Lucknow Super Giants Seal Playoff: Lucknow Super Giants won the match by one run against Kolkata Knight Riders. By winning this match they have booked their place in the playoffs. After winning the toss KKR opts to bowl first. LSG scored 176 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. But KKR only manages to score 175 runs thanks to Rinku Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants Seal Playoff Spot
- The 68th match of IPL 2023 was played between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first.
- Lucknow’s batsmen, Ayush Badoni, and Nicholas Pooran, played aggressively and scored 176 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
- Kolkata Knight Riders needed to score 177 runs to win.
- Lucknow’s spinners bowled well, causing trouble for Kolkata’s batsmen.
- Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten half-century of 67 runs, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes.
- Despite Rinku’s efforts, Kolkata needed 8 runs to win off the last ball. Lucknow won the match by one run, qualifying for the playoffs.
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Lucknow Super Giants’ batting
- Karan Sharma was dismissed early by Harshit Rana.
- Quinton de Kock and Prarak Mankad contributed with cautious innings.
- De Kock scored 28 runs before getting out to Varun Chakraborty.
- Prerak Mankad was caught after scoring 26 runs.
- Marcus Stoinis couldn’t score any runs and was dismissed by Vaibhav Arora.
- Nicholas Pooran played a strong innings, scoring 58 runs off 30 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ batting
- Jason Roy and Venkatesh Iyer had a strong start in the power play.
- Jason Roy scored 45 runs off 28 balls.
- Kolkata lost the wickets of Roy, Iyer, Nitish Rana, and Gurbaz.
- Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten half-century of 67 runs.
Key Moments in IPL 2023 match 68 KKR vs LSG
- Jason Roy scored 45 runs off 28 balls with 7 fours and 1 six.
- Kolkata captain Nitish Rana was dismissed for 8 runs by Ravi Bishnoi.
- Marcus Stoinis did not get any runs in this match.
- Nicholas Pooran scored 58 runs in 30 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 4 fours.
- Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten half-century of 67 runs.
- Lucknow won this match by one run and Lucknow Super Giants Seal Playoff
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