TATA IPL 2023 | KKR vs LSG (won) | Highlights Match 68 (of 74)

Match Highlights:

• KKR's Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 67 off 33 balls
• LSG was at 73/5 in 10.1 overs, Pooran & Ayush jointly add 74

LSG lost wickets at regular intervals to reel at 73 for five in 10.1 overs before Pooran and Ayush Badoni shared 74 runs for the sixth wicket to lay the base for the total. But then LSG witnessed another batting collapse to be restricted before Krishnappa Gowtham played a short little unbeaten 4-ball 11-run cameo to give LSG bowlers something to defend..

KKR chasing, Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 67 off 33 balls while Jason Roy made 28-ball 45 up the order but it was not enough as KKR could only manage 175 for seven at the end of their innings.

Bowlers

LSG, Ravi Bishnoi (2/23) and Yash Thakur (2/31) picked up two wickets each.

KKR, Shardul Thakur (2/27), Sunil Narine (2/28) and Vaibhav Arora (2/30) scalped two wickets apiece.

MATCH STATS

SCORE CARD:

	LSG	176/8(20.0)		KKR	175/7(20.0)
Powerplay			Overs 1-6
LSG- 54/1	9.0 rpo	5x4, 2x6	KKR- 61/1	10.16 rpo	9x4, 2x6
Middle Overs			Overs 7-15
LSG- 65/4	7.2 rpo	4x4, 4x6	KKR- 53/3	5.9 rpo	4x4, 0x6
Death Overs			Overs 16-20
LSG- 57/3	11.4 rpo	3x4, 4x6	KKR- 61/3	12.2 rpo	4x4, 7x6

MATCH SUMMARY:

A seesaw of a contest between KKR and LSG at the Eden Gardens going the Vistor's way. LSG did not have the best of starts and lost half the side with just 73 runs on the board. But a partnership of 74 (47) between Badoni and Pooran brought LSG back into the game. Pooran was the aggressor amongst the two smashing 58 runs from 30 balls which included 5 maximums and 4 fours. Sunil Narine picking 2 for 28 was the pick of the bowlers for KKR. In response to a target of 177, Jason Roy and Venky Iyer took KKR off to a flying start compiling 61 in the powerplay.

LSG bowlers fought their way back in the middle overs courtesy of their spinners K Gowtham and Ravi Bishnoi. LSG picked 3 KKR wickets in the middle overs conceding at only 5.9 r.p.o. It was anyone's game when 63 runs were required from the last five overs. LSG looked on top after picking up Andre Rusell in the 16th over but it was not over as Rinku Singh was still batting. The batter smashed 20 runs from the 19th over and 20 again from the last over falling short by just one run in the end. Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 67 from just 33 balls. LSG win the match and qualify for the playoffs of IPL 2023.