KKR vs LSG, IPL 2023 Live Score and UpdatesGowtham dismisses Venkatesh Iyer as KKR near elimination

7.1Krishnappa Gowtham to Nitish Rana, 1 run.

6.6Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, Another one on the pads on a short length, Nitish Rana turns this one to short fine leg and keeps the strike with one.

6.5Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Easy pickings! Krunal Pandya misses his line and drifts down leg, Nitish Rana gets inside the line and helps this short delivery to the fine leg fence for his first boundary.

6.4Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Slower and shorter, turning away, on off, Jason Roy waits and runs it down to short third man for a single.

6.3Krunal Pandya to Nitish Rana, Keeps it fuller and outside off, Nitish Rana drives this one to deep cover for one more run.

6.2Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Bowls it slightly fuller, on off, Jason Roy reverse paddles it to short third man for a single.

6.1Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Flatter and on middle and leg, Jason Roy looks to whip this one on the leg side but misses and gets rapped on the back leg.

Strategic break! Kolkata are off to a flier as they looked to go after the Lucknow bowlers from the word go. They did lose a wicket before the Powerplay ended but are well in front of the required rate. Lucknow need to take a few more quick wickets to wrench back some control or this game could go out of their hands very quickly.

5.6Krishnappa Gowtham to Nitish Rana, Floats this one, full on off, Nitish Rana gets forward and keeps this one out on the off side.

Nitish Rana, the skipper of Kolkata walks out to the middle at number 3.

5.5Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Krishnappa Gowtham strikes and removes Venkatesh Iyer! Persists with short length and bowls it around off, Venkatesh Iyer goes on the back foot and looks to punch it on the off side. The ball stops in the surface and Iyer gets deceived by the slowness of the delivery. Ends up playing his shot early and chips a low catch to extra cover. Ravi Bishnoi stationed there does the rest and Lucknow have a much-needed breakthrough.

5.4Krishnappa Gowtham to Jason Roy, Keeps it short and on middle and leg, Jason Roy goes back in his crease and pulls it to deep square leg for one more run.

5.3Krishnappa Gowtham to Jason Roy, Drifts onto the pads on a short length, Jason Roy gets down and paddles it straight to short fine leg for a dot.

5.2Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, Slower and shorter, on off, Venkatesh Iyer opens the bat face and guides it to point for a single.

5.1Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, Short and just outside off, Venkatesh Iyer goes for the pull but mistimes it to square leg for a dot.

4.6Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Bowls this on a shortish length and at the pads. Jason Roy knocks this to the fielder at mid on.

4.5Krunal Pandya to Venkatesh Iyer, Floats this one onto the pads on a fuller length. Venkatesh Iyer flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

4.4Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Goes back to bowling short and in line with the stumps. Jason Roy pushes this to long off for a single.

4.3Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Four! Lucky boundary but the Kolkata batters are swinging at everything! Krunal Pandya tosses this full and outside the off pole. Jason Roy goes for the slog sweep but gets an outside edge that trickles towards third man for yet another boundary.

4.2Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, FOUR! More runs for Kolkata and this has been a rollicking start by the hosts! This is short and at the stumps. Jason Roy backs away and cuts this towards deep cover-point for four more runs.

4.1Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy with a bit of innovation here! Krunal Pandya bowls this full and at the pads. Jason Roy reverse sweeps this to deep point for four runs.

3.6Krishnappa Gowtham to Jason Roy, Short and outside the off pole. Jason Roy goes for the pull shot and skies this towards deep square leg. The fielder does not judge this at all and they get a single.

3.6Krishnappa Gowtham to Jason Roy, WIDE! Bowls this full and well down leg side. Jason Roy goes for the sweep but misses and the umpire calls this wide.

3.5Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, Continues to bowl short and at the stumps. Venkatesh Iyer shuffled down the wicket and pushes this down to long on for one more.

3.4Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, Short this time and angled into the stumps. Venkatesh Iyer goes on the back foot and knocks this towards wide long off for a couple of runs.

Halt! Seems like Venkatesh Iyer has pulled his back and is in some pain. Iyer is back on his feet after receiving the treatment and we are good to go now.

3.3Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, Full and outside the off pole this time. Venkatesh Iyer goes for the sweep shit again but misses. Seems to have done something to his bat while playing the shot as he has gone down on the floor.

3.2Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer gets this one away to the fence! Krishnappa Gowtham tosses this full and at the pads. Venkatesh Iyer sweeps this to deep backward square leg for four runs.

3.1Krishnappa Gowtham to Venkatesh Iyer, Krishnappa Gowtham bowls this short and outside off. Venkatesh Iyer goes deep in the crease and punches this to the cover fielder.

Krishnappa Gowtham is introduced into the attack.

2.6Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Flights this one full and just outside the off pole. Jason Roy looks to slog sweep this and swings his blade hard but does no connect. The ball just misses the stumps.

2.5Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length. Jason Roy blocks this back towards the bowler.

2.4Krunal Pandya to Venkatesh Iyer, Short this time and outside the off pole. Venkatesh Iyer pulls this towards deep square leg for a run.

2.3Krunal Pandya to Venkatesh Iyer, Loops this one full and in line with the stumps. Venkatesh Iyer looks to heave this into the leg side but mistimes this to mid-wicket.

2.2Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, Short this time and angled into the batter. Jason Roy makes room and knocks this towards long off for one.

2.1Krunal Pandya to Jason Roy, FOUR! Krunal Pandya gets the same treatment the other bowlers have been getting! This is tossed up full and outside off. Jason Roy sweeps this towards deep backward square leg for four runs.

1.6Naveen-ul-Haq to Jason Roy, Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this full and angles this into the stumps. Jason Roy flicks this towards long on for an easy run and will keep strike.

Halt! Naveen-ul-Haq has taken a blow to his left hand and needs medical attention. We are all set for the game to resume now.

1.5Naveen-ul-Haq to Jason Roy, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside off. Jason Roy drills this towards cover but finds the fielder this time.

1.4Naveen-ul-Haq to Jason Roy, FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Jason Roy shuffles down the wicket as he makes room and slaps this to deep cover point for four more runs.

1.3Naveen-ul-Haq to Jason Roy, SIX! Jason Roy has made that look so easy! Naveen-ul-Haq bowls full and just outside off. Jason Roy clears his front foot out of the way and creams this straight back past the bowler for six runs.

1.2Naveen-ul-Haq to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy joins the party and gets his first boundary! This is back of a length and outside off. Jason Roy pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for four runs.

1.1Naveen-ul-Haq to Jason Roy, Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this on a good length and wide outside off. Jason Roy leans into the shot and punches this to the point fielder.

0.6Mohsin Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Kolkata are off to a flier! Mohsin Khan bowls this onto the pads on a good length. Easy pickings for Venkatesh Iyer as he flicks this to the right of short fine leg for four runs to deep backward square leg. 15 runs in the first over.

0.5Mohsin Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! Varun Chakaravarthy is making is intent clear early to the Lucknow bowlers! Mohsin Khan bowls this short and outside off. Venkatesh Iyer charges down the wicket and pulls this over deep square leg for six runs.

0.4Mohsin Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Goes full this time and at the pads. Venkatesh Iyer clips this towards the mid on fielder.

0.3Mohsin Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer opens his account with a cracking boundary! Mohsin Khan bowls this slightly short and outside off. Venkatesh Iyer stands tall and punches this towards deep point for four runs.

0.2Mohsin Khan to Jason Roy, On a good length this time and outside the off pole, Jason Roy guides this down to third man for a single.

0.1Mohsin Khan to Jason Roy, Mohsin Khan begins with a back-of-a-length delivery bowled in line with the stumps. Jason Roy looks to pull this away but misses.

We are back for Kolkata’s reply. The Lucknow players are seen in a huddle near the ropes. The two Kolkata openers make their way out to the middle followed by the Lucknow players. Jason Roy and Venkatesh Iyer will open the innings for Kolkata. Lucknow bring on Yash Thakur as their Impact Player, replacing Karan Sharma. It will be Mohsin Khan to start with the new ball for Lucknow. Off we go…

… THE RUN CHASE …

Right then, Kolkata will be disappointed that they allowed Lucknow to make a comeback into the game but need to start afresh to chase down this total. On the other hand, Lucknow have the momentum and will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway mark. Can their bowlers defend this total and by doing so, secure their side a playoff berth? We shall find out shortly. Back in a bit for the chase…

Sunil Narine is in for a chat. He says it is a good cricket pitch if you can apply yourself. Informs that there is a bit of spin on offer on this wicket but need to bowl slower in the air. Explains that he uses his change of pace depending on the situation of the game and he tries to see what the best option for him is. Reckons that it is a good pitch and they have conceded 15-20 runs more than they would have liked but feels if they play well in the Powerplay, they can achieve the target. Ends by saying that there is no dew and it is pretty dry.

For Kolkata, it was Harshit Rana who set the tone early, striking in his second over. The hosts did manage to keep the runs in check but they let it slip in the last two overs of the Powerplay. They pulled things back nicely after Powerplay and reduced Lucknow to 73-5. At that stage, Kolkata were bossing the game and were on course to keep Lucknow to a par total. Things did not pan out as expected and they were unable to finish well, conceding 43 runs in the last three overs. Sunil Narine was back at his usual best with figures of 2 for 28 from his four overs.

Krishnappa Gowtham’s late flourish helps Lucknow finish on a high and end up with a challenging total on the board! After Nitish Rana won the toss and put Lucknow into bat, they were dealt an early blow in the form of Karan Sharma. Prerak Mankad and Quinton de Kock took their time initially but started finding boundaries once they got their eye in. However, Mankad’s dismissal just after Powerplay triggered a mini-collapse for the visitors. Nicholas Pooran provided his side with much-needed impetus and formed a 74-run stand with Ayush Badoni. Towards the end, Krishnappa Gowtham’s quickfire cameo helped his side cross the 175-run mark.

19.6Andre Russell to Krishnappa Gowtham, FOUR! A good finish to the inning and these are useful runs for the visitors! This is bowled on a length and outside the off stump. Krishnappa Gowtham hits this on the up and dispatches it to the deep cover fence for four runs.

19.5Andre Russell to Krishnappa Gowtham, SIX! Krishnappa Gowtham gets one away over the boundary and this will take the score above the 170-run mark! Short and outside the off pole. Krishnappa Gowtham pulls this over deep mid-wicket for six runs.

19.4Andre Russell to Krishnappa Gowtham, A slower ball bowled full and outside off. Krishnappa Gowtham looks to open the face of the bat and work this towards third man but misses.

19.3Andre Russell to Naveen-ul-Haq, Goes full and outside off. Naveen-ul-Haq gets across to the off side and looks to paddle but misses. The ball rolls off the pads and they steal a leg bye.

19.2Andre Russell to Krishnappa Gowtham, Low full toss around leg from ’round the wicket, Krishnappa Gowtham knocks it down to long on for a single.

19.1Andre Russell to Naveen-ul-Haq, Andre Russell bowls this full and in line with the stumps. Naveen-ul-Haq looks to go leg side but gets a leading edge over the bowler’s head for a single.

Andre Russell will bowl the final over.

18.6Shardul Thakur to Naveen-ul-Haq, Bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. Naveen-ul-Haq fends this awkwardly towards cover-point and they take a run.

Naveen-ul-Haq walks out to the middle.

18.5Shardul Thakur to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! BOWLED! Shardul Thakur has two wickets in one over and Lucknow are falling apart in the death overs! This is bowled on a good length and outside the off stump. Ravi Bishnoi looks to swing his blade across the line but misses and the ball hits the off pole. Lucknow are now eight wickets down and dont seem to have enough on the board.

18.4Shardul Thakur to Ravi Bishnoi, Nails the yorker at the stumps. Ravi Bishnoi digs this out towards deep mid-wicket for couple of runs.

18.4Shardul Thakur to Ravi Bishnoi, WIDE! Bowls this short and wide outside off. Ravi Bishnoi looks to swing wildly but misses. The umpire calls this wide.

Ravi Bishnoi comes out to bat.

18.3Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! It looks like Shardul Thakur will have the last laugh! He continues to bowl full and outside the off pole as he takes it a touch wider. Nicholas Pooran looks to go aerial on the off side once again but does not get the full meat of the bat. The ball is sliced high towards the fielder at deep backward point and Venkatesh Iyer makes the catch look easy. Lucknow are seven wickets down now and the dangerous Nicholas Pooran has to depart.

18.2Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! This is even better from Nicholas Pooran! Shardul Thakur goes full and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran has to get under this as he creams this over deep backward point for six more runs.

18.1Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That is FIFTY for Nicholas Pooran and he is keeping his side well in the hunt! Shardul Thakur bowls this short and outside off. Nicholas Pooran cuts this over deep backward point for six runs.

Krishnappa Gowtham is the new man in.

17.6Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT! Won’t be third time lucky for Ayush Badoni! Sunil Narine continues to flight the ball full and outside the off pole. Ayush Badoni looks to slog sweep this one but gets a top edge this time. The ball goes hight towards deep mid-wicket where Shardul Thakur settles under the ball to take a good catch. The partnership comes to an end for Lucknow and they are now six wickets down.

17.5Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Ayush Badoni has decided to up the ante! Sunil Narine floats this full and outside off. Ayush Badoni flat bats this over long on for a maximum.

17.4Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Ayush Badoni finally shows some intent here! Sunil Narine floats this full and on an off-stump line. Ayush Badoni lofts this towards deep mid-wicket for four runs.

17.3Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Loops this one full and just outside off. Nicholas Pooran dabs this towards the cover with soft hands and sets off for a run.

17.2Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Tosses this full and outside off. Ayush Badoni thumps this down to long off for another single.

17.2Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, WIDE! Bowls this full and well outside the off pole. Ayush Badoni leaves this one alone and the umpire says this will be wide.

17.1Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Sunil Narine bowls this slightly short and going down leg. Nicholas Pooran paddles this towards short fine leg and takes a run.

16.6Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Goes wide outside off once again on a fuller length. Nicholas Pooran knocks this towards deep backward point for a single.

16.6Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Another short ball directed at the batter. Nicholas Pooran looks to pull this one away but misses and it will be the third wide in the over.

16.5Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Streaky boundary but much-needed for Lucknow! This is bowled on a yorker length but wide outside off. Nicholas Pooran gets bat to this and slices this towards third man for four runs.

16.5Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Bowls this short and wide outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran looks to reach for it and slap it away but misses. The umpire indicates wide once again but Nitish Rana decides to review this. Replays seem to show that the ball is close to the bat but the third umpire reckons that the onfield decision can stay.

16.4Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, A slower ball bowled full and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran attempts a switch hit but does not connect.

16.4Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Wide! Bowls a full toss well beyond the tram line on the off side. Nicholas Pooran leaves this one alone and the umpire calls this wide.

16.3Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Badoni, Bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Ayush Badoni mistimes his pull shot towards deep mid-wicket for one more.

16.2Vaibhav Arora to Nicholas Pooran, Comes ’round the wicket and bowls this full and wide outside off. Nicholas Pooran drills this towards deep cover-point for a single.

16.1Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Badoni, Vaibhav Arora bowls this full and angles it into the stumps from outside off. Ayush Badoni eases this down to long on for a run.

15.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Floats this one full and outside the off pole. Ayush Badoni shimmies down the wicket and thumps this towards deep cover for a single to retain strike.

15.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Tosses this one full and just outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran dabs this towards cover with soft hands and takes one.

15.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Slightly short and pitching outside leg. Nicholas Pooran sweeps this straight to the short third man fielder. Nicholas Pooran looks for a run but is sent back by Ayush Badoni. There is a run out appeal but replays show that the batter has made it back to his crease.

15.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, A low full toss at the pads. Ayush Badoni clips this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

15.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Loops this one full and wide outside off. Ayush Badoni looks to go hard at the ball but is beaten by the lack of pace.

15.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this full and in line with the stumps. Ayush Badoni blocks this back to the bowler.

14.6Suyash Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Short and punished! Suyash Sharma continues to go short and bowls it on off, Nicholas Pooran rocks on the back foot in a flash and pulls it to the left of long on for four more runs. An expensive first over by Suyash Sharma, 12 runs came off it.

14.5Suyash Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Slowed up again and short, turning away, outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes for the pull but the ball keeps low and sneaks under his bat.

14.4Suyash Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Another googly, short and turning in, on off, Ayush Badoni reads it well and whips it to deep mid-wicket. Wants the second run but has to settle for a single.

14.3Suyash Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Slower this time and short, around off, Nicholas Pooran goes back and taps it front of point for a quick single.

14.2Suyash Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and shorter, outside off, Nicholas Pooran goes back to pull but mishits his shot. The ball rolls past the keeper for a dot.

14.1Suyash Sharma to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Suyash Sharma is greeted with a maximum! Starts with a googly and on a fuller length, Nicholas Pooran fetches this one from outside off and slog sweeps it over wide long on for a biggie.

Strategic break! Kolkata bossed the middle phase of this game and have sent have of Lucknow’s side back to the hut. The visitors will be disappointed with their shot selection as they looked to go hard despite the situation they were in. They have a nice partnership building now between Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni and will hope that these two can push them to a decent total. Kolkata will be eager to break this partnership and get into the tail as soon as possible.

13.6Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Nicely played! Fraction short and outside off, Ayush Badoni hangs on the back foot and gets the width he needs. Cuts it late and along the ground, through backward point for a boundary.

13.5Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Flighted, fuller on off and middle, Ayush Badoni gets on the front foot and defends it to short cover.

13.4Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Slows it up a touch, short and turning away, just outside off, Nicholas Pooran steers it wide of short third man for a run.

13.3Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Bowls it short again and on off, Ayush Badoni stays on the back foot and punches it to deep point for one.

13.2Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Short and quicker, around off, Ayush Badoni hangs back to push it on the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

13.1Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and on off, Nicholas Pooran opens the bat face and guides it to short third man for a quick single.

12.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Drifts onto the pads on a length, Ayush Badoni tucks this one in front of deep square leg for a couple of runs more.

12.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Short and turning away, outside off, Ayush Badoni reaches out to cut but misses.

12.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ayush Badoni gets behind the line and blocks this one from the front foot.

12.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, On a slightly short length, Nicholas Pooran gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for one more run.

12.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Slower and short, around off, Nicholas Pooran looks to run this one down to third man but gets an inside edge that rolls behind the wicket for a dot.

12.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran goes straight this time! Floated, full on off, Nicholas Pooran plants his foot forward and tonks this one back over the sight screen for a maximum.

11.6Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Bowls this one quicker and on the pads on a short length, Nicholas Pooran goes back in his crease and tickles it to fine leg. Retains the strike with a single.

11.5Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Gives the ball air and bowls it fuller, on off, Nicholas Pooran gets forward and keeps this one out on the off side.

11.4Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Keeps it short and just outside off, Nicholas Pooran cuts this one late but straight to short third man.

11.3Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Shortens his length and bowls it around leg, Ayush Badoni goes back and tucks this one to deep square leg for a single.

11.2Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Tossed up, fuller on middle, Nicholas Pooran gets on the front foot and drops this one in front of cover for a quick single.

11.1Sunil Narine to Nicholas Pooran, Fraction short and turning away, on off, Nicholas Pooran dabs this one to backward point.

Kolkata bring on Suyash Sharma as their Impact Player, replacing Harshit Rana.

10.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, Continues to bowl short and wide outside off. Ayush Badoni looks to cut and gets an under edge back down on the pitch.

10.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Short this time and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran cuts this straight to deep cover-point for a run.

10.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran has three boundaries on his first three deliveries! This is tossed up full and just outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran clears his front foot out of the way and deposits this straight back over the bowler’s head for a massive hit.

10.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran cuts this late and the ball races to the vacant third man region for four more runs.

10.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Lucky boundary to get Nicholas Pooran off the mark! Varun Chakaravarthy tosses this full and outside the off pole. Nicholas Pooran pushes at the ball and gets an outside edge that flies to third man for four runs.

Nicholas Pooran walks out to the middle.

10.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Quinton de Kock, OUT! Poor shot selection here by Quinton de Kock and he perishes looking to play a big shot! Varun Chakaravarthy flights this full and outside the off pole. Quinton de Kock looks to slog sweep this but miscues this high into the air towards deep mid-wicket. Andre Russell seems to have over-run the ball slightly but adjusts well to take a catch. Lucknow have now lost half their side and Kolkata are right on top of this tie.

9.6Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Delivers this onto the pads on a fuller length. Quinton de Kock flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one and will keep strike.

9.5Sunil Narine to Ayush Badoni, Floats this one full as well and outside off. Ayush Badoni dabs this towards cover and takes one to open his account.

Ayush Badoni comes in at number 6.

9.4Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya, OUT! Another one bites the dust and this time it is the Lucknow skipper who makes the long walk back to the hut! Sunil Narine tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Krunal Pandya looks to sweep this over the deep square leg boundary but does not connect well. The ball goes high into the air and Rinku Singh comes running in from the deep to take a fine catch. Lucknow are now four wickets down with most of their key players dismissed. Kolkata wanted to see a performance like this by their bowlers.

9.3Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Bowls this full and pitching outside leg. Quinton de Kock attempts a reverse sweep and hits this straight to deep point.

9.2Sunil Narine to Quinton de Kock, Loops this one full and at the pads. Quinton de Kock dabs this to the left of the bowler.

9.1Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya, Sunil Narine floats this one full and outside off. Krunal Pandya knocks this uppishly towards long off for a single.

8.6Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, Short this time and outside the off stump. Quinton de Kock mistimes his cut towards the cover fielder.

8.5Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Bowls full once again and outside off. Krunal Pandya pushes this towards mid off for a quick single.

8.4Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, Quinton de Kock misses out on the Free Hit! This is a low full toss outside off. Quinton de Kock lofts this towards long off for a run.

8.4Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, NO BALL! A wild delivery by Shardul Thakur as he bowls a full toss well away from the batter outside off. Quinton de Kock leaves this and the umpire calls a no ball for a waist-high full toss. Free Hit coming up…

8.3Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Continues to bowl full and just outside off. Krunal Pandya steps across to the stumps and flicks this towards long on for a single.

8.2Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, SIX! This has been well-struck by Krunal Pandya as he just about clears the ropes! Shardul Thakur bowls full and outside the off pole. Krunal Pandya lofts this over the infield towards long off for six runs.

8.1Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, Shardul Thakur begins with a short ball bowled outside off. Quinton de Kock cuts this to deep point fo a run.

7.6Nitish Rana to Krunal Pandya, Bowls this quicker and outside the off pole on a shortish length. Krunal Pandya looks to slap this away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

7.5Nitish Rana to Krunal Pandya, On an off-stump line and bowled on a shorter length. Krunal Pandya looks to cut but gets cramped for room as he knocks this towards backward point.

7.4Nitish Rana to Quinton de Kock, Back to bowling short and just outside the off pole. Quinton de Kock cross bats this down to long on for one.

7.3Nitish Rana to Quinton de Kock, Goes full this time and pitching outside leg. Quinton de Kock looks to work this leg side but misses and gets hit on his pads.

7.2Nitish Rana to Quinton de Kock, Continues to bowl short and outside off. Quinton de Kock pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and a good stop by Jason Roy keeps them down to two runs.

7.1Nitish Rana to Quinton de Kock, Nitish Rana bowls this short and outside the off stump. Quinton de Kock cuts this straight to the point fielder.

6.6Vaibhav Arora to Krunal Pandya, Bowls this on a good length and at the pads. Krunal Pandya blocks this towards mid-wicket.

Krunal Pandya is the new man in.

6.5Vaibhav Arora to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Marcus Stoinis departs on a duck and what a setback this is for Lucknow! Another well-directed bouncer by Vaibhav Arora and he gets some extra bounce off the surface as well. Marcus Stoinis looks to fend this awkwardly and gets his gloves to the ball. It lobs up to the wide slipfielder where Venkatesh Iyer has the easiest of catches to take. Vaibhav Arora has two wickets in an over and Lucknow find themselves three down in no time.

6.4Vaibhav Arora to Marcus Stoinis, Bowls this back of a length and in line with the stumps. Marcus Stoinis looks to get on his toes and block this but gets squared up. The ball hits him on the just off the gloves.

Strategic break! The wicket of Prerak Mankad just before the strategic break has pegged Lucknow back slightly. Prerak Mankad and Quinton de Kock took their time but were starting to build a good partnership. The onus is now on de Kock to take the innings forward with the rest of the batting unit. On the other hand, Kolkata began well but leaked a lot of runs towards the fag end of the Powerplay. They will be relieved to see the back of Mankad and will look to tighten the screws in this next passage of play. Marcus Stoinis comes out to bat now.

6.3Vaibhav Arora to Prerak Mankad, OUT! CAUGHT! Vaibhav Arora gets a wicket just after the Powerplay and Prerak Mankad’s enterprising knock comes to an end! This is short and wide outside the off pole. Prerak Mankad charges down the wicket and has to reach for the ball. He cuts this high into the air and the ball hangs in the air for a considerable period. Harshit Rana at deep point comes running in from the deep and takes a well-judged catch as he cannot be kept of the game so far. Lucknow lose their second wicket and they will be hoping to stitch together a decent partnership. Kolkata needed this breakthrough as the scoring rate was increasing consistently.

6.2Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Slightly short this time and outside the off pole. Quinton de Kock slaps this towards deep point for a single.

6.1Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Vaibhav Arora bowls a slower delivery from ’round the wicket and serves this full, just outside off. Quinton de Kock gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls down the pitch.

5.6Varun Chakaravarthy to Prerak Mankad, FOUR! Nicely swept! Flighted delivery, full and on off, Prerak Mankad gets down quickly and sweeps this one in the air. Gets it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for four more runs.

5.5Varun Chakaravarthy to Prerak Mankad, Tossed up, on off and middle, Prerak Mankad flicks this one towards deep mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs more.

5.4Varun Chakaravarthy to Prerak Mankad, Four Byes! Bowls a googly, fuller and turning in on leg, Prerak Mankad gets beaten in the flight as he went for the drive. Rahmanullah Gurbaz misses as well and the ball races away to the fence.

5.3Varun Chakaravarthy to Prerak Mankad, FOUR! Just over! Keeps it slower and shorter on middle, Prerak Mankad goes on the back foot and pulls it towards mid-wicket. Does not middle this one but gets enough to clear mid-wicket for a boundary.

5.2Varun Chakaravarthy to Prerak Mankad, Floats it up nicely, googly, around leg, Prerak Mankad clears his front leg to whip this one but misses. The ball comes off his pads and rolls to third man for a dot.

5.1Varun Chakaravarthy to Quinton de Kock, Starts on a short length, outside off, Quinton de Kock goes back and punches it down to long on for a single.

4.6Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, FOUR! Prerak Mankad has found his touch here! Harshit Rana goes length this time, around off, Prerak Mankad creates room and powers this one over mid off for yet another boundary. A good over for Lucknow, 12 runs came off it.

4.5Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it short, on off, Prerak Mankad looks to cut but does not time this one. The ball drops in front of point and Mankad wants a single but de Kock says no.

4.4Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, FOUR! Hammered! On a hard length, Prerak Mankad picks the length early and frees his arms by moving to the leg side. Flat bats it through extra cover for four more runs.

4.3Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, Good bumper! Banged in short and directed at the batter, Prerak Mankad goes for the pull but the ball climbs on him and he misses.

4.2Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, Nails the yorker, on off, Prerak Mankad shuffles and clips it to mid-wicket for a dot.

4.1Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, FOUR! Prerak Mankad gets into the act now! Back of a length, on off, Prerak Mankad backs away and slaps it hard. Gets it through covers for his first boundary.

3.6Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, SIX! Cracking shot! On a fuller length, on off and middle, Quinton de Kock walks across in the crease and picks the ball from the stumps. Helps it over fine leg for six more runs.

3.5Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Slightly shorter, on middle and leg, Quinton de Kock swivels in the crease and pulls it wide of Sunil Narine at mid-wicket. Rinku Singh from deep square leg runs to his right and keeps it to two.

3.4Vaibhav Arora to Prerak Mankad, Sees the batter shuffle and bowls it at him, on a good length, Prerak Mankad pushes this one to mid on and takes a single.

3.3Vaibhav Arora to Prerak Mankad, Bowls it into the wicket and at the batter, Prerak Mankad is beaten for pace as he goes for the pull. Mishits it uppishly towards cover for a dot.

3.3Vaibhav Arora to Prerak Mankad, NO BALL! Length delivery this time and outside off, Prerak Mankad slashes hard at the delivery but does not connect. Vaibhav Arora has overstepped and a Free Hit will follow now.

3.2Vaibhav Arora to Prerak Mankad, On a good length and outside off, Prerak Mankad shuffles across and gets down on one knee. Paddles this one towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

3.1Vaibhav Arora to Prerak Mankad, Goes full and outside off, Prerak Mankad goes for an expansive drive but connects with thin air.

2.6Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, Bowls it around leg, on a shortish length, Prerak Mankad tucks this one off his hips towards backward square leg and opens his account with a single.

2.5Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, Persists on a hard length, on middle, Prerak Mankad looks to whip this one on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad. The ball rolls behind the wicket for a dot.

2.4Harshit Rana to Prerak Mankad, On a good length, in the channel outside off, at 147.7 kph, Prerak Mankad gets on the front foot and keeps this one out on the off side.

Prerak Mankad makes his way out to the middle and will bat at number 3.

2.3Harshit Rana to Karan Sharma, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Harshit Rana draws first blood! Bends his back and bangs it in short at the batter, Karan Sharma is no position to pull this one but still goes through with the shot. Gets hurried and the ball comes off the splice of the bat. Lobs the simplest of catches to Shardul Thakur at mid-wicket who does the rest. Harshit Rana is delighted and so are the home fans.

2.2Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, On a shorter length and on off, Quinton de Kock runs this one down to third man and rotates the strike.

2.1Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, SIX! Quinton de Kock goes huge! Full delivery and outside off, Quinton de Kock walks across and smokes this one with ease. Deposits it over deep mid-wicket for his first maximum.

1.6Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Good running! On a length and on off, Quinton de Kock drops this one in front of cover and scampers across for a quick single.

1.5Vaibhav Arora to Karan Sharma, Keeps it full and swinging in sharply, on off, Karan Sharma looks to drive it on the up but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single.

1.4Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, On a good length and outside off, Quinton de Kock goes for the drive away from his body and gets an outside edge that rolls to third man for one.

1.3Vaibhav Arora to Quinton de Kock, Quinton de Kock gets off the mark now! Fuller delivery, on off, Quinton de Kock drives this one a bit uppishly towards cover-point. The ball drops in front of the diving fielder and goes through his hands. The batters run two in the process.

1.2Vaibhav Arora to Karan Sharma, A reprieve for Quinton de Kock! Back of a length around off by Vaibhav Arora, Karan Sharma stays on the back foot and taps it in front of backward point. He sets off for a quick single and Quinton de Kock obliges. The fielder misses the shy at the batter’s end and the replays show that Quinton de Kock was a goner had the throw hit.

1.1Vaibhav Arora to Karan Sharma, Begins his spell with a full delivery, tailing in on off, Karan Sharma uses his feet and drives it crisply to mid off.

Vaibhav Arora will share the attack and bowl from the other end.

0.6Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, Make that five dots in a row! On a good length and swinging away, in the corridor of uncertainty on off, Quinton de Kock has a poke at the delivery and gets beaten once again. A probing first over by Harshit Rana.

0.5Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, Keeps it on a length and going away, outside off, Quinton de Kock reaches out to go through the off side but misses. Four dots on the trot by Harshit Rana.

0.4Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, Beauty! Goes full and swinging away, in the channel outside off, Quinton de Kock gets lured into the drive and gets beaten on the outside edge.

0.3Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, Bowls on a good length near the tramline on off, Quinton de Kock thinks its a wide and lets the ball go. The umpire doesn’t think so and it is a fair delivery.

0.2Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, On a hard length and angling across, outside off from over the wicket, Quinton de Kock watchfully leaves the ball alone.

0.1Harshit Rana to Karan Sharma, Karan Sharma and Lucknow are underway! Harshit Rana starts on a back of a length, shaping in, around off, Karan Sharma hangs back and guides it to third man for a single.

We are all set for the game to begin as the umpires make their way out to the middle. The Kolkata players walk onto the field before taking their respective positions. Quinton de Kock and Karan Sharma will open the inning for Lucknow and will want to get a good partnership going here.  Harshit Rana has the new ball in his hand and is ready to begin proceedings. Let’s play…

Krunal Pandya, the captain of Lucknow says that if they won the toss they would have fielded first as well but at the end of the day, they need to play good cricket. Mentions that they know where they stand so the focus is on what they have to do tonight. Claims that it has been a complete team performance under pressure as a batting team and they have defended well.  Reckons that the need to do the same by putting a good total on the board and then defending the target. Informs that they have a couple of changes.

Nitish Rana, the skipper of Kolkata says that they will bowl first. Mentions that there isn’t any strategy behind this decision. Adds that they need to win by a big margin and says that they want to finish the season on a good note with this being their final home game. Shares that there have been many positives such as Rinku Singh, their fast bowling, Jason Roy’s starts, and Suyash Sharma. Ends by informing that they are going with the same team as the last game.

Impact Players for Lucknow – Yash Thakur, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers.

Lucknow (Playing XI) – Quinton de Kock (WK), Karan Sharma, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya (C), Ayush Badoni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.

Impact Players for Kolkata – Mandeep Singh, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Narayan Jagadeesan, David Wiese.

Kolkata (Playing XI) – Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Nitish Rana (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

TOSS – The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Kolkata. They have elected to BOWL first.