IPL 2023, KKR vs LSG Match Highlights: Lucknow beat Kolkata by one run in a head-to-head match. Chasing Lucknow’s 176-run challenge, Kolkata raced to 175 for the stipulated seven wickets. Once again Rinku Singh fought from Kolkata. Rinku fought back with a half-century. Lucknow ended the tournament with a defeat. Lucknow won the match by a toss. With this win, Lucknow qualified for the playoffs.
Third team of the playoffs got –
Chennai had qualified for the playoffs after defeating Delhi in the first match today. Qualifier 1 will be played between Gujarat and Chennai. In the second match today, Lucknow defeated Kolkata to enter the playoffs. Chennai and Lucknow have the same 17 points.. but Chennai’s Net Ratner is better and has reached the second position. Lucknow team is ranked third and will play the eliminator match.. Two matches will be played on Sunday…. One team between RCB and Mumbai will qualify for the playoffs.. Mumbai and Hyderabad will play at Wankhede Stadium. While the match between RCB and Gujarat will be held in Bangalore. For Mumbai to qualify for the playoffs, Hyderabad will have to win by a big margin.. On the other hand, RCB will have to defeat Gujarat.
Kolkata’s defeat –
Lucknow defeated Kolkata in today’s match. Batting first, Lucknow reached 176 runs. Kolkata got off to a flying start in chasing this challenge. Jason Roy and Venkatesh Iyer opened with 61 runs. Venkatesh Iyer contributed 24 runs off 15 balls. Jason Roy scored 45 runs. After that, Nitesh Rana and Gurbaz took wickets. Gurbaz scored 10 and Nitish Rana scored eight runs. At strategic moments, Andre Russell was dismissed for seven, Shardul Thakur for three, Sunil Narine for one. Rinku Singh fought alone.
Rinku Singh contributed 67 runs off 33 balls. Rinku took notice of the Lucknow bowlers. Until the end, Rinku kept Kolkata’s fortunes in the match. Rinku scored 67 runs with the help of four sixes and six fours. Rinku had no support from the other side, he fought alone. Rinku Singh fought till the last ball. The Kolkata team lost by just one run.
Ravi Bishnoi and Yash Thakur took two wickets each for Lucknow. Krunal Pandya and Krishnappa Gautam took one wicket each.
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