In the 15th match of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders, batting first against Lucknow Super Giants, scored 181 runs after losing 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, which means that Lucknow will have to score 182 runs to get their second win in the tournament. Their captain Ajinkya Rahane also played an important role in taking KKR to this score.
Rahane played a brilliant inning of 41 runs in 24 balls before getting out. During this innings, he also hit four fours and 2 sixes. Out of these two, one six was such that everyone was surprised to see it. When Rahane hit a six over the point on Avesh Khan’s ball, he also missed the bat from his hand but his shot had such excellent timing that despite missing the bat from his hand, he got 6 runs. You can watch the video of his shot below.
In this match, Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and decided to bowl first. There is no change in the team of Lucknow Super Giants in this match. Sunil Narine has returned to the Kolkata Knight Riders team. It is noteworthy that the start of both the teams has not been anything special. Lucknow Super Giants have faced one win and one loss in the two matches played so far. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders lost the first two matches and the last match was washed out due to rain.
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