LSG vs KKR Live Score: Rinku Singh’s storming half-century saves Kolkata! Lucknow Super Giants 156 runs challenge for victory

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 26, 2026

Rinku Singh’s storming half-century saved Kolkata!
Lucknow Super Giants 156 runs challenge for victory

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live Cricket Score and Updates: IPL 2026 in, the second match of Sunday’s double-header Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders (LSG vs KKR) is being played between. Both the teams are playing at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Both teams have not fared well this season. LSG have won 2 out of 7 matches played so far, while KKR have managed to win only 1 out of their 7 matches. In the points table too, LSG is at the ninth position with 4 points, while KKR is at the bottom (last) position with 3 points. As a result, this match becomes very important for both the teams. Lucknow have won the toss and decided to bowl. There is one change in the Lucknow team. Meanwhile, there are no changes in the Kolkata team. Batting first, Kolkata has set a challenge of 156 runs in front of Lucknow.

Rinku Singh’s fabulous fifty helps KKR post a respectable total of 155/7 on a tricky pitch in Lucknow!
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In the ongoing match at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, Kolkata chose to bat first. Kolkata had lost 4 wickets in just 31 runs. Cameron Green scored 34 runs, but from captain Ajinkya Rahane to Tim Seifert and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, none of the other batsmen in the team could make an impact. The manner of Raghuvanshi’s dismissal in particular proved controversial; He was dismissed for ‘Obstructing the Field’.

Rinku Singh’s lonely fight

When Rinku Singh came out to bat, Kolkata Knight Riders were 31/4 after 6.1 overs. Rinku Singh kept his composure and handled the team’s innings well till the 18th over. By the time the 18th over ended, he had scored 43 runs off 40 balls. Rinku Singh faced 11 of the last 12 balls of the innings and during this time he hit 5 sixes and 1 four. He scored 40 runs in the last 11 balls of his innings alone. Meanwhile, the Kolkata team crossed the 150-run mark by adding 43 runs in the last two overs. In the last over of the innings which was bowled by Digvijay Rathi, Rinku Singh also hit 4 consecutive sixes.

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History written by Mohsin Khan

Mohsin Khan has become only the third bowler in IPL history to take five wickets in a single match while playing for Lucknow Super Giants. Before him, only Mark Wood and Yash Thakur had achieved this feat. In this match, Mohsin took 5 wickets for just 23 runs in his 4 overs. Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Cameron Greene, Rovman Powell and Prasad Roy were his victims.

Both teams playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Angkrishna Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Karthik Tyagi

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Chaudhary, George Linde, Mohammad Shami, Prince Yadav, Digwesh Singh Rathi, Mohsin Khan

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