Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Highlights & Results

That is all we have from this game but we have a double-header lined up tomorrow on Super Sunday. The first game of the day is between Hyderabad and Bangalore. That match will begin at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT) but our build-up will begin much sooner. This game will be followed by a clash between Chennai and Delhi which will start at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Do join us then, goodbye and cheers!

Avesh Khan (3-1-19-3) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH! Avesh says that he was backing his hard-length delivery against Russell even if he goes for a maximum. Says Russell's wicket was stand out as he can single-handedly take it away. Tells that he just focuses on the next delivery and there is confidence around him from his dad and from the management which helps him. Mentions that they just try to execute the plans.

KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow says Rahul says that winning by 75 runs does suggest that they did dominate the game and the only disappointing thing was the run-out. He adds that he knew it was a slow and sticky wicket and applauds the way Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda batted and also the cameos from Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder in the end were very much handy. He then praises the bowlers as well for their performance and reckons that implementing the skill is the main thing and they have been put another pressure but they have come through. Mentions that it is scary to be a bowler or a fielder in this format but they have a chat before the game and if the plan doesn't work out, it's fine. Adds that they have still areas to improve and there is a good vibe around the side and everyone wants to compete. Reckons they are sticking to their plans and is happy that the wins are stringing along.

Jason Holder is extremely happy to win. Adds that the wicket was not easy to bat on and the bowlers did well to restrict them. Tells that the ball was holding on the surface and the batters did well to hang there and strike later. Mentions the bowlers as they did an incredible job. Tells that as a side, they are complementing each other well. Mentions that it is a collective effort and not an individual or a couple of individuals who have stood out for the season. Ends by saying they have all bought into what KL is pushing down to them.

Kolkata skipper, Shreyas Iyer says Lucknow outplayed them in bowling and batting, they did well on the bowling side in patches but they gave too many runs in the fag end. Says it was difficult to assess the pitch. Admits they should have restricted them to 155-160 but Lucknow batted really well. Mentions that they have a conversation on what to do after winning the toss and feels after losing the matches, it is better to lose the toss sometimes. Tells that they are failing to keep the basics right, they need to assess the Powerplay and in the death overs well which they will try to do better in the next game.

Kolkata will look back on this game and will be very disappointed with themselves. First, with the ball, Shivam Mavi conceded 5 maximums in one over which ruined a decent bowling performance from the whole team. But then with the bat, Kolkata were just shambolic. Indrajith fell in the first over and then skipper Shreyas Iyer and Aaron Finch the two most experienced batters in the side just couldn't find their rhythm and were dismissed soon after. There was really just one man who played a lone hand and that was Andre Russell but he had a bit of luck going his way too. In the end, the tailenders just crumbled under pressure and Kolkata were bowled out in under 15 overs. Stay tuned for a few interviews...

After putting on an above-par score on a pitch that was not easy to bat on, the Lucknow pacers just spat fire right from the get-go. Mohsin Khan bowled a wicket-maiden first over that set the tone and then the likes of Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan and Jason Holder all got into the act with wickets of their own. Holder did get hit out of the park by Russell in one over but ended proceedings really well and ended with three wickets in total. Lucknow were totally dominant not just with the bowl but in the field as well. This is a morale-boosting win at the right time for Lucknow and they have all but sealed the playoffs berth.

Kolkata have been bundled out for 101 runs and Lucknow have sent a warning to all the other sides with this statement win. They have ousted their opponents in the field and it is a huge victory that takes Lucknow onto the top of the points table. This also means that five-times champions, Mumbai are mathematically out of the race for the playoffs.

OUT! RUN OUT! That's it! Lucknow have done it! Too full and on middle. Rana pushes it to mid on and class for a single. Ayush Badoni misfields there and the batters look to take the advantage. Badoni gives a chase and throws it to Holder who clips the bails off. The replay shows Harshit Rana was well short of his crease. Lucknow win by 75 runs.

Harshit Rana is the last man in!

OUT! TAKEN! Jason Holder is on a Hat Trick! Short of a length and on middle. Tim Southee pulls it straight in the hands of Avesh Khan who takes it low at deep square leg.

Tim Southee walks out now.

OUT! TAKEN! Sunil Narine holes out and it's all but over in this match for Kolkata. Short and wide from Jason Holder and it is there to be hit. Narine goes after it and tries to slap it over extra covers but gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball is lofted just beyond the fielder at extra cover but Krunal Pandya does well to time his jump and complete the catch.

NOT OUT! It is the googly from Ravi Bishnoi, turning in from outside off. Shivam Mavi looks to sweep it away but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Bishnoi appeals but no one else seems interested. KL Rahul does go for the review and Ball Tracking confirms that the impact is outside off.

Review taken! Lucknow take a review for LBW! UltraEdge shows no bat. The impact might be outside off and Ball Tracking confirms the same.

On middle, pushed through mid on for a single.

Swing and a miss! Shorter and darted outside off, Narine looks to slog it away but misses it by a mile.

FOUR! Lucky boundary but Narine will take it with both hands. Flatter and quicker, outside off. Narine looks to swing across the line but gets a bottom edge that goes through the keeper's legs and runs away into the fence.

That should have been taken but a lapse in communication has cost Lucknow. On off and turning away, Narine tries to go against the turn but gets a top edge which goes high and towards point. Three fielders converge but no one calls it and in the end Marcus Stoinis comes in from short third man but can't reach it. Two taken.

FOUR! Sunil Narine has nothing to lose here and has to go after the bowling. This is pushed outside off, Narine thumps it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Strategic Break! Lucknow need just three wickets to win and they have to tackle Sunil Narine who is the only known batter out. 89 runs needed in 42 balls and Lucknow will fancy a win from here.

Good heat again from Avesh Khan. Avesh bowls it on a hard length and close to the off pole, slanting across the left-hander. Narine gets hurried on but gets it off the gloves towards backward point for a single.

On a length, around off and this is pushed towards mid off for a single.

WIDE! Banged in short by Avesh but its just a bit too short, wide called.

Shivam Mavi comes in now.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Soft dismissal for Anukul Roy and even a worse review from him. Avesh Khan slides this one down the leg side and it is around the hips. Roy looks to tuck it away but seems to have got nothing on it. It is a stifled appeal from the bowling side but the finger is raised. Roy reviews and UltraEdge shows that the ball did go off the gloves as Quinton de Kock pouches it safely. Kolkata going down in a hurry here now.

Length ball, around leg stump. Anukul Roy defends it out.

Anukul Roy walks to the crease.

OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant catch from Jason Holder and he might have just held to a catch that seals the match for his team. Good length, outside off. Andre Russell is just swinging at everything but this time gets a thick top edge. The ball flies down towards short third man and Holder slides in from the third man fence to take a good low catch. Holder gets his redemption and Avesh Khan has got the big fish. 92 needed now off 46 balls.

SIX! Clobbered! Banged in short from Avesh Khan, on off and Dre Russ just muscles it for a flat six over the wide long on fence.

Avesh Khan to bowl now.

Good comeback from Bishnoi. Quicker and on a shorter length, close to the off pole. Narine looks to cut but pulls out of the shot in the end.

FOUR! Hammered! Short and wide, Narine has muscled it through the cover region for a boundary.

SIX! This time Sunil Narine connects and it is a much-needed biggie for Kolkata. On off, it's in the arc of Narine and he slogs it all the way over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Swing and a miss! Sliding across off and Narine has a wild swing at it but makes no connection.

Just short and that could have been two in two for Bishnoi. On a length, on middle and sliding across. Narine is drawn forward but gets the outside edge that lands just short of Jason Holder at first slip.

Sunil Narine walks out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rinku Singh tries to up the ante but ends up giving his wicket away. This is the googly from Ravi Bishnoi, on off and sliding across. Singh gets low and tries to slog it against the turn as that is the shorter side of the ground but gets it from the higher part of the bat. The ball goes high towards the cow corner fence and Krunal Pandya takes a well-judged catch.

Short and outside off, nipping away a bit. Russell lets it through to the keeper. 108 needed now off 54 balls.

FOUR! Skillful from Dre Russ this time. Dushmantha Chameera nails the wide yorker but Russell just reaches out and opens the face of the bat to run it fine and the ball ends up beyond the third man fence.

Length ball, around off. Singh leans in and plays it on the up through the point region for a single.

Three dots on the trot now! Shorter and angled down the leg side. Singh fails to pull it away and gets hit on the arm.

Nicely bowled! On a nagging length, angling into middle stump but just holding its line. Rinku Singh is pushed onto the back foot as he keeps it out.

Chameera comes from 'round the wicket and attacks the stumps. Singh blocks it out.

Dushmantha Chameera is brought back into the attack.

On a length, around off. Singh pushes it to long off for a single.

Flatter and around off. Russell taps it to point for a single.

Shorter again, around off. Russell defends it out again.

Drops it short, quicker and around off. Blocked out.

SIX! HUGE! Ravi Bishnoi is feeding Russell here! In the slot, full and Russell gets on his knee as he slog-sweeps it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie.

On the pads, flicked to square leg for one.

Strategic break! Well, what a first 9 overs we have had in this innings! The Lucknow pacers were all over the Kolkata top order and they were reeling at 30/4 before Andre Russell smashed Jason Holder for a 25-run over to get his side back in the game. Kolkata are still well behind the eight ball and a wicket here for Lucknow will all but seal the deal for them. 122 needed off 66 balls and Russell holds the key here for Kolkata, the deeper he bats, the more chance Kolkata have of winning the game. Spin for the first time from Lucknow as Ravi Bishnoi comes on to bowl.

FOUR! Edged away! 25 runs off the over! Pitched up, outside off. Andre Russell swings his bat again but gets a thick outside edge over short third man for a boundary.

SIX! Tennis shot from Andre Russell! Short in length and outside off. Andre Russell with a back foot slap and it goes all the way over the sightscreen for a biggie. What an over this is turning out to be!

In the air and falls safe! Full ball, just outside off. Russell looks to go downtown but splices it over mid off. Three fielders converge but the ball falls in between the Bermuda triangle. Two runs.

SIX! Dropped! But was a really hard chance though! Short of a length, outside off. Russell swings his bat and hits it flat and hard to deep point. Bishnoi there, tracks back and tries to take over his head but it goes through his hands for a maximum

SIX! Much needed one! Fuller ball, on middle. Andre Russell takes on another West Indian as he thumps it over cow corner for a biggie.

A length ball, outside off. Singh steers it to third man for a single.

Jason Holder (1-0-4-1) is back on.

Just five runs off the over then! What a spell this is from Mohsin Khan! Length and on off. Blocked out.

Fuller ball, outside off. Dre Russ swings and misses it.

FOUR! Edged but Kolkata will take it! Short of a length and on middle. Russell looks to pull but gets a leading edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Russell looks to pull but misses.

Short of a length, on middle. Russell clears his front leg and plays it to backward point.

Touch fuller, on middle, pushed to mid on for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Russell punches it to covers. A wicket-maiden over from Avesh Khan!

Andre Russell walks in to bat with Kolkata in spot of real bother.

OUT! TIMBER! Pressure, pressure, pressure. Four dots and something was bound to happen! Khan serves a low full toss from 'round the wicket and angles it around off. Rana makes a bit of room and tries to push it away from the body but gets an inside edge and the ball ricochets onto the stumps. Kolkata are in a spot of bother now.

Short in length and outside off. Rana looks to ride it as he tries to slap it but gets a bottom edge, back to the bowler.

Length ball, on middle. Rana stays back and blocks it out on the leg side. Three dots then! Kolkata should at least try take singles and not let the pressure get big on them.

Length ball, around off. Rana drops it to covers. No run again.

Length ball, outside off. A swing and a miss from Rana.

On a length and on off. Rana dabs it to short third man and calls for a quick single. He makes it with a big dive and the backup fielder does really well to stop it. A single. At the end of the Powerplay, Kolkata are reeling at 25/3.

Down the leg side, it is flicked to square leg for a single.

Rinku Singh is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one bites the dust and Kolkata are three down inside the Powerplay. This is short and quick, around middle. Finch makes room and plays all around it. He tries to hook it away but gets a top edge and the ball goes high in the air and to the left of the keeper. Quinton de Kock runs to that side and pouches it.

Fuller ball, coming with the angle, around middle and leg. Finch misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Short of a length and around middle. Rana shuffles across and tucks it to square leg for a single.

On a length and angling around off. Finch mistimes his punch to covers for a single.

Avesh angles it well across the left-hander, Nitish Rana throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

Around middle and leg, Rana defends it out.

A bit short and wide, cut away to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Finch knows his side need a few boundaries and he provides them with one here. Pitched up, outside off. Finch goes up and over extra cover and finds the fence.

WIDE! Avesh bowls it wide of off stump but it's just a bit too wide.

Brilliant effort from Ayush Badoni! Just short of a length, around off. Aaron Finch drags it from outside off and the ball skies off the top edge towards the mid-wicket fence. Badoni from inside the circle runs back a fair few meters and even puts in the dive to get a hand on it but it was always going away from him. Top effort but Finch will pick up a couple of runs.

Avesh Khan starts off with a back-of-a-length delivery around off. Finch mistimes the backfoot punch through extra cover but picks up a couple of runs.

Right on the money from Chameera to end a successful over. This is angled into middle stump from 'round the wicket and Rana watchfully keeps it out.

On middle and leg, Rana bunts it out on the leg side.

Nitish Rana is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! The Kolkata skipper departs and the Lucknow bowlers are well on top of proceedings here. Dushmantha Chameera bowls a steep bumper and it is really well-directed. The ball hurries on towards Shreyas Iyer's helmet and he tries to fend it off. Iyer does so awkwardly and ends up chipping it straight to Ayush Badoni at square leg, who take a dolly of a catch. Kolkata in a spot of bother here.

Chameera bowls a pacy delivery around off. Iyer looks to go big and has a wild swing at it but makes no connection whatsoever.

FOUR! First boundary of the innings and it is a glorious shot from Shreyas Iyer. Length, on off, Iyer with a sweetly timed backfoot punch that pierces the inner ring on the off side to pick up a boundary.

Around the top of off, Aaron Finch hangs back and pushes it out towards mid on for an easy single.

Around off, Shreyas Iyer strokes it to mid off.

Leg bye! This is drifted on the pads, Finch misses the flick and the ball comes off the pads and rolls onto the leg side. They get a leg bye.

Finally, a run is cored off Mohsin's bowling! Around off, nudged down with soft hands towards gully by Iyer for a quick single.

Mohsin Khan with another top delivery and it seems it's just him and Quinton de Kock playing at the moment! Tight line on off stump and going across Shreyas Iyer who has no clue on how to get a bat on it.

Beauty! Mohsin pitches it up just a touch and the ball just angles across after pitching. Shreyas Iyer is completely squared up as he tries to get a bat on it.

Perfect length again from Mohsin, slants it across the right-hander. Iyer hangs back and taps it towards backward point.

Shreyas Iyer is off the mark straightaway! Around the hips, dabbed down towards mid-wicket for a quick single.