IPL 2024, KKR vs LSG highlights: Phil Salt smashes quick-fire 89, Starc takes 3 as Kolkata hammer Lucknow by 8 wickets

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Spin wizard Ravi Bishnoi has been roped in by KL Rahul after the powerplay. FOUR! A gift from LSG spinner Bishnoi as Iyer punishes the Indian youngster for bowling a half-tracker. A couple of singles to end the over. LSG need quick wickets! Kolkata Knight Riders need 75 runs in 67 balls.

KKR 88/2 after 9 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Arshad Khan with a brilliant delivery in his first over. How unfortunate! He leaks a boundary in return. Salt enters into the 40s. He is 8 runs away from a quick-fire 50 for Kolkata. Stand and deliver! Iyer gets a boundary. Hood with a desperate dive. Arshad gets the better of Iyer on the next ball, a welcome dot. Iyer keeps the strike as the KKR skipper takes a single. 

KKR 80-2 after 8 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - OUT! Shamar Joseph thought he bagged his first IPL wicket but Shreyas Iyer has taken a review. Not out says third umpire. Iyer survives. DROPPED! Joseph is livid. Six runs for Salt. As many as three catches have been put down in Shamar's overs. End of the over, the Windies speedster leaks 10 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders need 94 runs in 78 balls. 

KKR 68/2 after 7 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Yash Thakur leaks nine runs in his first over. Shreyas Iyer and Philip Salt have guided KKR to 58-2 in the first powerplay. Salt is batting on 30 off 16 balls. Shamar Joseph has returned for the seventh over. Kolkata Knight Riders need 104 runs in 83 balls. 

KKR 58-2 after 6 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Debutant Shamar Joseph is having a nightmare at the Eden Gardens. The LSG pacer leaked 22 runs in his first over. The West Indies pacer has bowled the most expensive 1st over this season. He also bowled the joint 6th most expensive ever in the IPL. The Windies pacer holds the record for bowling the most expensive 1st over for LSG. The Lucknow fast bowler produced the second-most productive 1st over for KKR ever in history of IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders need 113 runs in 90 balls. KKR 49-2 after 5 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi departs! Rahul didn't bother to appeal as Raghuvanshi gives away the leading edge. Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Rahul b Mohsin Khan 7(6). Can Shreyas Iyer rescue KKR? Kolkata Knight Riders need 118 runs. 

KKR 44/2 after 4 oves. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - OUT! Mohsin Khan bagged the jackpot wicket of Sunil Narine. The in-form KKR opener departs for 6 off 6 balls. Stoinis with the catch and comeback man Mohsin gets his first wicket. 

KKR 28-1 after 2 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine have kickstarted the run-chase for KKR at Eden Gardens. Debutant Shamar Joseph opened the LSG attack against KKR. FOUR! Welcome to the IPL says Narine as the West Indies veteran gets his first boundary. Leading edge and Hooda saves a boundary. Narine beaten all ends up! Narine gets a single. DROPPED! Salt gets a lifeline, Shamar should have opened his account by now. NO-BALL! Free-hit! WIDE! Shamar will have to reload. Swing, drop catch, free-hit and boundaries - eventful first over by the West Indies pacer.

KKR 22-0 after 1 over.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Bowling the final over of the LSG innings, Mitchell Starc leaked only six runs and the Aussie batter bagged the all-important wicket of Nicholas Pooran. Starc bagged three wickets and leaked 28 runs in his four overs.”Always nice to contribute. We were pretty good throughout the innings. Day game so it was warmer than the last time we played here. Took some time getting used to. Wicket was probably a little two-paced. Sunil was fantastic through the middle. All our bowlers chipped in with the ball. Part of my role is to swing that ball, and I look to pitch it up and swing it. But on that wicket had to pull the length back,” Starc said during the innings break. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - All-rounder Sunil Narine leaked only 17 runs in four overs. The KKR opener bagged the crucial wicket of Ayush Badoni. Emerging as the pick of the bowlers for KKR, speedster Mitchell Starc picked up three wickets and the 2023 World Cup only went for 28 runs in four overs. Kolkata Knight Riders need 162 runs to beat Lucknow Super Giants in 20 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - OUT! Starc bags the all-important wicket of Pooran. The LSG batter gives away a thick edge and Salt with a routine catch. Pooran out on the first ball of the final over. Pooran c Philip Salt b Starc 45(32). Star has picked up two wickets in 3.1 overs. For the third time, Starc has bagged Pooran’s wicket. LSG have roped in Arshad Khan as Impact Sub. Top-edge and four! Arshad off the mark with a boundary. Fine leg comes inside the circle. A sublime yorker by Starc. A review for caught-behind - Not out says the third umpire. Brilliant from Starc as Krunal only gets a single. BOWLED! Starc cleans up Arshad on the final ball. LSG 161-6 in 20 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Pace off but Pooran gets a boundary. LSG will take it. A change of field for Pooran, who is batting on 40 off 27 balls. WIDE! Harshit will have to reload. Six runs off the first two balls. FOUR! Starc with a desperate dive but he fails to stop Pooran from earning a boundary. Ten runs so far and Harshit still has three balls left. Pooran misses out! LSG take a review. Harshit goes for 11 in the 19th over. Just one more over to go! Starc has the ball…

LSG 155-5 after 19 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - One, SIX and SIX! Execution was not up to the mark as Pooran is taking Vaibhav to the cleaners. Pooran has smoked the most sixes in the IPL 2024. The West Indies power-hitter has 19 maximums to his name this season. Pooran takes a single on the penultimate ball, Krunal is back on strike. Can he finish the over in style? Leading edge and LSG batters have managed to steal two runs on the final ball. 

LSG 144-5 after 18 overs.  

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - SIX! Harshit leaks a boundary on the third ball. Nicholas Pooran making the most of the shorter boundary at Eden Gardens. Nine runs off the first three balls - can Harshit bounce back? He gets a dot. Pooran fails to time the ball. LSG’s current projected score is 150 in 20 overs. End of the over, only three over to go. Harshit goes for 8 runs in his 3rd over. 

LSG 126-5 after 17 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Another good over by spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, just five runs off it. With the end of the 16th over, Varun has also completed his quota of overs. The KKR star bagged a wicket and leaked 30 runs in four overs. The final push is on from LSG!

LSG 118-5 after 16 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants -  After an unsuccessful review against Badoni, KKR spinner Narine has managed to get the wicket of the LSG batter. Badoni goes for a big swing, only to find Angkrish Raghuvanshi. The LSG star fails to cash in on the start and Lucknow are five down. Ayush Badoni c Angkrish Raghuvanshi b Narine 29(27). 

LSG 111/5 after 14.4 overs.  

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - SIX! A gift from Chakaravarthy and Pooran says thank you! The LSG batter deposited a maximum on the first ball of the over. WIDE! Chakaravarthy facing the heat as he leaks an extra. Pooran comes down the ground, he gets a single. Badoni is on strike. He finds the gap but gets a single. Appeal for lbw, umpire says no. Pooran gets back to strike as Badoni gets a single. A dot to end the over.  

LSG 109- after 14 overs.  

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Stoinis' stay at the crease only lasted for 5 balls. Chakaravarthy with a wrong 'un, but it's Philip Salt, who should be praised for the wicket. The Englishman has taken a sharp two-handed catch. Fine work! Stoinis c Philip Salt b Chakaravarthy 10(5). Nicholas Pooran has joined Badoni at the crease. 

LSG 95-4 after 12 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants -  Andre Russell joins the attack! Rahul welcomes him with a six. OUT! What a response from the KKR seamer. LSG skipper fails to clear the man at deep backward point. And guess what, it's Ramandeep, who takes the catch. You can't keep him out! Rahul c Ramandeep Singh b Russell 39(27). 

LSG 88-3 after 11 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Rahul has scored 141 runs in 86 balls against Narine. The LSG skipper has been dismissed twice by the KKR stalwart. Rahul has batted at a strike rate of 164 against Narine. LSG need a big over! 

LSG 72-2 after 10 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Only four singles conceded by Sunil Narine in his second over. We are heading towards the first timeout of the match. LSG have registered the lowest powerplay score against LSG at the IPL 2024. Deepak Hooda was the last wicket. Here's how Ramandeep Singh earned plaudits!

LSG 64-2 after 9 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - KL Rahul is batting on 25 off 16 balls. The LSG skipper has scored three fours and one six in his innings. The LSG skipper is backed by Ayush Badoni, who has scored 9 off 11 balls. Sunil Narine leaked 5 runs in his last over as LSG scored 54 runs in the powerplay.

LSG 57/2 after 7.4 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - A stunning grab by Ramandeep! Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan applauded Ramandeep after the KKR star came up with a Superman dive to hand Starc his first wicket. Hood's low-scoring was extended by the KKR bowler. Hooda c Ramandeep Singh b Starc 8(10). Ayush Badoni has joined Rahul.

LSG 39-2 after 5 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Deepak Hooda gets a top edge but his well-controlled shot gets him a boundary. His first against KKR. Vaibhav Arora leaks just six runs in his second over. LSG have only scored 34 runs after the end of the 4th over.

LSG 34-1 after overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Both players are not in the best of forms. Mitchell Starc is up against Deepak Hooda in the 3rd over! A straight drive from Hooda but it won't beat the fielder, single taken. FOUR! Love shot - Rahul ends the over with a boundary. Starc goes for eight in his second.   

LSG 28-1 after 3 overs. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Vaibhav Arora into the attack. SIX! KL Rahul smokes the first maxiumum of the innings. Takes a single on the next ball. QDK back on strike. OUT! Vaibhav strikes as De Kock departs. Narine takes the catch and LSG lose their first wicket. de Kock c Narine b Vaibhav Arora 10(8).

LSG 20/1 after 2 overs.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - FOUR! Quinton de Kock gets a boundary by beating long-on. What a start to the contest. FOUR! Another boundary by the LSG opener. Mitchell Starc has been an expensive signing on paper for KKR. The pacer leaked over 100 runs before opening his account. He starts the first over by leaking two boundaries. The veteran Australian pacer make a comeback in his next three deliveries. De Kock is beaten again! Overthrows - two runs taken on the final ball. Good start by LSG openers. 

LSG 10-0 after 1 over. 

After winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer confirmed that KKR will not name Rinku in the playing XI as the hosts have opted to bowl first. "Bowling first, so Rinku goes out, Harshit Rana comes in," Iyer said. Let's check out the Impact Sub list for both teams. 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh. 

Lucknow Super Giants: Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, M Siddharth, Amit Mishra, K Gowtham. 

A quick look at the playing XIs!

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur. 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - After losing the toss, LSG skipper Rahul admitted that he would have also opted to bowl first. “I would have bowled first, but this does look like a good pitch. It was important to recover on a short turnover, it's just about making sure that everyone is rested and recovered well. Few changes - Padikkal and Naveen-ul-Haq miss out, Shamar Joseph and Deepak Hooda are back. Mohsin Khan is back as well,” Rahul said.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and Knight Riders have opted to bowl.- “We'll bowl first. Feels nostalgic, the crowd is electrifying and this was what we missed playing out of Kolkata, great feeling to be back. I've no idea about the conditions, the last game was a belter, but we're professionals and will have to adapt. Bowling first, so Rinku goes out, Harshit Rana comes in,” Iyer s

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - LSG have opted to hand Shamar Joseph his maiden IPL cap. The LSG star is expected to replace Afghanistan's Naveen-ul-Haq in the playing XI. We are moments away from the toss. 

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - KKR opener Phil Salt has amassed 102 runs in four games at the IPL 2024. While Salt's partner-in-crime Sunil Narine is the leading run-getter, Salt has an average of 25.50 in the IPL 2024. “I'm enjoying it, we've been travelling nicely in the competition, looking forward to another win at home today. I reckon it suits our line-up, we bat down to 9 and 10, everyone plays for the team and the positivity blends itself through the group. The conditions here are slightly different to the away games, I'm already feeling like melting, but the conditions will hopefully suit Narine and Varun. We're one of the stronger sides in the competition, but we'll need to play well right through, especially during the latter half of the tournament,” Phil Salt said. Can Salt deliver the goods for KKR?

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Former champions Kolkata Knight Riders have the highest run-rate in powerplay at the IPL 2024. A quick look at the teams that dominated the first 6 overs at the IPL. 

          1. Kolkata Knight Riders - 11.3

          2.Mumbai Indians - 10.7

          3.Sunrisers Hyderabad - 10.7

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Former India opener Gautam Gambhir came up with a special surprise for reporters on the eve of KKR's match against LSG. KKR mentor Gambhir celebrated Bengali New Year or Poila Baisakh with reporters by offering sweets to journalists. 

KKR seeking home comfort against LSG, who are without Mayank Yadav at Eden Gardens. Can Kolkata end their winless run against Lucknow today?

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - Harshit Rana is fully fit to feature for the upcoming game between KKR and LSG, mentor Gambhir mentioned. Nitish Rana also arrived at the practice in the build-up to the IPL 2024 match. KKR have no injury concerns.  

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - KKR will meet LSG at the Eden Gardens. The IPL 2024 match will begin at 3:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 3:00 PM IST. Fans can watch the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match on Star Sports Network in India. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match will also have a live stream on the Jio Cinema app and website.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - LSG's Mohsin Khan is the leading wicket-taker against KKR. The Indian bowler has the most wickets in LSG vs KKR clashes. With an economy of 5.12, Mohsin has picked up 4 wickets in 3 games. Ravi Bishnoi has also taken four wickets in the KKR vs LSG encounters. Sunil Narine has picked three wickets.

IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - IPL Live Score 2024, KKR vs LSG: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants - KKR have lost the fewest wickets in the powerplay. Kolkata have parted ways with five wickets at IPL 2024. KKR also have the highest average of 54.40. The former champions have the best run rate of 11.33 in the powerplay.