A lesser-known Mukul Choudhary’s late blitzkrieg, an unbeaten 27-ball 54, earned Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) an unbelievable three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the Eden Gardens right here on Thursday.
After KKR rode on skipper Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Inexperienced and Rovman Powell’s contributions to set a difficult 182, LSG rallied from a determined state of affairs to grab a win from the jaws of defeat.
The 21-year-old braveheart from Rajasthan displayed his audacious strokeplay on either side to assist LSG rating 30 within the final two overs and safe its second win in an exhilarating last-ball end.
LSG started its chase properly earlier than Vaibhav Arora eliminated Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh within the fifth over.
A grasp of those circumstances, with the ball holding a bit on a diffusion of dew, Sunil Narine got here again stronger to bowl cleverly and maintain the batters quiet.
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Inexperienced’s much-awaited return as a bowler within the ninth over was profitable as LSG skipper Rishabh Pant miscued a pull to be caught at quick fine-leg.
Different KKR bowlers chipped in to maintain the stress. LSG misplaced wickets recurrently whilst a centered Ayush Badoni (54) scored a superb half-century. Mukul’s wonderful present down the order saved KKR winless after 4 matches.
Earlier, Rahane and Raghuvanshi batted with composure and punished free deliveries to assist KKR log a good 56 for one within the PowerPlay earlier than forming an 84-run partnership.
Moreover showcasing beautiful straight drives, Rahane (41) improvised to select his areas for large hits.
Promoted, the in-form Raghuvanshi (45) took his time earlier than neatly hammering two fours and a six in consecutive deliveries on the off-side in Avesh Khan’s first over. He additionally exhibited his vary by sweeping M.Siddharth and flicking Avesh over deep fine-leg.
The ploy to ship Rinku Singh up didn’t succeed however Inexperienced (32) and Powell (39) added 70 essential runs. Whereas Inexperienced displayed endurance, Powell introduced glimpses of Andre Russell as he flexed his muscle mass in his cameo.
Mohammed Shami, who impressed along with his accuracy, tempo and motion, stood out along with his class as LSG bowled loads of dot balls.
Revealed on Apr 09, 2026