot by Billings and another four!!! KKR 99/3 after 10 overs
Bishnoi in to bowl the 9th. Iyer had hit Gowtham for a 6 in the last over. What can he do in this over? That's a huge appeal for LBW and LSG reviews. Umpire's call. The batter survives. KKR 79/3 after 9 overs.
8th over starts now and taht's the wicket of Rana gone. Gowtham takes the important wicket as Stoinis grabs the catch. Rana departs for 42. KKR 65/3 after 7.1 overs.
Gowtham in to bowl the last over inside the powerplay and Rana has started with a four. The 3rd ball is also pulled for another 4!!! Another reverse and that's another four. Magnificent batting. KKR 60/2 after 6 overs
Holder in to bowl the 5th and Iyer hits a four and a six to start. Next ball is also hit for a four as the Kolkata batters are no longer messing around. KKR 47/2 after 5 overs
Avesh Khan in to bowl the fourth and that's 2 back to back fours by Nitish Rana. That's two fours more after a single. The last ball is also hit for a four as Rana takes charge. KKR 31/2 after 4 overs.
Mohsin in to bowl the second ball and dismisses Abhijeet Tomar. Slower ball, Tomar tries to hit it and KL Rahul takes the catch. KKR 9/2 after 2.4 overs
Holder in to bowl the second as Nitish Rana ended Mohsin's over with a 4. What can he do in this over? Abhijeet Tomar hits a boundary to get his first IPL runs. KKR 8/1 after 2 overs
Venkatesh Iyer and Abhijeet Tomar are at the crease. Venkatesh Iyer is on strike. Mohsin Khan will open the attack. 3 dots to start the over. Inside edge and Venkatesh Iyer is gone as de Kock takes a diving catch. KKR 0/1 after 0.4 overs.
175* C Gayle RCB v PWI Bengaluru 2013
158* B McCullum KKR v RCB Bengaluru 2008
140* Q de Kock LSG v KKR Mumbai DYP 2022
133* AB de Villiers RCB v MI Mumbai WS 2015
132* KL Rahul PK v RCB Dubai 2020
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210*Rahul - De Kock LSG v KKR Mumbai DYP 2022
Russell bowls the last over for Kolkata. Both the Lucknow batters are dominating. This is turning out to be an expensive one from Russell. Four boundaries for de Kock. 19 runs off last over. LSG 210/0 after 20 overs.
Three back-to-back sixes for Quinton. He takes on Southee this time. What a clean hit!!! Quinton is on fire now!! Kolkata are struggling. LSG 191/0 after 19 overs.
de Kock hits a boundary and gets to his century. He does it against Russell and hits it towards the third man. What an innings!!! Class!! LSG 164/0 after 18 overs.
Quinton de Kock starts the over with a huge six over the fine leg against Chakaravarthy. He hits another six here towards the mid-wicket. He follows it up by hitting a boundary. LSG 140/0 after 16 overs.
Quinton de Kock smashes a six against Narine over the backward square leg. What a shot!!! He is playing a great innings for Lucknow here. LSG 122/0 after 15 overs.
That's 50 up for de Kock off a single in the 12th over. Just 5 off this over ultimately. Kolkata need wickets but Lucknow are hell-bent on not conceding. LSG 97/0 after 12 overs.
Nitish Rana in to bowl the 11th and that's a four by de Kock. Relentless hitting by the Lucknow batters. That's 9 runs from this over. LSG 92/0 after 11 overs.
Southee replaces Varun for the 10th over. Kolkata desperately need a wicket or two to stay alive. Now, it's Rahul who hits a huge six!!! That's another six to follow. Absolutely effortless hitting from the LSG captain. LSG 83/0 after 10 overs
Russell brought in the attack in the 9th over. Can he provide the breakthrough that Kolkata need? 2 runs from the first 3 balls. That's a great shot by de Kock for a 6!!! Short ball and that has gone flying away. LSG 68/0 after 9 overs
We are back after strategic timeout and varun will bowl the 8th over. Good ball to start but the second is punished for a four by the LSG captain. Absolutely drilled. It's a no ball now. When it's not your day, nothing goes right. Good ball as the free-hit gets 0 runs. LSG 57/0 after 8 overs
Varun Chakaravarthy bowls the last over of the powerplay for Kolkata. Quinton chips it this time over the covers and fetches a boundary. That's a great shot!! LSG are 44/0 after 6 overs.
Rahul hits a six this time against Umesh Yadav. That's a good pick-up shot!! That's another boundary for him. He miscues it but still gets the result. LSG are 38/0 after 5 overs.
Quinton de Kock ends the over with a cracking six against Umesh Yadav. What a way to finish the over. This is insane!! He pulls it over the deep mid-wicket this time. LSG are 22/0 after 3 overs.
Quinton de Kock again hits a boundary. It's an inswinger delivery by Southee but Quinton times it nicely and gets a boundary. LSG are 14/0 after 2 overs.
Quinton de Kock and Rahul start the proceedings for Lucknow. Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over for Kolkata. Quinton de Kock gets a boundary here in the very first over. LSG are 8/0 after 1 over.
It has been going well. I hope to keep up with what I am doing and try to help the team win. There isn't anything specific that I am working on. From the last two seasons I am trying to improve my leg-breaks and feel it is coming out better this season. When you're defending (a total), you should ensure there are no loose deliveries from your end as the wickets are better and we also have options if someone is having a bad day. We have to stick to the process and whatever gameplan we have had before we will follow that. We have played well in the last two matches but ended up losing, today will try to win and get that 'Q' next to our name.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Venkatesh Iyer, Abhijeet Tomar, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings(w), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), KL Rahul(c), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
KL Rahul: We'll bat first. The pitch looks a bit dry. Last few games, it's been tough chasing. We have to be positive, we've done really well in the tournament. We need to start afresh, try to win this game and enjoy. We'll focus all of our energy on this game. We do have quality in the middle-order, everyone's experienced, you trust them to figure it out. We expect them to come back strong and deliver. We have three changes - Krunal has a niggle, so he sits out. Chameera and Badoni miss out. We've got in Vohra, Lewis and Gowtham in.
Shreyas Iyer: I would have batted as well. This is going to be our last opportunity for us to express ourselves. Let's do it for the coaches, management and fans. Abhijeet Tomar comes in for Rahane.
Lucknow Super Giants win the toss and opt to bat first.
Graeme Swann: It's the 20th and the last game at the DY Patil Stadium this season. Over 6000 runs, nearly 250 wickets - the ground staff have provided brilliant wickets, amazing outfield. We are in the middle of the square today - 70m on one side, 73 on the other side (square boundaries). No worries for the captain or the bowler working out where to put your fielders. As a spinner, I am absolutely licking my lips at this pitch. It has got a bit tired, it's very flat, there's even grass coverage and it is still rock hard. This is going to turn, it's going to grip for the spinners. The team winning the toss should bat first. If you can get to 155-160 on this pitch, you are in the game.
Bowling has proved to be the weak link for LSG though the likes of Avesh Khan and Jason Holder have delivered with 17 and 14 wickets so far but Mohsin Khan was taken to the cleaners in the last game. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi picked up two wickets against Rajasthan Royals and LSG would expect him to keep things tight in the middle overs on Wednesday.
KKR Probable XI: Venkatesh Iyer, Baba Indrajith/Sheldon Jackson, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings(w), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy.
LSG Probable XI: Quinton de Kock(w), KL Rahul(c), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni/Manish Pandey, Marcus Stoinis/Evin Lewis, Jason Holder, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan.
LSG, on the other hand, are coming into the match after suffering two successive defeats and will have to put up an improved show to end things on a high. The main concern for LSG is their poor batting show in the last two matches with the batters struggling in the powerplay against quality bowling.
Two-time former champions, KKR, which had reached the final last year, have managed to keep their theoretical chances alive after coming good in the last two matches against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Hello and welcome to the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. LSG already have one foot at the play-offs as they are placed at the third spot with 16 points but with a number of teams jostling it out for the remaining three berths, they will look to add two more points to avoid any last-minute hiccup.