IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Highlights: Rinku Singh's last over blitz in vain as Kolkata lose by 4 runs against Lucknow

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Venkatesh Iyer plays a poor shot, leaving KKR in tatters. The hosts are losing the plot and are in danger of losing the match by a big margin. All hopes lie with Andre Russell and Rinku Singh. Akash Deep with the body blow.

KKR 177/6 in 15.2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Venkatesh Iyer begins the last phase of the game with a bang! The Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo anthem rings in loud at the Eden Gardens. A boundary to start the death-over phase.

KKR 177/5 in 15.1 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Angkrish Raghuvanshi who looked for a reverse ramp walks back to the hut after scoring just 5. Lucknow Super Giants are ahead in the game. What a comeback!

KKR 173/5 in 15 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Angkrish Raghuvanshi finally breaks the shackles and KKR register a boundary after 11 balls. The asking run rate has gone way above 13. LSG on top.

KKR 173/5 in 15 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Ravi Bishnoi provides LSG with another wicket as Ramandeep Singh perishes in trying to go for a maximum. For the first time in the contest, the asking run rate goes above 12.

KKR 166/4 in 14 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Shardul Thakur bowls a wide full toss and Rahane hands a simple catch to Nicholas Pooran who was positioned at the covers. Rahane walks back after scoring 61 runs off 35 balls.

KKR 162/3 in 13 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Shardul Thakur is having a horrid time with the ball. He bowls a short ball but Rahane gets a top edge and the ball races for a boundary.

KKR 160/2 in 12.4 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: The plan is understandable from Shardul as he is trying to stay away from the hitting arc of Ajinkya Rahane. However, the execution is way off. Five wides in a row.

KKR 154/2 in 12 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: 13 runs off Digvesh Rathi's third over. The last ball is hit for a four. A longhop wide delivery and Venkatesh Iyer takes full toll of the loose delivery that was dished out. KKR are still ahead in the run-chase as they are keeping up with the asking run rate.

KKR 149/2 in 12 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Venkatesh Iyer goes for a reverse sweep off the bowling of Digvesh Rathi and manages to get a boundary. The 50-run stand for the third wicket comes up between Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer.

KKR 141/2 in 11.2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane goes for a paddle and manages to get a boundary. Second fifty for Rahane in IPL 2025. Solid effort this.

KKR 136/2 in 10.4 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Venkatesh Iyer with a big booming maximum! Ravi Bishnoi bowls one right into the hitting arc of the left-hander and Iyer doesn't need a second invitation.

KKR 128/2 in 9.5 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Ajinkya Rahane is playing a skipper's knock. Rahane, with precise timing! The ball races towards the boundary fence. Bishnoi is under pressure straight up.

KKR 120/2 in 9.1 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Venkatesh Iyer gets an edge and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is unable to hold on. A difficult chance! The ball races towards third man for a boundary,

KKR 116/2 in 9 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Digvesh Rathi and Ravi Bishnoi have stopped the constant flow of boundaries and LSG are staging a comeback into the contest.

KKR 107/2 in 8 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Poor fielding from Akash Deep results in another boundary for KKR. The first one for Venkatesh Iyer. 100 comes up for KKR in the eighth over.

KKR 101/2 in 7.2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Digvesh Rathi provides the key breakthrough to LSG! The danger man Sunil Narine departs for 30 off 13 balls.

KKR 91/2 in 6.2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: The hosts KKR have made an ideal start to the run-chase. 90 runs inside the powerplay and it's time for a strategic time out.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Ajinkya Rahane just picks the short ball up and hammers in into the stands for yet another six! KKR are showing full intent of chasing this daunting total down.

KKR 85/1 in 5.3 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Ajinkya Rahane welcomes Avesh Khan in style. The first ball goes out of the ground for a gigantic six! LSG bowlers are definitely under the pump.

KKR 79/1 in 5.1 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Akash Deep digs one short, Sunil Narine makes some room and hits the ball over the mid-on fielder's head. The ball races for a four! KKR 73/1 in 5 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: KKR skipper Ajinkye Rahane joins the fun as he hits Akash Deep for consecutive boundaries. The Eden Gardens in full elation mood as the crowd continues to back the hosts.

KKR 68/1 in 4.2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Thakur bowls three wides and the last ball of the fourth over is dispatched for a boundary by Sunil Narine. KKR are well and truly ahead of the asking run rate for now.

KKR 60/1 in 4 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: 50 comes up for KKR in the 4th over. This is a fabulous start from KKR. Narine is keeping KKR in the game. Shardul Thakur is bowling half-trackers and the left-hander is taking full toll.

KKR 53/1 in 3.4 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane begins his innings with two consecutive boundaries. KKR are wasting no time as they are constantly chasing boundaries and sixes.

KKR 45/1 in 3 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Excellent captaincy from Rishabh Pant! He went in with his gut feel and LSG are rewarded. Quinton de Kock is adjudged LBW and the left-hander walks back after scoring just 15.

KKR 37/1 in 2.3 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Akash Deep bowls a length ball on the pads and Quinton de Kock has no hesitation in dispatching the ball for a maximum!

LSG 37/0 in 2.1 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Shardul Thakur has a horrid start with the ball. Sunil Narine is unable to time the ball properly still it races for back-to-back fours.

KKR 31/0 in 2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Not an ideal start for LSG as Akash Deep leaks 16 runs in the opening over. Narine and Quinton de Kock need to keep going if KKR are to have any chance of chasing this daunting total down.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Sunil Narine makes his intentions clear from the get-go. Akash Deep bowls a long hop and Narine dispatches it for a maximum.

KKR 14/0 in 0.3 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: The KKR chase is underway as Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine are out in the middle. Akash Deep starts with five wides and KKR are up and running in the daunting chase.

KKR 6/0 in 0.1 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: During the mid-innings, Mitchell Marsh spoke to the host broadcaster and here's what he had to say.

“To be honest I thought 180-190 was par, but the ball came on to the bat better once it got a bit older. Obviously, blessed to have Pooran in our side. I have played against him (Markram) a lot, but it's nice to bat along with with him. We are traditional with the way we play.,” he said.

“We try to play good cricket shots. It's a small ground with a fast outfield. I have been staying good with my routine and thinking. I try to watch the ball and have fun. Hopefully I keep continue scoring runs going forward. Hopefully I watch the boys get a win,” he added.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: 238/3 is now the second-highest team total against KKR in the history of the IPL. The total is only second to Punjab Kings's 262/2 in their record chase last year. LSG also hit 15 maximums in their innings, the second-most number of sixes hit by them in the IPL.

This is also the second-highest first-inning total for LSG in the IPL, only behind 257/5 against Punjab Kings in IPL 2023.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran ends proceedings with a single on the final ball. The left-hander remains unbeaten on 87 off 36 balls. Lucknow Super Giants finish with 238/3 in the allotted twenty overs.

A daunting chase coming up for KKR.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran starts the final over with a boundary! He moves to 85. Can he get a much-deserved century at Eden Gardens?

LSG 231/3 in 19.1 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran has raced past his LSG team-mate Mitchell Marsh to become the holder of the Orange Cap (most runs in IPL 2025)

LSG 226/3 in 18.5 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Good comeback by Harshit Rana. He bowls a slower delivery and Abdul Samad's stumps are rattled. The right-hander walks back after scoring 6 runs off 4 balls.

LSG 221/3 in 18.2 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Andre Russell concedes 24 runs in the 18th over as Nicholas Pooran hits maximums to all parts of the ground! LSG on track for 250 runs at the Eden Gardens.

LSG 217/2 in 18 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Russell drops another one short and Pooran rocks back, pulling the ball for a FOUR! The boundary is followed by a gigantic monstrous maximum KKR have no answers to whatever is being thrown towards them. 200 comes in for the 18th over.

LSG 207/2 in 17.4 overs.

IPL 2025, KKR vs LSG Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Andre Russell digs the ball in short and Pooran gets a top edge. Harshit Rana tries his best, however, is unable to keep the ball in control and LSG get another boundary as a result.

LSG 197/2 in 17.1 overs.