Kolkata Knight Riders won a nerve-wracking Super Over against Lucknow Supergiants after the two teams were tied for 155 runs in regulation time in Lucknow on Sunday. The contest changed drastically in 40 overs, but Sunil Narayan Once again proved to be KKR’s reliable match-winner at the crucial moment. As for the super over, Narine delivered a near-perfect over, under extreme pressure Nicholas Puran On the very first ball he missed a slog sweep against the tossed off break which hit the stumps. The pressure only intensified from there. Rishabh Pant was the only one to get the strike away, but Narine struck again soon after, dismissing Aiden Markram. Markram tried to go up the infield but misjudged it completely, and a brilliant relay effort near the boundary saw Rowman Powell flick the ball back into the air before stepping over the ropes. Ranko Singh To complete a quick catch. LSG were stunned at 2 for 1 in the Super Over, the lowest score in the history of the IPL Super Over. With just two runs needed, Rinku Singh walked out and ended the game immediately, hitting Prince Yadav’s first ball for a boundary. It was a fitting end to a complete all-round performance by Rinko, who had earlier scored an unbeaten 83 off 51 balls and also took four catches in the field. Earlier, KKR’s innings was later saved by Rinko. Mohsin Khan Produced a sensational spell of 5 for 23. The left-arm pacer tore through the top order, dismissing Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Rowman Powell and Anukul Roy. His variations on a slow black clay pitch allowed KKR to struggle at multiple stages. Despite the collapse, Rinko’s late hits, including a brutal final over attack, took KKR to 155 for 7. His innings featured clean hitting against both pace and spin, which helped him recover from a critical position. The LSG chase also had its moments of control. Rishabh Pant (42) and Eden Markram (31) added 57 runs for the second wicket after the early loss of Mitchell Marsh. However, both fell at crucial points, with Pant misfiring a reverse scoop against Narine while Markram was denied by a piece of delivery from Cameron Green. From there, LSG’s innings lost direction, although late resistance from the home batsmen kept them alive briefly. The last over saw chaos, with Karthik Tyagi conceding 16 runs and two nines, including a waist-high delivery that was deemed harmless, allowing him to continue. Muhammad Shami Then hit a six off the last ball to force a super over. Controversy also arose in the match when Angkrish Raghuvanshi was controversially dismissed for obstructing the field after a review, with the third umpire ruling that he had changed his running line by diving to create the crease. In the end, KKR held their nerve through Narine’s superb performance in the Super Over and Rinko’s finishing touch to lift them to eighth in the table while LSG slipped to the bottom after another narrow defeat in a season full of missed opportunities.
