Mukul Chaudhary equaled the unique record of Pollard and Bravo together, became the second batsman to do so.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 10, 2026

LSG vs KKR: Lucknow Super Giants batsman Mukul Choudhary created a storm with a stormy innings in the thrilling match of IPL 2026 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday (April 9). 21 year old Mukul, who came to bat at number 7 for Lucknow for the run chase, played an inning of 54 runs in 27 balls at a strike rate of 200, in which he hit 2 fours and 7 sixes. He made many unique records in this innings.

equaled Kieron Pollard

Mukul has become the second player to score 50 or more runs in the death overs in a successful run chase in IPL. Let us tell you that he scored only 2 runs on the first 6 balls of his innings and then scored 52 runs in 21 balls in the death overs. Before him, this feat was done by Kieron Pollard, who scored 57 runs in 17 balls in the death overs in a successful run chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2013.

made an amazing record

Mukul hit 7 sixes in his innings and has jointly reached the first position in terms of hitting most sixes while batting at number 7 or below in successful IPL innings. He equaled Dwayne Bravo, who hit 7 sixes while playing for Chennai in the first match of IPL 2028 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.

Chasing the target of 182 runs, Lucknow’s score after 16 overs was 128 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. After this, Mukul and Avesh Khan made an unbeaten 54-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This is the highest partnership for the eighth or lower wicket in a successful run chase in the IPL.

It is noteworthy that in this match Lucknow defeated Kolkata by 3 wickets. This is Lucknow’s second win in three matches, whereas Kolkata has not been able to open its winning account even after four matches.