In the 21st match of IPL 2025 played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 4 runs in a thrilling match.
Lucknow batted first and scored a huge score of 238/3, in response to which Kolkata’s team could only score 234/7 runs in 20 overs.
1st innings: Lucknow Super Giants score 238/3 (20 overs)
Lucknow Super Giants displayed brilliant batting. Mitchell Marsh (81) and Aiden Markram (47) laid the foundation for batting first. After this, Nicholas Pooran (87*) batted explosively and took the innings to 238.
Puran hit 7 fours and 8 sixes in 36 balls.
Harshit Rana (2/51) was the most successful bowler for Kolkata, but the Lucknow batsmen dominated the rest of the bowlers.
LSG Top Scorers:
- Nicholas Pooran – 87* runs (36 balls, 7 fours, 8 sixes)
- Mitchell Marsh – 81 runs (48 balls, 6 fours, 5 sixes)
- Aiden Markram – 47 runs (28 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes)
KKR’s Best Bowlers:
- Harshit Rana – 4 overs, 51 runs, 2 wickets
- Andre Russell – 2 overs, 32 runs, 1 wicket
- Varun Chakravarthy – 4 overs, 31 runs, 0 wickets
- Sunil Narine – 3 overs, 38 runs, 0 wickets
- Vaibhav Arora – 4 overs, 35 runs, 0 wickets
2nd innings: Kolkata Knight Riders 234/7 in 20 overs
Kolkata had a good start while chasing the target. Sunil Narine (30) and Quinton de Kock (15) gave a quick start, but both were out early.
After this, captain Ajinkya Rahane (61) and Venkatesh Iyer (45) handled the innings. In the end, Rinku Singh (38*) batted explosively, but could not take the team to victory.
Akash Deep (2/55) and Shardul Thakur (2/52) took important wickets for Lucknow.
KKR top scorers:
- Ajinkya Rahane – 61 runs (35 balls, 8 fours, 2 sixes)
- Venkatesh Iyer – 45 runs (29 balls, 6 fours, 1 six)
- Rinku Singh – 38* runs (15 balls, 6 fours, 2 sixes)
- Sunil Narine – 30 runs (13 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes)
LSG best bowlers:
- Akash Deep – 4 overs, 55 runs, 2 wickets
- Shardul Thakur – 4 overs, 52 runs, 2 wickets
- Avesh Khan – 4 overs, 45 runs, 1 wicket
- Digvesh Singh – 4 overs, 33 runs, 1 wicket
- Ravi Bishnoi – 4 overs, 47 runs, 1 wicket
Deciding moment of the match:
Deciding moment of the match The moment came in the final over when Kolkata needed 17 runs. Shardul Thakur bowled brilliantly and dismissed Andre Russell (7) in the 16.1 over to increase the pressure.
Rinku Singh and Harshit Rana then tried, but Lucknow won the thrilling match by 4 runs.
This victory was very important for Lucknow, as Kolkata had won the last two matches played between the two teams before this.
