IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR, 28th Match: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow by 8 wickets, Salt played a stormy innings
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Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) by eight wickets with the help of opener Phil Salt’s unbeaten half-century. Batting first, Lucknow scored 161 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs, but KKR scored 162 runs for two wickets in 15.4 overs with the help of Salt’s unbeaten 89 runs off 47 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. Made and won the match. KKR had not been able to defeat Lucknow before in the history of IPL, but they registered their first win against the KL Rahul-led team at their home ground Eden Gardens.
LSG 161/7 (20)
KKR 162/2 (15.4) Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH = Phillip Salt
KKR remains at second place in the table
The Kolkata team had to face defeat from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the last match, but the team made a comeback by winning on the home ground. Kolkata has lost only one match in five matches so far, while winning four matches. KKR remains at the second position in the table with eight points, while KL Rahul-led Lucknow suffered its second consecutive defeat and is placed fifth in the table with six points from six matches with three wins and three losses. Is.
Century partnership between Salt-Shreyas
After the initial setbacks, KKR were held by opener Phil Salt and captain Shreyas Iyer. Both the batsmen made an unbeaten partnership of 120 runs for the third wicket. During this, Salt continued to play fast and increased the pressure on the Lucknow bowlers. Salt took on almost every bowler of Lucknow and batted brilliantly. Salt completed his half-century in 26 balls with a four off Arshad Khan. This was his second fifty. From the other end, Shreyas Iyer supported Salt very well and saved his wicket. While Salt was scoring runs fast for KKR, Shreyas kept progressing the innings at a slow pace. Salt gave victory to KKR by hitting a four on Ravi Bishnoi who came to bowl the 16th over.
Lucknow became the team that lost the most wickets in powerplay this season
Lucknow had lost two wickets till the powerplay against KKR and has become the team that has lost the most wickets in the powerplay this season. Lucknow team has lost 12 wickets in powerplay so far. In this matter, he left behind Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which has lost 11 wickets in the powerplay so far this season. Lucknow had scored 49 runs for two wickets by the end of the powerplay, which is the lowest score by any team in the powerplay against KKR this season. Before Lucknow, Chennai Super Kings had scored the lowest score in the powerplay against KKR this season. In the last match against KKR, Chennai had scored 52 runs for one wicket till the end of the powerplay.
On the other hand, Kolkata team is jointly the second team to lose the least number of wickets in the powerplay this season. Kolkata has lost seven wickets during the powerplay so far. Sunrisers Hyderabad have also lost the same number of wickets. In the current season of IPL, Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings have lost the least number of wickets in the powerplay. Both these teams have lost six wickets each till the powerplay. KKR has become the team scoring the highest run rate in powerplay in IPL this season. KKR has so far scored runs in the powerplay at a run rate of 11.12.
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