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Watch: KKR Needed 3 To Win Off 2 Balls. Then, LSG Star Did This
Chasing a target of 211 against Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders were boosted by some brilliant hitting from Rinku Singh on Wednesday. He reached 40 off just 14 balls (4x6s, 2x4s) with KKR needing just three runs off the last two balls of the innings. It looked like LSG would end up on the losing side when Evin Lewis took a sensational catch off Marcus Stoinis' bowling to turn the match around. KKR ultimately lost the match by just two runs as LSG became the second team to qualify for the play-offs.
IPL 2022, KKR vs LSG: One of the best games of cricket I have played, says Shreyas Iyer
Lucknow Super Giants knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the IPL but that did not stop losing captain Shreyas Iyer to describe it as "one of the best games" that he has ever been part of. After being down and out chasing 211, KKR brought the equation down to five off three balls with the help of Rinku Singh. However, LSG somehow managed to eke out a thrilling last ball win to qualify for play-offs and dash KKR hopes at the same time.
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Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul smash record opening IPL stand for Lucknow Super Giants
South African Quinton de Kock and India's KL Rahul recorded the highest opening partnership in Indian Premier League history on Wednesday as their stand of 210 fired the Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs with a two-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Lucknow Super Giants Pull Off Last Ball Thriller Against Kolkata Knight Riders After Quinton de Kock's Ton, Enter Play-offs
Quinton de Kock struck a sensational hundred and shared a record opening stand with skipper K L Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants pipped Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball IPL thriller to seal their play-off spot in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. De Kock gave a batting masterclass enroute to an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls as he and Rahul (68 not out off 51) fired LSG to 210 for no loss, the highest opening stand in IPL history. It was a steep chase but KKR stayed in the game through Nitish Rana (42) and captain Shreyas Iyer (50) but it was too big a task for the lower-order. Their innings ended 208 for eight in 20 overs.
IPL 2022 Points Table Update, Latest Orange Cap, Purple Cap Lists After Lucknow Super Giants Defeat Kolkata Knight Riders
Rinku Singh batted superbly towards the end of the innings to bring Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the brink of victory only for the franchise to lose by two runs in the end, thanks to a brilliant comeback from Marnus Stoinis as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) became only the second team to confirm a place in the play-offs in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Nitish Rana scored 42 runs while Shreyas Iyer scored a remarkable fifty in the chase. Batting first, LSG openers KL Rahul (68*) and Quinton de Kock (140*) remained not out and scored 210 runs in 20 overs. Their stand was the highest opening stand ever in the IPL.