Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, 21st Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Lucknow Super Giants won by 4 runs (Kolkata Knight Riders 234/7, Lucknow Super Giants 238/3).
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 234/7 (20 ov)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 238/3 (20 ov)
Match report
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 21st Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Play began on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Adrian Holdstock and Akshay Totre, with Shakti Singh as match referee.
Lucknow Super Giants made 238/3 in 20 overs, with Nicholas Pooran top-scoring on 87 not out from 36 balls. Harshit Rana was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 51. Kolkata Knight Riders made 234/7 in 20 overs, with Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring on 61 from 35 balls. Shardul Thakur was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 52.
Result: Lucknow Super Giants won by 4 runs. Nicholas Pooran was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Lucknow Super Giants · 1st innings: 238/3 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | b Harshit Rana | 47 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 167.86 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Rinku Singh b Andre Russell | 81 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 168.75 |
| Nicholas Pooran | not out | 87 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 241.67 |
| Abdul Samad | b Harshit Rana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| David Miller | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Spencer Johnson | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 15.33 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 |
| Sunil Narine | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 |
| Andre Russell | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 16 |
Kolkata Knight Riders · 1st innings: 234/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | lbw b Akash Deep | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 166.67 |
| Sunil Narine | c Aiden Markram b Digvesh Rathi | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 230.77 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Nicholas Pooran b Shardul Thakur | 61 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 174.29 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Aiden Markram b Akash Deep | 45 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 155.17 |
| Ramandeep Singh | c Aiden Markram b Ravi Bishnoi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c Rishabh Pant b Avesh Khan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Andre Russell | c David Miller b Shardul Thakur | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 38 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 253.33 |
| Harshit Rana | not out | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
Extras: 22 · Did not bat: Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akash Deep | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 13.75 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 13 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Digvesh Rathi | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (KKR, Ravi Bishnoi): 19 runs, 232/7 – 6 4 4 1 • 4
- Over 19 (KKR, Avesh Khan): 14 runs, 213/7 – 4 • • • 4 6
- Over 18 (KKR, Digvesh Rathi): 6 runs, 199/7 – 1 • 4 wd 0lb • •
- Over 17 (KKR, Shardul Thakur): 9 runs, 193/7 – 4 • 1 • 4 W
- Over 16 (KKR, Akash Deep): 12 runs, 184/6 – 1 6 • 1 W 4
- Over 15 (KKR, Avesh Khan): 7 runs, 172/5 – W 4 • 1 1 1