Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a thumping 98-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 54 of the IPL 2024 season at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Sunday (May 5).
Invited to bat first, KKR racked up a mammoth 235/6 on the board. Sunil Narine was the top scorer with 81 off 39 balls while Philip Salt (32), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (32), Ramandeep Singh (25*) made vital contributions with the bat.
Amid the carnage, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi returned with the impressive bowling figures for LSG, claiming one wicket by conceding 33 runs in his four overs.
In reply, LSG’s innings folded for a paltry 137 in 16.1 overs. It was a listless batting display as no one managed to touch the 40-run mark. Marcus Stoinis was the top scorer with 21-ball 36.
Harshit Rana (3/24) and Varun Chakaravarthy (3/30) starred with the ball for KKR, picking up three scalps each. Andre Russell (2/17), Mitchell Starc (1/22) and Sunil Narine (1/22) shared the remaining four wickets among them.
With this victory, KKR went past Rajasthan Royals to claim the top spot in the 10-team points table.
For their clinical performance with both bat and ball, Kolkata Knight Riders received rich praise from the cricket fraternity on social media platform X.
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