KKR vs LSG, IPL 2023: Rinku Singh took the game till the end, but not his day, Super Giants win by 1 run

LSG qualify for the playoffs, win by 1 run!

Rinku had got the crowd at Eden Gardens hyped up. 

He almost pulled off the impossible once again. 

However, Rinku had no support from the other end.

The hosts were 61/1 at the end of the powerplay, but after both openers departed, KKR were chocked by the spinners. 

Bishnoi bowled a top spell of 2/23, and Krunal and Gowtham got amongst the wickets as well. 

And then Naveen-ul-Haq and Yash Thakur bowled some tight overs by taking the pace off the ball.

Rinku Singh flicks the ball deep into the night sky. 

Gets a a 110m SIX and brings up his 50!

KKR batters tried to sneak a second run but the diving fielder is quick to get up and throw the ball to the keeper.

Narine is short of his ground.

Narine run out (Naveen-ul-Haq/de Kock) 1(2)

Shardul attempted the pull but it was the longer part of the ground. 

He holes it out to Prerak Mankad at deep backward square leg. 

Thakur c Prerak Mankad b Yash Thakur 3(7)

Bishnoi darts one short and this was the googly,

Russell took a big swing but ends up losing his off stump.

Russell b Ravi Bishnoi 7(9) [6s-1]

Ravi Bishnoi juggles two-three times but takes the catch!

Gurbaz skies the ball and Bishnoi from backward point runs back and almost misses, but hold on to it.

Gurbaz c Ravi Bishnoi b Yash Thakur 10(15)

With the last ball of his spell, Krunal Pandya strikes!

The ball goes under the bat and the stumps are a mess. 

Roy b Krunal Pandya 45(28) [4s-7 6s-1]

100th T20 wicket for Ravi Bishnoi!

Nitish Rana got a leading edge and Krunal at covers steadied himself to take one of the easiest catches. 

Nitish Rana c Krunal Pandya b Ravi Bishnoi 8(10) [4s-1]

Venkatesh Iyer went for the check drive and chipped a dolly of a catch to Bishnoi at cover. 

Venkatesh Iyer c Ravi Bishnoi b Gowtham 24(15) [4s-3 6s-1]

From 73/5 to 176/8 courtesy of Pooran's special knock

LSG managed to squeeze 54 off the last 4 overs, which could prove handy to the team.

2nd wicket in the over for Shardul Thakur!

Ravi Bishnoi swung the bat but missed the ball completely.

The ball smacks the top of off and the stumps rattle. 

Ravi Bishnoi b Thakur 2(2)

5th time Thakur has dismissed Pooran in 18 balls in T20 cricket!

Pooran looked to repeat the SIXES he hit, but he doesn't get the desired connection.

He picks out Venky Iyer at deep backward point. 

Pooran c Venkatesh Iyer b Thakur 58(30) [4s-4 6s-5]

Fifty up for Nicholas Pooran! 

He slaps it flat and sends it soaring over the sweeper cover fence

Ayush Badoni tried to go three boundaries in a row but Narine had the last laugh!

Badoni got a top-edge which was safely taken by Shardul at deep mid-wicket. 

Ayush Badoni c Thakur b Narine 25(21) [4s-2 6s-1]

What is happening to Super Giants?

de Kock miscues it, and he's gone too! de Kock swept the ball and sliced it high into the night sky but it was taken by Russell at deep midwicket. 

de Kock c Russell b Chakaravarthy 28(27) [6s-2]

Krunal Pandya swept the ball high in the air, but miscues it to deep midwicket.

Rinku Singh makes no mistake and takes the catch.

Krunal Pandya c Rinku Singh b Narine 9(8) [6s-1]

Big, big wicket and Super Giants do not need this!

Vaibhav Arora has got rid of the dangerous Stoinis for a duck with an absolute snorter! 

Stoinis c Venkatesh Iyer b Vaibhav Arora 0(2)

Mankad slashes the ball hard but miscues it and it goes in the air! 

The batter played a small cameo, but Super Giants need more.

Prerak Mankad c Harshit Rana b Vaibhav Arora 26(20) [4s-5]

It was a short ball that rushed onto Karan Sharma and he looked to pull.

He got hight but not distance and Shardul Thakur takes a safe catch at midwicket.

Karan Sharma c Thakur b Harshit Rana 3(5)

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and have opted to field.

KKR go with same team, Lucknow make few changes - instead of Hooda, they have Karan. And Gowtham comes in for Swapnil.

Teams:

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Karan Sharma, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya(c), Ayush Badoni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy