IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs to go top of the points table. Batting first, KKR scored 235 runs in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, LSG could only managed 137 Runs I 16.1 overs.
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LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs to register their 8th win of the season. In the 54th match of the 17th season of the IPL, KKR, batting first after losing the toss against Lucknow Super Giants, made a big score of 235 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs, in which Sunil Narine scored 81 runs. Chasing the target, Lucknow were bowled out for 137 in 16.1 overs. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy took 3-3 wickets each for KKR. With this win, KKR has also reached the top of the points table first time in 2024.
At a Time, LSG Made 55 Runs in 6 Overs
Chasing a target of 236 runs, the Lucknow Super Giants team did not have a good start in which they lost their first wicket at the score of 20 in the form of Arsheen Kulkarni, who fell to Mitchell Starc for just 9 runs. Marcus Stoinis then joined KL Rahul and the duo took the team to 55 runs in the first 6 overs. At the score of 70, Lucknow suffered a second blow in the form of captain Rahul who returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs. After that, wickets continued to fall at both ends.
Lucknow Super Giants had lost 6 wickets by the score of 109 and from here it was absolutely impossible for them to return to the match. KKR won the match by 98 runs after bowling out Lucknow for 137. For KKR, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy took 3-3 wickets, Andre Russell took 2 wickets, while Mitchell Starc and Sunil Narine also took 1-1 wickets.
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KKR have so far played 11 matches this season and have 8 wins to their name in which they have 16 points and their net run rate is 1.453. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals is now in second place, which also has 16 points but their net run rate is 0.622. With this win, KKR has also reached the top of the IPL 2024 points table, which was previously occupied by Rajasthan Royals. Lucknow Super Giants are placed at the fifth spot in the points table. Lucknow have managed to win just 6 out of 11 matches and have a net run rate of - 0.371.
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