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Kolkata vs Lucknow, Live Score, Match 21, Indian Premier League, 2025

Lucknow

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Aiden Markram b Harshit Rana 47 28 4 2 167.86

10.2

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, OUT! TIMBER! Here is the wicket Kolkata Knight Riders were waiting for! Aiden Markram walks back for 47 (28) and Lucknow Super Giants are now 99/1. The slower ball does the trick for Harshit Rana and KKR! Off cutter, full pitching around the off stump. Markram looks to get forward and work it across the line. Fails to make a connection with the bat as the ball zips through the bat and pads and runs onto the middle stump.

Mitchell Marsh c Rinku Singh b Andre Russell 81 48 6 5 168.75

15.2

Andre Russell to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell breaks the partnership and provides a big wicket of Mitchell Marsh as he goes for 81(48), and LSG are 170/2. Russell bowls it on a hard length and outside off, and Mitchell Marsh stays on the back foot and slices it. Neither does he play it along the ground, nor does he get it over the deep backward point fielder. The ball goes straight to Rinku Singh in the deep, and he makes no mistake. End of a fine knock.

Nicholas Pooran not out 87 36 7 8 241.67

Abdul Samad b Harshit Rana 6 4 1 0 150

18.2

Harshit Rana to Abdul Samad, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Harshit Rana provides a breakthrough for KKR but can this stop the onslaught? He changes his pace and bowls it on a good length and into the stumps. Abdul Samad stays deep-rooted in the crease and just swings at it wildly. He misses the line of the ball and gets deceived by the lack of the pace as the ball sneaks past the outside edge of the bat and rattles the leg stump.

David Miller not out 4 4 0 0 100

TOTAL: 238 -3 in 20.0 overs (11.90 runs per over)

Extras (lb 3, w 8, nb 0, b 2) 13

Fall of wickets :1-99 (Aiden Markram , 10.2 overs), 2-170 (Mitchell Marsh , 15.2 overs), 3-221 (Abdul Samad , 18.2 overs)

Still to bat : Rishabh Pant (C) (W), Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, Ravi Bishnoi

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Vaibhav Arora 4 0 35 0 8.75 0nb, 4w

Spencer Johnson 3 0 46 0 15.33 0nb, 2w

Varun Chakaravarthy 4 0 31 0 7.75 0nb, 1w

Harshit Rana 4 0 51 2 12.75 0nb, 0w

Sunil Narine 3 0 38 0 12.67 0nb, 1w

Andre Russell 2 0 32 1 16 0nb, 0w

Kolkata

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Quinton de Kock (W) lbw b Akash Deep 15 9 0 2 166.67

2.3

Akash Deep to Quinton de Kock, OUT! LBW! A successful review from Rishabh Pant this time, and LSG get a huge wicket of QDK! Much fuller and on middle and leg, shaping in just a bit. Quinton de Kock steps across to slog it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge shout again, but this time for LBW! The umpire says no, but Rishabh Pant goes upstairs again as this looks close. Only the height can save him here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. KKR lose their finest now!

Sunil Narine c Aiden Markram b Digvesh Singh 30 13 4 2 230.77

6.2

Digvesh Singh to Sunil Narine, OUT! CAUGHT! Digvesh Singh provides a breakthrough for LSG just on his second ball, and Sunil Narine is gone for 30(13). He bowls a googly and pitches it up and well outside off, tries to force the batter to play it away from him. Sunil Narine clears out his front leg and looks to loft it inside out over cover but mistimes it off the cue end of the bat. The ball goes towards long off where Aiden Markram runs in to his right a bit and takes it around his face. KKR are 91/2.

Ajinkya Rahane (C) c Nicholas Pooran b Shardul Thakur 61 35 8 2 174.29

12.6

Shardul Thakur to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal and a wicket against the run of play for LSG! Some respite for the visitors, and they will be hoping that this is an opening for them to get back in the game. Shardul Thakur bowls a high full toss, on off, begging to be put away. Ajinkya Rahane can hit it anywhere in the park but ends up lobbing it straight to extra covers, where Nicholas Pooran makes no mistake. Rahane goes back for a fine 61 off just 35 balls, and KKR are 162/3 now.

Venkatesh Iyer c Aiden Markram b Akash Deep 45 29 6 1 155.17

15.2

Akash Deep to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Akash Deep picks up one of the biggest wickets of the night, and the set batter Venkatesh Iyer is gone for 45(29). He bowls it fuller, but with pace taken off, around middle and off. Venkatesh Iyer stays deep-rooted in his crease and looks to launch it down the ground. He mistimes it off the bottom part of the bat and the ball goes towards long on where Aiden Markram runs across to his right a bit and picks up a reverse cup around his face. KKR are 177/6, still needing 62 runs in 28 balls!

Ramandeep Singh c Aiden Markram b Ravi Bishnoi 1 2 0 0 50

13.6

Ravi Bishnoi to Ramandeep Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Ravi Bishnoi strikes! What an exceptional over from him, and this could prove to be a game-changing one for LSG. Tossed up, full and around off. Ramandeep Singh looks to go big down the ground but just fails to get underneath it fully. He fails to get the elevation as the ball goes straight to long off where Aiden Markram pouches it safely. Just 4 runs and a wicket from the over, and KKR are 166/4.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Rishabh Pant b Avesh Khan 5 4 1 0 125

14.6

Avesh Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Avesh Khan gets his man this time! He sees the batter move in his crease and tries to bowl a wide yorker, but it turns out to be a full toss. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tries the reverse scoop but the ball gets big on him and takes the top edge It lobs to the right of the keeper, where Rishabh Pant moves to that direction to grab it. KKR lose half their side now, and LSG are back in the game!

Andre Russell c David Miller b Shardul Thakur 7 4 0 1 175

16.1

Shardul Thakur to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! IS THIS THE MATCH FOR LSG? The crowd has gone in pin-drop silence as Andre Russell is gone for 7(4) and KKR are 185/7. Thakur has bowled a full toss, a freebie to be put away, and outside off, not a ball to get a wicket. Andre Russell could have hit it anywhere, but he chooses it to go downtown but mistimes it. His bat face gets turned, and the ball goes off the cue end of the bat towards long off. David Miller runs forward and dives to catch it just above the ground.

Rinku Singh not out 38 15 6 2 253.33

Harshit Rana not out 10 9 2 0 111.11

TOTAL: 234 -7 in 20.0 overs (11.70 runs per over)

Extras (lb 1, w 20, nb 0, b 1) 22

Fall of wickets :1-37 (Quinton de Kock , 2.3 overs), 2-91 (Sunil Narine , 6.2 overs), 3-162 (Ajinkya Rahane , 12.6 overs), 4-166 (Ramandeep Singh , 13.6 overs), 5-173 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi , 14.6 overs), 6-177 (Venkatesh Iyer , 15.2 overs), 7-185 (Andre Russell , 16.1 overs)

Still to bat : Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Akash Deep 4 0 55 2 13.75 0nb, 3w

Shardul Thakur 4 0 52 2 13 0nb, 8w

Avesh Khan 4 0 45 1 11.25 0nb, 0w

Digvesh Singh 4 0 33 1 8.25 0nb, 2w

Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 47 1 11.75 0nb, 3w