Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Match Live Cricket Score Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders were strangled for runs throughout the innings by the Lucknow Super Giants. They managed to get to 100 only at the end of the 16th over. However, Rinku Singh then led their recovery in the death overs. Digvesh Rathi was then smashed for four consecutive sixes by Rinku in the last over and Rinku finished unbeaten on 83 in 51 balls.
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With the kind of seasons their teams are having, there has been some scrutiny of the captains of both teams, KKR’s Ajinkya Rahane and Lucknow’s Rishabh Pant. The pitch at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium has a track record for being treacherous for batters, which has led to an average first-innings score of just 155 only in IPL games here.
Coming into the game at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, KKR have a few decisions to make, particularly about whether they will put in Matheesha Pathirana in the side, and if they do, who comes out!
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‘He wants to play freely, feeling the pinch like everyone else’ – LSG coach Langer on Rishabh Pant’s shot selection
Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants during Match 29 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2026. (Photo by Deepak Malik / CREIMAS for IPL)
Having started the season as an opener for Lucknow Super Giants, captain Rishabh Pant has dropped down to No. 3 for the last six matches in IPL 2026. After scoring a match-winning unbeaten 68 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the team’s second outing of the season, the 28-year-old has managed only 72 runs in his next five innings, including a three-ball duck against Rajasthan Royals in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Coming in after the fall of opener Ayush Badoni off the last ball of the first over, Pant first tried to hit Andre Burger by coming down the track on two consecutive deliveries before attempting a slog sweep, only to be caught by wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. It was Pant’s third score below ten runs this IPL. Head coach Justin Langer spoke about how Pant wants to play freely and is feeling the pinch like every other batter in the team. Wednesday’s match was Lucknow’s fifth loss of the season.
