KKR vs LSG IPL 2023 Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 1 run

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 1 run in a nail-biter on Saturday to qualify for the IPL 2023 playoffs.

Shardul Thakur and Sunil Narine have been dismissed in the same over of Yash Thakur. KKR 136/7 in 17.6 Overs.

Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Andre Russell for 7 off 9 balls. KKR  120/5 in 15.4 Overs.

Shardul Thakur dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 10 off 15 balls. KKR 108/4 in 13.4 Overs.

Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Nitish Rana for 8 off 10 balls. This is 100th T20 wicket for Bishnoi. 

Krunal Pandya dismissed Jason Roy for 45 off 28 balls. KKR 82/3 in 9.6 Overs.

Krishnappa Gowtham dismissed Venkatesh Iyer for 24 off 15 balls. KKR 61/1 in 5.5 Overs.

Venkatesh Iyer and Jason Roy opened the batting for Kolkata. Mohsin Khan took the new ball for Lucknow. 

Lucknow Super Giants have posted 176/8 in 20 overs. KKR will need 177 runs to win the match.  

Nicholas Pooran scored a half-century off just 28 balls. 

Shardul Thakur dismissed Nicholas Pooran for 58 off 30 balls. LSG 159/7 in 18.3 Overs.

Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Quinton de Kock for 28 off 27 balls. LSG 73/5 10.1 Overs.

Sunil Narine dismissed Krunal Pandya for 9 off 8 balls. LSG 71/4 in 9.4 Overs.

Vaibhav Arora dismissed Marcus Stoinis for a 2-ball duck. LSG 55/3 in 6.5 Overs.

Harshit Rana dismissed Prerak Mankad for 26 off 20 balls to pick up his 2nd wicket of the game. LSG 55/2 in 6.3 Overs.

Lucknow Super Giants have scored 54/1 in 6 overs. Prerak Mankad and Quinton de Kock are batting in the middle. 

Karan Sharma has been dismissed by Harshit Rana for 3 off 5 balls. LSG 14/1 in 2.3 overs. 

Karan Sharma and Quinton de Kock opened the batting for Lucknow. Harshit Rana took the new ball for Kolkata. 

Kolkata Knight Riders Subs: Suyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, N Jagadeesan, David Wiese

Lucknow Super Giants Subs: Kyle Mayers, Yash Thakur, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Deepak Hooda

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Koc k(wk), Karan Sharma, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya (c), Ayush Badoni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first against Lucknow Super Giants. 

Lucknow Super Giants Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan, Amit Mishra

Lucknow Super Giants: Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Swapnil, Daniel Sams, Guleria 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Narayan Jagadeeshan, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI: Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

The upcoming clash at Eden Gardens could be important for Lucknow, as it would seal their playoff chances. But KKR would stand as an adversary in their path.

According to accuweather.com, there is a moderate chance of rain in Kolkata during the afternoon on Saturday, ranging from 43% to 61% between 1 PM and 4 PM. The likelihood of rain gradually decreases to 49% at 5 PM and 32% at 6 PM. By 7 PM, the chances of rain drop to 0%. This indicates that despite some showers earlier in the day, the KKR vs LSG IPL 2023 Match 68 is not likely to be affected by rain.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan, Kyle Mayers, Yash Thakur, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Amit Mishra, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karan Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, N Jagadeesan, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Mandeep Singh, Johnson Charles, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aarya Desai

Total matches played: 2

Lucknow Super Giants won: 2

Kolkata Knight Riders won: 0

The Eden surface is known for favoring batters in the powerplay and death overs, with bowlers likely to shine in the middle overs. KKR's spin trio of Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, and Sunil Narine have made a big difference for KKR in home games lately.

LSG have a chance to finish the league stage of IPL 2023 on 17 points when they face Kolkata Knight Riders at their den, the iconic Eden Gardens. This will be the second fixture of the doubleheader on Saturday, as MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings clash against Delhi Capitals in the afternoon game. 

KKR look to challenge RCB, RR and MI by defeating LSG with a significant margin and taking their tally to 14.