Kolkata Knight Riders win by 8 wickets against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets on Sunday to consolidate their position at second slot of points table of 2024 IPL.
The contest was KKR’s first of the five matches at home on the trot and now they have four wins out of six games.
KKR's opener Phil Salt hit a magnificent 89 off 47 balls while captain Shreyas Iyer complemented him with an unbeaten run-a-ball 38 as KKR eased past the target of 162 with 26 balls to spare.
Batting first, LSG posted 161 for 7 in their 20 overs as Nicholas Pooran top-scored with a 32-ball 45 while captain KL Rahul contributed 39.
Spearheaded by Mitchell Starc, the KKR bowlers exercised control throughout the first inning.
After the toss, LSG were put to bat and once again continued the trend of losing a couple of wickets in the powerplay as Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda departed without a major impact.
The South African batter started his day on a positive note, picking up two fours in the opening over of the game.
Mitchell Starc spilled 10 runs in the opening over, following an effortless straight drive, followed by another four from de Kock's bat.
In the next over, Vaibhav Arora forced out a thick edge from de Kock to end his stay for a score of 10(8). Deepak Hooda who has featured as an impact substitute for LSG, was included in the playing XI in place of Devdutt Padikkal.
His lean run with the bat continued after Ramandeep Singh took a sharp catch, handing Starc his first wicket of the game.
KL Rahul and Ayush Badoni forged a 39-run stand
