IPL 2024 KKR vs LSG highlights: Salt, bowlers give Kolkata big home win

Indian Premier League 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants highlights: While Phil Salt scored an unbeaten 89 off 47 balls, Sunil Narine 1/17 and Mitchell Starc 3/28 starred with ball

IPL 2024 highlights KKR vs LSG. Photo: Sportzpics

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by eight wickets with 26 balls to spare at in the first match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, April 14 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Earlier LSG scored 161/7 in their 20 overs against. While Nicholas Pooran scored 45 for the Super Giants, skipper Rahul made 39. For Knight Riders, Mitchell Starc picked 3/28.

Earlier KKR captain Shreyas Ier won the toss and elected to bowl first. The game will be KKR's first of five straight home games, and the Shahrukh Khan's owned team is well aware that winning here could be crucial to securing a spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs for the first time since 2021.

However, both the teams have won three and lost their last-round games.

Check IPL 2024 key stats here

IPL 2024: KKR vs LSG Playing 11

KKR Playing 11: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh

LSG Playing 11: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur.

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, M Siddharth, Amit Mishra, K Gowtham

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How to watch the live telecast of KKR vs LSG match today?

Star Sports will live telecast the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) match today. The English commentary will be available on Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports 2 HD/SD. Meanwhile, the live Hindi commentary will be available on Star Sports Hindi HD/SD. KKR vs LSG live broadcast will be available in seven other regional languages.

IPL 2024, KKR vs LSG Live streaming

KKR vs LSG live streaming will be available on Jio Cinemas for free in nine different languages, including Hindi and English.

7:07 PM

Follow the live score and updates from the second game here

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7:04 PM

Check full scorecard of the Kolkata Knight Riders

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Kolkata Knight Riders Inning162-2 (15.4 ov) CRR:10.34
Batter				R		B		4s		6s		SR
Philip Salt (WK)		Not out		89		47		14		3		189.36
Sunil Narine		c M Stoinis b M Khan		6		6		1		0		100
Angkrish Raghuvanshi		c KL Rahul b M Khan		7		6		0		1		116.67
Shreyas Iyer (C)		Not out		38		38		6		0		100
Extras		22 (b 1, Ib 5, w 13, nb 3, p 0)
Total		162 (2 wkts, 15.4 Ov)
Did not Bat		Venkatesh Iyer,Andre Russell,Ramandeep Singh,Rinku Singh,Harshit Rana,Mitchell Starc,Vaibhav Arora,Varun Chakravarthy
Fall of Wickets
22-1(Sunil Narine 1.3),42-2(Angkrish Raghuvanshi 3.1)
Bowler	O		M		R		W		NB		WD		ECO
Shamar Joseph	4		0		47		0		3		3		11.75
Mohsin Khan	4		0		29		2		0		1		7.25
Krunal Pandya	1		0		14		0		0		0		14
Yash Thakur	2		0		25		0		0		1		12.5
Arshad Khan	2		0		24		0		0		1		12
Ravi Bishnoi	2.4		0		17		0		0		2		6.38

7:01 PM

Kolkata earn big win

The victory has come fro Kolkata and it was only fitting that it came courtesy of a four from Salt and this huge win with 26 balls to spare, will give a huge boost to Kolkata Knight Riders' net run rate.

7:00 PM

Six more needed to win

Over Summary: 4 6 1 0 1 1; KKR Score 156-2 after 15 overs

Philip Salt (84), Shreyas Iyer (38); Mohsin Khan 4-0-29-2

Just six more runs are needed to win here for the Knight Riders.

6:59 PM

Thakur goes for 16

Over Summary: Wd 4 4 1 1 4 1; KKR Score 143-2 after 14 overs

Philip Salt (72), Shreyas Iyer (37); Yash Thakur 2-0-25-0

16 runs come from the over here as Thakur has been hit for three fours

6:56 PM

Today's second match: MI vs CSK LIVE TOSS UPDATES

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6:47 PM

Rough debut for Joseph

Over Summary: 2 4 Wd 0 1 N1 0 4; KKR Score 127-2 after 13 overs

Philip Salt (58), Shreyas Iyer (36); Shamar Joseph 4-0-47-0

One last throw of the dice there from Rahul as Joseph has been brought back into the attack. However, even he is unable to get the wicket. He bowls a no-ball and the extra ball goes for a four as well. Joseph's figures read 0/47 in his four.

6:44 PM

Mix-up but no run-out

Over Summary: 0 Wd 1 1 0 1 4; KKR Score 113-2 after 12 overs

Philip Salt (57), Shreyas Iyer (25); Mohsin Khan 3-0-16-2

There has been a mix-up in the middle between the two batters, but no casualty as they are able to make their respective creases eventually.

6:41 PM

Good over from Bishnoi

Over Summary: 1 1 Wd 1 0 0 0; KKR Score 105-2 after 11 overs

Philip Salt (52), Shreyas Iyer (23); Ravi Bishnoi 2-0-12-0

Ravi Bishnoi has bowled a good over here, going for just four runs, one of which was wide.

6:33 PM

Fifty for Phil Salt

Over Summary: 4 L1 4 4 0 0; KKR Score 101-2 after 10 overs

Philip Salt (51), Shreyas Iyer (21); Arshad Khan 2-0-24-0

Fifty has come up for Phil Salt here as he hits back-to-back boundaries off Arshad Khan. Completion of the over has also brought up 100 for Kolkata.

6:27 PM

Ravi Bishnoi into the attack

Over Summary: 4 0 Wd 1 0 1 1; KKR Score 88-2 after 9 overs

Philip Salt (43), Shreyas Iyer (17); Ravi Bishnoi 1-0-8-0

Another new bowler introduced as Ravi Bishnoi has now come into the attack. Six runs come from the over.

6:25 PM

Arshad Khan introduced

Over Summary: Wd2 4 1 0 4 0 1; KKR Score 80-2 after 8 overs

Philip Salt (42), Shreyas Iyer (11); Arshad Khan 1-0-12-0

Arshad Khan comes into the attack and gets hit for two fours as Kolkata cruises along in the chase.

6:23 PM

IPL 2024 today's second match: MI vs CSK

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6:16 PM

Unlucky Shamar Joseph

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 6 2; KKR Score 68-2 after 7 overs

Philip Salt (39), Shreyas Iyer (6); Shamar Joseph 3-0-35-0

Is this the first wicket for Shamar Joseph in his IPL career? Well, not to be as a review has saved him. Oh how unlucky for Jopseh as now Phil Salt has been dropped off his bowling and the ball is tipped over for a six by the fielder at deep backward square leg.

6:09 PM