In the 21st match of the season, Lucknow Super Giants along with Kolkata Knight Riders resonated with the historic holiday grounds of Eden Gardens as Lucknow Super Giants. This encounter is characterized by two franchises with an adverse journey, but equally emotional fan bases promised an exciting competition under IPL Lights. Knight Riders’ home Turf Kolkata added an additional layer of intensity to the proceedings, making it an important battle in the race for top locations. Below are the performance of this thrilling encounter, twisted points and detailed scorecards occupying the final result.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard
1st Inning Lucknow Super Giants: 238/3 (20 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | b Harshit Rana | 47 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 167.85 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Singh b Russell | 81 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 168.75 |
| Nicholas Pooran | not out | 87 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 241.66 |
| Abdul Samad | b Harshit Rana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| David Miller | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 3, w 8) | 13 |
Did not bat: Rishabh Pant (c)†, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi
Lucknow Super Giants Fall of wickets:
1-99 (Aiden Markram, 10.2 ov), 2-170 (Mitchell Marsh, 15.2 ov), 3-221 (Abdul Samad, 18.2 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Spencer Johnson | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 15.33 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 |
| Sunil Narine | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 |
| Andre Russell | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 16 |
2nd Inning Kolkata Knight Riders: 234/7 (18.1 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Quinton de Kock † | lbw b Akash Deep | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 166.66 |
| Sunil Narine | c Markram b Rathi | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 230.76 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c Pooran b Thakur | 61 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 174.28 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Markram b Akash Deep | 45 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 155.17 |
| Ramandeep Singh | c Markram b Ravi Bishnoi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c †Pant b Avesh Khan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Andre Russell | c Miller b Thakur | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 38 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 253.33 |
| Harshit Rana | not out | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 20) | 22 |
Did not bat: Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson
Kolkata Knight Riders Fall of wicket:
1-37 (Quinton de Kock, 2.3 ov), 2-91 (Sunil Narine, 6.2 ov), 3-162 (Ajinkya Rahane, 12.6 ov), 4-166 (Ramandeep Singh, 13.6 ov), 5-173 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 14.6 ov), 6-177 (Venkatesh Iyer, 15.2 ov), 7-185 (Andre Russell, 16.1 ov)
Lucknow Super Giants Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Akash Deep | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 13.75 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 13 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Digvesh Rathi | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
Match Information: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders 21st Match
Player Of The Match Award
Nicholas Pooran was named Man of the Match for his explosive unbeaten 87, which included 7 fours and 8 sixes. His powerful knock conducted a large-scale Lucknow super giants, eventually leading to his narrow 4-rin win over Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders 21st Match Result
Lucknow Super Giants won by 4 runs
