Vikrant Shekhawat : May 19, 2022, 07:54 AM
Mumbai Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants won the most exciting match of IPL 2022. The team defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 runs in the 66th match of the T20 league. This is the team's 9th win in 14 matches. With this, they have also become the second team to reach the playoffs. Gujarat Titans have already confirmed their place in the knockout rounds. Playing first of the match, Lucknow scored a huge score of 210 runs without a wicket. In such a situation, it looked like they would get an easy win, but KKR led by Shreyas Iyer fought till the last ball. But the team could only score 208 runs for 8 wickets. This is KKR's 8th loss in 14 matches and they were ruled out of the tournament. Last season the team reached the finals.
Kolkata Knight Riders had to score 21 runs in the last over. Rinku Singh and Sunil Narine were at the crease. Both are known for their aggressive batting. Rahul gave the responsibility of bowling to Marcus Stoinis. Earlier he had bowled just one over and took the big wicket of skipper Shreyas Iyer. But after 16 runs in the first 3 balls, it seemed that Rahul had made a big mistake. Rinku Singh hits a four on the first ball. Scored a six off the next 2 balls.2 wickets in last 2 balls
Kolkata Knight Riders had to score 21 runs in the last over. Rinku Singh and Sunil Narine were at the crease. Both are known for their aggressive batting. Rahul gave the responsibility of bowling to Marcus Stoinis. Earlier he had bowled just one over and took the big wicket of skipper Shreyas Iyer. But after 16 runs in the first 3 balls, it seemed that Rahul had made a big mistake. Rinku Singh hits a four on the first ball. Scored a six off the next 2 balls.2 wickets in last 2 balls
Rinku Singh took 2 runs in the fourth ball. Now 3 runs were to be scored off 2 balls. On the 5th ball, he was caught out for playing a big shot. Stoinis bowled Umesh Yadav in the last ball to give the team a thrilling victory. After taking this wicket, he also made a celebration with fellow players on the field. He took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 2 overs. After the win, captain KL Rahul said that Steinis finished the game as planned in the final.Rahul said that we are happy to win the last match of the league. KKR fought hard till the end, but had a happy ending. On Quinton de Kock's 140-run century, he said that he did well throughout the season. Good to see that he batted till the end. He also praised left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan. This bowler took 3 wickets for just 20 runs in 4 overs.And Stoinis Just nailed in last ball Lucknow wins a hell of a match.#LSGvKKR #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/XoO7ord3nj
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