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IPL Updates: Punjab back to winning ways

Tue, 08 April 2025

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23:16

CSK slump to fourth defeat

CSK 201-5 (20 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Arshdeep Singh to bowl the penultimate over. Jadeja plays one down to long on and picks a single.

Wide ball and a single to square the wicket.

Another single to long-on.

Punjab won't mind these singles.

Four! Dhoni punches the short ball to deep backward square leg.

Sixer! Dhoni down on his knees and hoists the half-volley deep extra-cover.

A single to end the over. CSK need 28 off the last six balls.

Yash Thuakur to bowl the final over. Out! Dhoni is gone, caught by Chahal!

Dhoni departs after making 27 off 12.

Vijay Shankar is the new man in. Gets off the mark with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Sixer! And front foot no-ball from Thakur! No run off the free-hit delivery.

A single to deep backward point and another single to long-on. 9 off the final over

Punjab win by 18 runs.

23:04

Dhoni, Jadeja in the middle

CSK 177-4 (18 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Chahal is into the attack, int the 17th over! Dhoni picks a single, to backward square leg.

Conway on strike, he nudges one to deep backward point to pick a brace.

Follows it up with single to long-off. Nine off Chahal's first over.

CSK need 59 off 18 balls.

Ferguson with his final over. Fhoni on strike. Leg byes, 1 run, to fine leg.

A single to deep midwicket. Good stop at the boundary line by skipper Shreyas Iyer.

22 balls since the last boundary!

Dhoni survives an lbw appeal. Leg byes, one run.

Six! Slow knuckle ball and Dhoni goes bang! He smashes it over long-off.

Conway goes off the field, retired hurt. Jadeja replaces him.

Another six, this time over fine leg.

22:49

Ferguson cleans up Dube

CSK 152-3 (16 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Ferguson is back into the attack. Dube plays one down to long-on and picks a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal is yet to bowl in this innings!

Two wides and a dot.

Another wide ball followed by two singles, to long-on and long-off.

Clean bowled! Ferguson sends back Dube! Slower knuckle ball and Dube could not pick it. He goes after making 42 off 27 balls. Big wicket for Punjab.

MS Dhoni is the new man in. Gets off the mark with a single to mid-wicket. 7 off the over.

22:43

CSK up the ante

CSK 145-2 (15 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Marco Jansen is bowling out. Conway hits the first ball for a boundary, follows it up with a sixer to bring up his half-century.

A single and another six! In the slot and Dube smokes it over long on with disdain.

A single to end the over. 19 off Jansen's final over.

He gives away 48 runs in his four overs and goes wicketless.

Arshdeep Singh with his third over. Conway picks a single off the first ball.

Dube on strike. Yorker length delivery outside off and Dube squeezes it down for a single to third man.

Another single, to long-on.

Dropped! Lockie Ferguson puts down Dube at backward point. Straightforward chance!

Two singles to end the over. 6 come off it.

22:32

Conway, Dube build a partnership

CSK 120-2 (13 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Marco Jansen back into the attack. Chahal drops Conway! Full delivery and Conway flicks it low and Chahal gets there but could not hold on to it. Two runs.

Dropped again! This time by Yash Thakur at Third man. Conway survies again. Short delivery outside off, and Conway slashes and the ball goes up in the air, but Yash spills it. A single.

Two singles and a dot.

Boundary. Dube finishes the over with a four to long-off!

Marcus Stoinis is into the attack. Conway welcomes him with a maximum over deep mid-wicket.

50 partnership up between Conway and Dube.

A dot and a wide.

A single to backward square leg. Another single to the same area.

Slow ball bouncer and Conway swings and misses. No run.

A single to deep square leg to finish the over. 10 off it.

22:22

Dube, Conway steady the ship

CSK 101-2 (11 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Ferguson back into the attack. Dube picks a brace by pulling a short ball to fine leg.

The required run-rate has gone pat 13.

A single and a dot ball.

Wide down the leg side followed by a single to long-on.

Sixer! First maximum of the CSK innings. Short on off, and Dube picks it and sends it over deep mid-wicket.

Another wide. 12 off the over. CSK need 129 off 60 balls.

Yash Thakur back into the attack. Conway picks a single through deep mid-wicket.

One more single, to third man.

Four! Conway drives it to deep extra cover. Beautiful shot!

Two singles followed by a wide. 100 up for CSK.

Leg byes to end the over. 10 off it.

22:11

Skipper Gaikwad falls cheaply

CSK 79-2 (10 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Marco Jansen with his second over. Conway is on strike. A single to third man.

Leg byes, one run and a brace to deep mid-wicket.

Four! Dube steers one past third man for a boundary.

A dot and a single.

CSK are yet to hit a sixer in this innings!

Two runs to deep mid-wicket to end the over. 10 off that over.

22:05

Skipper Gaikwad falls cheaply

CSK 69-2 (8 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Lockie Ferguson into the attack. Gaikwad on strike. Starts with a dot ball.

And he's out! Gaikwad goes, caught by Shashank Singh. Big blow for CSK as the skipper return after making just 1 off 3 balls.

Impact Sub Shivam Dubey is the new man in. Tries to clear the infield and picks two.

A wide and a dot ball.

Four! Dube stands still and punches one through mid-off.

A dot to end the over. 7 runs and a wicket off it.

21:58

Rachin departs

CSK 62-1 (7 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Maxwell continues. Conway is on strike. A single to long off.

Out! Rachin Ravindra is out, stumped by MS Dhoni. Rachin dances down looking to go big but misses. Dhoni whips the bails off in a flash.

Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad walks in.

Just three off Maxwell's second over.

21:54

50 up for CSK

CSK 59-0 (6 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Glenn Maxwell into the attack. Conway is on strike. Starts with two singles.

Boundary! Shot ball and Conway goes deep in his crease and drags it to mid-on for a four.

A dot and two singles to end the over. 8 off Maxwell's first over.

The required run-rate hovers around 12.

Marco Jansen into the attack. Starts with a no-ball. Just two runs off the free hit. 50 up for CSK

Four! Rachin stands tall and slaps the short ball to mid-wicket.

Follows it up with a brace and three singles. 12 off the over.

21:44

CSK off to a watchful start

CSK 39-0 (4 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Arshdeep back into the attack. Boundary! A fuller delivery outside off and Conway punches it over cover for a four.

A single and another boundary. This time Rachin Ravindra. Short and wide Rachin runs it down to third man for a four.

Three dots on the trot. 9 off Arshdeep's second over.

Yash Thakur is back. Boundary for Conway! Short outside off and Conway pulls it to deep mid. Follows it up with a dot and a single.

Four to fine leg. Back of length on the pads and Ravindra gets some bat on it.

Four to long off!

One more! Rachin is dealing in boundaries. This time square off the wicket.

21:35

CSK off to a watchful start

CSK 13-0 (2 ovs) vs PBKS 219-6 | Scorecard

Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway to open for CSK.

Arshdeep Singh with the ball for Punjab. Starts off with a length delivery outside off. No run.

Boundary! Well outside off and Rachin slips it wide of point for a boundary.

A dot and a single through cover.

Another four! Convoy opens the blade and guides it to wide of short third man.

A dot to end the over. Nine off it.

Impact Sub Yash Thakur, who replaced Priyansh Arya, with the ball. Starts off with a dot.

Three runs. Good work by Arshdeep at deep square leg to save a boundary.

Convoy on strike. Three dot balls on the trot. Thakur is using his short balls to good use.

A single to second slip to finish the over. Just 4 come off it.

21:12

Priyansh, Shashank put Punjab on top

PBKS 219-6 (20 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Khaleel with the penultimate over. Jansen on strike and he picks a brace, thanks to an awful piece of fielding.

Four! Jansen throws his hand at a short ball and gets an edge. The ball races away to third man fence despite Aswin putting in a desperate dive.

Follows it up with a brace and a single. 200 up for Punjab.

Boundary! In the slot and Shashank stand still and whips it through wide long-on.

A single to end the over. 144 off it.

Pathirana with the final over. Starts with a dot and a wide down the leg side.

One more dot. Good over so far.

Excellent yorker and the batters pick a single.

Sixer! Shashank waits for the slower delivery and smashes it straight down the ground. Follows it up with a single.

Three runs off the final ball and Shashank completes his fifty in just 36 runs.

12 runs off the final over.

21:01

CSK let Punjab off the hook

PBKS 193-6 (18 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Noor Ahmad with his third over. Jansen and Shashank rotate strike. Two runs.

Sixer! Shashank smokes one over cover. Clean hit!

Dropped! Rachin Ravindra misses a sitter. Shashank slog sweeps but gets a top-edge. Rachin settles under but makes a mess of it. Shashank survives. Two runs.

Ends the over with a single through backward square leg. 12 off Noor's third over.

Pathirana is back. Jansen welcomes his with a maximum! A good length delivery and Jansen smashes it over long-on.

Three singles. CSK review for LBW. Inside edge and ruled not out.

Two singles to end the over. 11 come off it.

20:48

Punjab on top after early hiccups

PBKS 170-6 (16 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Jadeja back into the attack. Shashank on strike. Starts with three dot balls.

Boundary! Shashank goes deep into his crease punches the ball wide of the man at point and picks a four.

Six off Jadeja's third over.

Pathirana back into the attack after an expensive first over.

Concedes just six runs.

20:42

Punjab on top after early hiccups

PBKS 158-6 (14 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Matheesha Pathirana comes into the attack.

Shashank glances one behind the point and picks a single.

Priyansh on strike! Three sixes on the row! First one over deep backward point, next over deep midwicket, and the third over the deep square leg.

Follows it up with a boundary through third man! Priyanshi completes his maiden IPL century!

A dot to end the 23-run over.

Noor Ahmed with his second over. Three runs off the first three balls. Leg byes to square leg, singles to sweeper cover and deep mid.

Out! Priyansh is gone, caught by Vijay Shankar at long on!

He departs after putting Punjab in a commanding position.

His 103 off 42 balls contains nine sixes and seven boundaries.

Marco Jansen is the new man in. Off the strike with a boundary through long-on.

A single to end the over. Seven runs off it.

20:31

Ashwin, Khaleel pick two wickets each

PBKS 128-5 (12 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Noor Ahmed into the attack. Shashank on strike.

Sixer! , Noor tosses one up and Shashank goes down and slog sweeps it over wide long-on for a huge six!

A single and a four! Priyansh capitalises on a poor delivery and pulls it over backward square leg.

Follows it up with a brace to mid-wicket.

A dot and a single to end the over. 14 off Noor's first over.

Ashwin with his third over, and Priyansh hoists him for a maximum!

A short delivery on middle, and the batter pulls it over cow corner.

Another sixer! Two in two! A floated delivery and Priyansh tries to hit it straight down, but miscues, Mukesh takes the catch but his feet touches the ropes.

A dot and a single.

Third six of the over! Shashank heaves it straight down the ground.

A single to end the over. 20 come off it.

20:22

Ashwin, Khaleel pick two each

PBKS 94-5 (10 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Shashank Singh comes to the crease. Jadeja with the ball.

Four singles and a brace. Just six off Jadeja's second over.

Ashwin continues. Shashank on strike. He nudges one to mid-on and takes a single.

Another single to deep mid-wicket. A dot ball followed by a brace over backward point.

A dot and a single to end the over. Just five off it.

Punjab are 94-5 at half-way mark.

20:17

Ashwin picks two in one over

PBKS 84-5 (8 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Aswhin with his second over. Starts off with a dot.

Out! Wadhera is gone. Dhoni takes a smart catch behind the stumps. Length ball and Wadhera tries to hit it across the line but the ball takes a thick edge. He returns after making 9 off 7 balls.

Glenn Maxwell is the new man in.

Two single and a dot.

Out! Maxwell is gone. Caught and bowled by Ashwin. Excellent over. Two wickets, conceding two runs.

20:12

Maiden IPL fifty for Priyansh

PBKS 81-3 (7 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Nehal Wadhera comes to the crease. Ravichandran Ashwin with the ball.

Priyansh is on strike. Four! He slogs the length ball over square leg.

A brace and a single.

Six! Wadhera clips one over deep mid-wicket. Opens his account with a maximum.

A single and a wide.

Sixer! This time Priyansh. He smacks one over deep extra cover and completes his maiden IPL fifty. 21 come off Ashwin's first over.

Ravindra Jadeja into the attack. Wadhera on strike. Starts with a dot and a single.

Just six runs off the over.

20:02

Khaleel sends back Shreyas

PBKS 54-3 (5 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Mukesh Chaudhary with his second over. Starts off with a dot ball.

Three back-to-back boundaries. No stopping Priyansh. First one through covers, second through mid-wicket and the third one over mid-off.

Two single to end the over. 14 come off it.

Khaleel back into the attack. , Stoinis on strike. He jabs one to mid-on. No run.

A brace to deep mid-wicket. A difficult chance and Vijay Shankar at short mid-wicket floors it. Stoinis survives.

A single to point.

Four! Priyansh smashes it uppishly towards point and picks a boundary.

A single and a wicket!

Out! Stoinis is gone caught by Conway. He returns after making 4 off 7 balls.

8 come off the over.

19:51

Shreyas departs

PBKS 32-2 (3 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Khaleel with his second over. Begins with a dot.

Sixer! Shreyas flicks the overpitched delivery over long-on for a maximum.

He follows it up with a brace.

Out! Shreyas is out, clean bowled by Khaleel. A Swinging full length ball on off and Shreyas Iyer tries to flick it across but misses it completely.

Marcus Stoinis is the new man in. Two dots.

19:46

Khaleel strikes early, Punjab one down

PBKS 24-1 (2 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh to open the innings for Punjab.

Khaleel Ahmed to start off with the new ball for CSK. Priyansh is on strike and he is off the mark with a maximum!

Back of a length delivery from Khaleel and Priyansh upper cuts it over deep backward point for a maximum.

Dropped! Priyansh attempts to flick a fullish ball but the bat turns on impact and he gets a leading edge. Khaleel misses a tough return chance.

Two dotes and a brace.

Sixer! Second of the over! Back of a length and width on offer, Priyansh smashes it over cover-point.

Two runs to end the over. 17 come off it.

Mukesh Choudhary from the other end and starts with a dot ball.

Out! Mukesh cleans up Prabhsimran. He shimmies down the track and tries to tap the short of a length delivery behind square, but gets an inside edge and is out! He goes without scoring.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer walks in. Two dots and gets off the mark with a single to mid-on.

Sixer! Priyansh smashes the short delivery over backward square leg for a maximum.

19:35

LSG win thriller

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and he has elected to bat first.

Both teams make no changes to their playing XI.

Playing XIs

PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijaykumar.

CSK: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.

Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj.

19:33

Rahane's 50 in vain

KKR 234-7 (20 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants beat Kolkata Knight Riders by four runs in their IPL match in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Rahane's 61 went in vain as KKR lost wickets in a heap and Rinku failed to take his team over the line as LSG eked out a 4-run win.

Earlier, Mitchell Marsh (81) and Nicholas Pooran (87 not out) smacked belligerent half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants posted a massive 238 for three

Marsh clobbered five sixes and six fours in his knock to lay the foundation of a big score, alongside adding 99 runs for the first wicket with Aiden Markram (47) and 71 runs for the second wicket with Pooran.

Pooran's blitz included eight sixes and seven fours as he made 87 not out from only 36 balls.

Bishnoi back in the attack to bowl the last over.

Rana slashes at the ball and it runs to the boundary.

A dot later, Avesh misfields and the batters take a single.

19 needed off 3 now and Rinku cuts it over point for a four. Good bowling from Bishnoi.

Rinku then hammers it down the ground for a four.

This is not going to be enough and Rinku ends the over with a six as 19 come off the over and KKR lose by 4 runs.

Avesh back in the attack and the full toss is whipped over deep square leg for a six!

Rinku then creams the ball over extra cover for a four.

Avesh then bowls a yorker.

Rinku then clips the ball down to long on for a dot.

Rinku plays another dot as Avesh keeps it tight.

Full and Rinku creams it through covers for a four as 14 come off it.

19:18

Russell back in the hut

KKR 201-7 (18 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Rathi back in the attack and after two dots, Rana gets a single off a leg bye.

A wide later, Rinku reverse sweeps through the off side for a four.

Rinku then drives the ball to long on for a single as 7 come off it.

Harshit Rana is the new man in and he gets a top-edge that falls just wide off Samad to the deep backward point boundary.

A dot later, Rana drives the ball down the ground for a single.

A dot later, Rinku drives the ball towards extra cover, the misfield allows the ball to run to the boundary as a wicket and 9 come off it.

Thakur is back in the attack, full toss, Russell doesn't time the shot and Miller times his dive to perfection to send back Russell for 7.

19:08

Rails coming off KKR's innings

KKR 185-6 (16 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Off the last 14 balls, 15 runs and 4 wickets have come.

Rinku is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Russell thumps the full ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Full toss, angling in. Russell flicks it to square leg for a single as a wicket and 12 come off the over.

Timeout called.

KKR are losing steam as they lose three wickets in no time.

66 needed off 30 balls and Russell comes out to bat.

Akash back in the attack and Venky starts the over with a lofted shot over deep extra cover for a six!

Venky then goes big and he gets a leading edge and Markram takes a good catch as Iyer is out for 45. KKR lose 6th wicket.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the new man in and Avesh is back in the attack.

Venky and Raghuvanshi take three singles before Pant appeals for a caught behind for Raghuvanshi.

The batter then reaches for it and slices it over the off side for a four. A boundary after 12 balls.

Raghuvanshi now tries to play an adventurous shot, he tries to reverse hit, miscues, the ball flies in the air and Pant takes the catch to end his innings as he is out for 5.

Just 7 runs and a wicket comes off it.

18:55

Rahane, Ramandeep back in the hut

KKR 166-4 (14 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Ramandeep is the new man in.

Bishnoi is back in the attack and he starts with a wide as KKR take the review and win the review on the wide.

Two dots later, Venky gets far across and the bottom edge takes the ball over the leg side for a single.

Ramandeep is off the mark with a single to the off side.

Iyer then sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Ramandeep then goes after the ball, miscues and hits it to the man at long off and he is out for 1. Just 4 runs and a wicket come in the over.

90 needed off 48 and Thakur is back in the attack.

Thakur bowls three wides in a row.

And another one.

Wide called again as Rahane swings and misses. Pant refuses to take the review for the wrong wide.

Rahane then drills the next ball to long-off for a single.

Venky then takes a single to the off side.

Short and wide next and Rahane hits it straight to the fielder.

Top edge next and it flies over Pant for a four!

Full ball and Rahane flicks it to the leg side for a couple.

Soft dismissal next and Rahane goes after the full ball and hands an easy catch to Pooran at cover and he is out for 61 off 35 balls.

13 runs and a wicket come off the over.

18:38

KKR stay in the hunt

KKR 149-2 (12 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Rathi is back in the attack and he starts with wide on the off side.

A dot later, he misses the yorker, Venky goes on one knee and revers-hits it past short third man for a four. That brings up the 50-run stand.

Iyer then takes a single to deep backward point.

Rahane then turns the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Rahane then takes a single before Venky ends the over with a four as he drills the ball past long off as 13 come off the over.

Avesh back in the attack and he starts with a yorker that Venky flicks to long on for a couple.

Venky then makes room and tries to after the ball, the inside edge and the ball hits him on the thigh. Physio is out to check on him. All ok now.

Venky takes a single next ball.

Rahane then gets low and sweeps it to fine leg for a four to bring up his 50 in 26 balls.

Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.

18:26

Rahane, Venky keep the runs flowing

KKR 129-2 (10 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Bishnoi continues, short ball, Rahane stays deep and cuts it past point for a four to start the over.

Rahane then takes a single to the leg side.

A dot later, Bishnoi bowls a wide.

Floated up next, full and Venky lofts it over long on for a six!

A dot later, he mishits the next ball to long on for a single as 13 come off it..

Rathi continues and Rahane and Venky deal in singles and twos before Venky cuts the ball and it races past the fielder to the third man boundary for a four!

9 runs come off the over.

18:18

Breaks the partnership

KKR 107-2 (8 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Bishnoi is in the attack now and after a dot, Venky cuts the short and wide ball. Sloppy fielding from short third man allows the ball to go to the boundary.

A wide later, Venky takes a single.

A dot later, Rahane takes a single before Venky pulls the ball to the leg side for a four as 11 come off it.

Venky Iyer is the new man in and he is off the mark with a couple to the leg side.

He then gets a single off byes as tbe ball spins away, Pant fails to collect and the ball goes to third man.

Rahane and Venky then take a single each off the next two balls as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Leggie Digvesh Rathi in the attack now and Rahane starts the over with a single to sweeper cover.

He then bowls a change of pace, ball angles away from Narine who goes for the lofted shot only to be caught at long-off and he is out for 30 off 13.

18:09

Rahane, Narine take to the attack

KKR 90-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Avesh in the attack now, short ball and Rahane pulls it over deep square leg for a six!

A dot later, short and wide, angling in and Rahane helps it over deep square leg for a six!

Rahane then connects with the wide full toss and creams it through covers for a four!

Avesh then bowls a good yorker that Rahane plays it.

Full toss and Rahane flicks it to the leg side to end the over with a single as 17 come off it.

Akash continues and Rahane starts the over with a flick past square leg fielder for a four.

He then gets a four through the off side for a four.

Two dots later, Rahane flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for single.

Short ball, Narine hits it over mid-off for a four as 13 come off it.

18:01

Narine, Rahane take to the attack

KKR 60-1 (4 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur continues and Narine and Rahane take a single each off the first two balls.

A dot later, the ball is in his arc and Narine lofts the slower full ball over long-off for a six!

Thakur then bowls two wides before bowling a slow ball for a dot as Narine plays it into the pitch for a dot.

Thakur then bowls another wide.

Fuller ball, slower and wide and Narine goes across the stumps and thumps it over the infield for a four!

15 come off it.

Rahane is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a streaky boundary past third man.

Akash strays this straighter and Rahane gets inside the line to flick it fine of short fine leg for another four as 14 runs and a wicket come off it.

Akash continues and full ball on the pads and de Kock flicks it over deep backward square leg for a six!

LSG then burn a review as Pant reviews a caught behind.

De Kock is then hit plumb in front of the stumps. Big shout, no says the umpire. Pant reviews and this time he gets in his favour as ball tracking shows he was caught right in front of the stumps and he is out for 15.

17:44

Narine on song

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:44

Narine on song

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:44

Narine on song

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:44

Narine on song

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:43

Narine goes after the bowling

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:43

Narine goes after the bowling

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:42

Narine goes after the bowling

KKR 31-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 238-3 | Scorecard

Thakur opens at the other end and he starts with a full ball on the pads and de Kock check drives the ball over cow corner for a six!

Two dots next before de Kock steers the ball to deep backward point for a single.

Narine then slashes at the next ball and it flies over the vacant slips for a four.

Fuller ball outside off and Narine edges it again towards third man for another four as 15 come off it.

Impact Sub Ravi Bishnoi comes in for Mitch Marsh.

Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine come out to chase 239 for victory.

Akash Deep opens the attack for LSG and he starts with a wide down the leg side for a four.

De Kock is off the mark with a single next ball.

Akash bowls another wide ball down the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls another wide down the leg side before the short ball is flicked over deep mid-wicket for a six to get off the mark.

A dot later, Narine takes his eyes off the ball as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

De Kock ends the over with a single as 16 come off it.

17:26

Marsh, Markram, Pooran guide LSG to 238 for 3

LSG 238-3 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Mitchell Marsh (81) and Nicholas Pooran (87 not out) smacked belligerent half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants posted a massive 238 for three against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Pooran's blitz included eight sixes and seven fours as he made 87 not out from only 36 balls.

Arora back in the attack and the length ball on the off is driven for a four on the off side.

A wide and a dot later, Pooran then takes a single.

Miller then gets a couple wide of deep mid-wicket. A single later, Arora bowls a wide.

A single to end the over as 11 come off it. Pooran remains unbeaten on 87 as LSG make 238 for 3 in 20 overs.

Miller is new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single to

Short ball, Pooran was a little late on the pull but his fast hands see the ball race to the backward square leg boundary for a four.

A single to end the over as a wicket and 10 come off it.

Rana continues and Samad starts the over with a four as he pulls the ball late over square leg for a four. That brings up the 50-run stand between him and Pooran.

Samad then swings and misses as he fails to pick the slower ball and his stumps go flying. He is out for 6 off 3 balls.

17:03

Gets a qucik half-ton

LSG 217-2 (18 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Russell continues and he bangs it in short and Pooran miscues and the top edge flies over the keeper and to the fine leg boundary for a four.

A dot later, slower short ball and Pooran pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a four.

Short ball again and Pooran pulls it over deep square leg for a six! 150 IPL sixes for Pooran.

Short ball again and Pooran pulls it to square leg for a four!

Pooran then smokes the ball over long off as he connects with the full ball and thumps it down the ground for a six as 24 come off it.

Rana back in the attack and Pooran welcomes him with back-to-back sixes to start the over. 50 up for Pooran.

Pooran and Samad then take three singles off the next four balls as 15 come off the over.

16:55

Pooran keeps the runs flowing

LSG 178-2 (16 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Abdul Samad is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Leg side ball next and Pooran flicks it over deep backward square for a six!

A dot and a single to end the over as 8 come off it.

Andre Russell in the attack now and Marsh is beaten first ball on the top edge.

Russell then bowls a back of length ball, slower one, banged in short and Marsh miscues the cut but is caught in the deep and is out for 81.

Narine back in the attack and Pooran gets into the act and hits two sixes and 16 come off the over.

16:43

150 up for LSG

LSG 155-1 (14 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Chakravarthy is back in the attack and he bowls it wide and Pooran reaches for it and chips it over deep extra cover for a six!

A single next.

Full ball next and Marsh lofts it down the ground for a six to raise the 50-run stand.

Marsh then takes a single before Pooran gets a couple to deep mid-wicket off a front foot flick.

A dot to end the over as 16 come off it.

Time out now and LSG are hitting their straps.

KKR need another wicket to get back into the game.

Johmson back in the attack and after a dot, Pooran takes a single to the leg side.

A wide later, Johnson bowls it short and wide and Marsh smashes it through covers for a four!

Marsh then takes a single.

Width again and this time it's Pooran who creams it through point for a four.

Full and wide down the leg side next.

Pooran then comes down the ground and guides the ball late through to third man for a four! 16 come off the over.

Pooran is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Marsh and Pooran take a single each off the next two balls before Marsh slaps the ball over extra covers for a four to bring up his half-century.

Rana back in the attack, short ball and Markram rocks back and cuts it past backward point for a four!

Rana draws first blood. Short and slower ball next and Markram looks to drive but is beaten by the lack of pace as the ball crashes into his middle stump. He is out for 47 off 28.

16:19

Easy runs

LSG 95-0 (10 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Chakravarthy continues, he bowls it short and wide and Marsh slaps it through covers for a four!

Two dots later, Chakravarthy bowls a wide ball.

Marsh then lifts the ball down to long off for a single.

Markram is then beaten on the drive before he takes a single to the off side as 7 come off it.

Narine continues and Markram starts the over with a single.

Marsh then takes a couple through mid-wicket.

Narine gives a little width next and Marsh stands tall and slaps it through the off side for a four!

Marsh and Markram then take three singles as 10 come off the over.

16:11

Narine taken to the cleaners

LSG 78-0 (8 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Chakravarthy is back in the attack after the timeout and Marsh cuts the ball Rana dives to the right and keeps it down to just one.

Markram then slaps the ball hard to deep cover for a single.

Short ball and Marsh pulls it to backward square leg for a single.

Markram then chips the ball over cover for a couple.

He then smashes the ball, with not much control, for a single.

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Narine in the attack now and after a dot, a full ball and Marsh slogs it over deep backward square leg for a six!

Marsh then gets another boundary as he goes deep back in the crease and pulls the short ball through backward square leg for four runs.

Two dots and 3 runs to end the over as 13 come off it.

16:02

Marsh, Markram on the attack

LSG 59-0 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Harshit Rana in the attack now and Markram makes room and slices the ball over deep backward point for a six!

Markram then takes a single to third man.

Marsh then pulls the ball to long on for a single.

Markram cuts the ball to deep point for a single before Marsh brings up his 50th six in the IPL as he lofts it over the bowler's head for a six!

A single to end the over as 16 come off it.

Chakravarthy in the attack now and Markram starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Marsh takes a single.

A dot later, Markram gets a couple to fine leg, byes.

A single to end the over as 5 come off it.

15:53

Johson concedes 18

LSG 38-0 ( 4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Marsh pulls it to square leg for a single.

Markram then lofts the ball over the infield for a four.

Markram then cuts the ball through point for a couple.

Markram then pulls the off cutter through mid-wicket for a four.

Markram then gets a hold of the full toss and he smashes it over long-on for a six!

Markram takes a single to end the over as 18 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, he gets one to shape back in and it's another dot.

Arora then gets one to swing into the pads and Marsh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

He then takes a single to long on.

Markram then drives the ball to extra cover for a single.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a single as just 5 come off the over.

15:52

Arora bowls well

LSG 38-0 ( 4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Marsh pulls it to square leg for a single.

Markram then lofts the ball over the infield for a four.

Markram then cuts the ball through point for a couple.

Markram then pulls the off cutter through mid-wicket for a four.

Markram then gets a hold of the full toss and he smashes it over long-on for a six!

Markram takes a single to end the over as 18 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, he gets one to shape back in and it's another dot.

Arora then gets one to swing into the pads and Marsh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

He then takes a single to long on.

Markram then drives the ball to extra cover for a single.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a single as just 5 come off the over.

15:52

Johnson concedes 18 runs

LSG 38-0 ( 4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Marsh pulls it to square leg for a single.

Markram then lofts the ball over the infield for a four.

Markram then cuts the ball through point for a couple.

Markram then pulls the off cutter through mid-wicket for a four.

Markram then gets a hold of the full toss and he smashes it over long-on for a six!

Markram takes a single to end the over as 18 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, he gets one to shape back in and it's another dot.

Arora then gets one to swing into the pads and Marsh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

He then takes a single to long on.

Markram then drives the ball to extra cover for a single.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a single as just 5 come off the over.

15:52

Johnson concedes 18 runs

LSG 38-0 ( 4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Marsh pulls it to square leg for a single.

Markram then lofts the ball over the infield for a four.

Markram then cuts the ball through point for a couple.

Markram then pulls the off cutter through mid-wicket for a four.

Markram then gets a hold of the full toss and he smashes it over long-on for a six!

Markram takes a single to end the over as 18 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, he gets one to shape back in and it's another dot.

Arora then gets one to swing into the pads and Marsh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

He then takes a single to long on.

Markram then drives the ball to extra cover for a single.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a single as just 5 come off the over.

15:51

Johnson concedes 18 runs

LSG 38-0 ( 4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Marsh pulls it to square leg for a single.

Markram then lofts the ball over the infield for a four.

Markram then cuts the ball through point for a couple.

Markram then pulls the off cutter through mid-wicket for a four.

Markram then gets a hold of the full toss and he smashes it over long-on for a six!

Markram takes a single to end the over as 18 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, he gets one to shape back in and it's another dot.

Arora then gets one to swing into the pads and Marsh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

He then takes a single to long on.

Markram then drives the ball to extra cover for a single.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a single as just 5 come off the over.

15:51

Johnson concedes 18 runs

LSG 38-0 ( 4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Marsh pulls it to square leg for a single.

Markram then lofts the ball over the infield for a four.

Markram then cuts the ball through point for a couple.

Markram then pulls the off cutter through mid-wicket for a four.

Markram then gets a hold of the full toss and he smashes it over long-on for a six!

Markram takes a single to end the over as 18 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, he gets one to shape back in and it's another dot.

Arora then gets one to swing into the pads and Marsh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

He then takes a single to long on.

Markram then drives the ball to extra cover for a single.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a single as just 5 come off the over.

15:43

Arora bowls well

LSG 15-0 ( 2 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson opens at the other end and Markram is beaten on the top edge first ball.

Full ball, on the pads and Markram drives it nicely past mid-wicket for a four.

Back of length ball next and Markram slices it past backward point for a single.

Length ball next, it's in his arc and Marsh pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot later, Marsh pulls the ball to deep backward square leg for a single as 12 come off it.

Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram come out to bat for LSG while Vaibhav Arora opens the bowling for KKR.

After three dots, Markram nearly chops on as the ball runs to fine leg and he is off the mark with three runs.

Marsh is tested the next three balls as just three come off the over.

15:33

Can Pant get back to form?

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.

LSG will play an unchanged squad, Pant says at the toss while KKR make one change with Moeen Ali replaced by Spencer Johnson.

Welcome to the updates from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants in Kolkata.

The pitch report from Eden Gardens says the ball is likely to grip the surface making batting tricky.

Conditions are overcast but there are runs in the wicket.

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi

Impact Subs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia

Lucknow Super Giants: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh.

Sunil Narine will come face-to-face with his 'clone' and biggest fan Digvesh Rathi when Kolkata Knight Riders host Lucknow Super Giants in a high-stakes IPL afternoon clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Both sides are locked at four points from as many games -- two wins apiece -- going into the contest.

For the home side, it has been a season of mixed returns so far. After early defeats to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians, KKR roared back to form in their last outing -- a commanding win over Sunrisers Hyderabad -- following a long-awaited middle-order resurgence.

Their costliest buy Venkatesh Iyer finally delivered while Rinku Singh and veteran Ajinkya Rahane provided vital contributions.

Promising youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi also caught the eye with his fluency and textbook technique.

But one area of concern continues to plague the Knight Riders -- their misfiring opening partnership.

The opening duo of Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine has struggled to give them flying starts that Phil Salt provided last season.

Their highest stand this season has been 44 runs while the openers have managed 4, 1, and 14 in the other games.

Narine has looked scratchy and inconsistent, raising questions over his role at the top. It wouldn't be surprising if Raghuvanshi is pushed up alongside de Kock.

KKR know that Narine's importance is not just about scoring runs. With Narine and Rathi in opposite camps, it will be fascinating to see who outshines the other -- the master or the apprentice.

Rathi, who was spotted after a strong Delhi Premier League showing, now finds himself against the man who 'shaped his cricketing dream'.

With Imran Tahir's hairstyle, Narine's bowling action, and Kesrick Williams' notebook celebration, Rathi has combined style with substance to become one of the most fascinating stories of IPL 2025.

On Friday night against Mumbai Indians at the Ekana, while every other LSG bowler went for 10 or more runs an over, Rathi stood out with figures of 4-0-21-1.

In four matches so far, Rathi has taken six wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.62 -- conceding more than eight runs per over only once.

His control over length and clever variations has earned praise from experts and coaches alike.

While Rathi's bowling has been exceptional, his on-field celebrations have courted controversy. He has already been fined twice -- once for physical contact with PBKS batter Priyansh Arya, and again after the MI game for his 'notebook' celebration.

He now sits on three demerit points -- a point away from a one-match suspension.

Will Rathi risk his signature celebration again in front of his hero Narine? That remains to be seen.

LSG come into this contest riding high after a 12-run win over Mumbai Indians in Lucknow.

Mitchell Marsh has been striking the ball cleanly at the top, while Aiden Markram, after a quiet start to the season, returned to form with an impactful fifty against MI.

However, Rishabh Pant's poor run thus far in the IPL has already sparked criticism from fans and experts alike.

Having been bought for a record INR 27 crore, the pressure is only growing on the LSG skipper, especially with team owner Sanjiv Goenka known for his passionate involvement in the game.

After a much publicised 'schooling' session with KL Rahul last season, it remains to be seen how long Goenka's patience holds if Pant's lean patch continues.

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