KKR vs LSG Live Score IPL 2025: Lucknow can smell victory as Kolkata in deep trouble
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders are set to host Lucknow Super Giants at the iconic Eden Gardens on April 8. The match was originally supposed to take place on Sunday, March 6 but due to Ram Navami procession, the match got delayed by a day. Meanwhile, with two wins out of their four games, the Ajinkya Rahane-led side is currently fifth on the table while with similar points in same number of matches, Lucknow are sixth. The winner of the match can move to the top four.
Match Scorecard
Shardul Thakur sends Russell packing. The Caribbean departed after scoring seven runs. Massive wicket for LSG. Game is slipping away from KKR’s hands.
Venkatesh Iyer departed after scoring 45 runs. KKR are 177/6
Avesh Khan picked up the wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. He departed for five runs. KKR are 173/5 after 15 overs.
Terrific from Ravi Bishnoi. Just four runs in the over and the wicket of Ramandeep Singh, who departed for one run. KKR are 166/4
Shardul Thakur picked up the important wicket of Ajinya Rahane, who departed for 61 runs. He bowled a full toss but Rahane failed to place it. KKR are 162/3 after 13 overs.
Another half-century from Rahane. Classy knock! He brought that up in 26 balls. KKR are 136/2
Digvesh comes and strikes straight away. This was pitched full and much outside the off stump as Narine went for a slog over covers. He did not middle it and is caught in the deep.
Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine are unleashing their shots and have taken KKR off to a flier despite losing QDK early
Akash Deep picked up the wicket of Quinton de Kock, who departed for 15 runs off nine balls. KKR are 37/1
Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine open for KKR. Akash Deep opens the bowling for Lucknow.
LSG post 238 runs in the first innings. It is their second-highest total in IPL history. Pooran remained not out 87 runs. Stay tuned for the second innings.
Harshit Rana sends Abdul Samad back to the pavilion. The youngster departed after scoring six runs. LSG are 221/3
Nicholas Pooran is unstoppable. 24 runs off the 18th over. LSG are 217/2
What a batting display from Nicholas Pooran. Completed his half-century in just 21 balls.
Mitchell Marsh departed after scoring 81 runs. Andre Russell picked up the prized wicket. LSG are 170/2
Angkrish Raghuvanshi replaced Varun Chakravarthy.
Lucknow are 138/1 after 13 overs.
Mitchell Marsh brought up his half-century with a boundary against Harshit Rana. His fourth half-century of the season. The Australia international reached the milestone in 36 balls.
Harshit Rana sends Aiden Markram packing. The South Africa international departs for 47 runs off 28 balls. Massive breakthrough for KKR.
Markram, Marsh look unstoppable. LSG are 88/0 after nine overs.
Lucknow Super Giants are 72/0 after seven overs. Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram are on song at Eden Gardens.
LSG are 43/0 after five movers. Both the batters are struggling to get going.
Lucknow Super Giants are 20/0 after three overs. They need to accelerate in the remaining overs of the powerplay.
Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram open for Lucknow Super Giants. Vaibhav Arora has been handed the new ball.
Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Spencer Johnson comes back in place of Moeen Ali
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants at the iconic Eden Gardens. Both the teams have started warming up as the toss is only a few minutes away.
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