LSG vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2026: Rinku Singh's heroics powers Kolkata Knight Riders to stunning win

Kolkata Knight Riders clinch a thrilling Super Over win. Rinku Singh then finishes the chase in dramatic fashion on the very first ball of KKR’s Super Over. Prince Yadav tries a wide yorker but misses his line, and Rinku calmly opens the face to squeeze it to the square boundary for four. KKR win 4/0.

Rinku, who was furious after the main innings, breaks into a big smile and shakes hands with the LSG players. What a finish! KKR take the win in a nail-biter.

Sunil Narine produces a match-winning Super Over as Kolkata Knight Riders seize control in the tie-breaker at Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Narine strikes on the very first ball, bowling Nicholas Pooran for a golden duck with a tossed-up off-break that crashes into middle stump.

Rishabh Pant walks in and scrapes just 1 run off the second ball.

Aiden Markram then falls on the third ball, caught by a pumped-up Rinku Singh at deep point.

LSG are reeling at 1/2 after just three balls. KKR now need 2 runs to win this Super Over.

Lucknow Super Giants produce a heart-stopping finish as they fight back from 104/5 to tie the match at 155 and force a Super Over against Kolkata Knight Riders at Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Ayush Badoni keeps LSG alive with some clean sixes, but falls for 24 to Varun Chakaravarthy. Himmat Singh then explodes, smashing a six and a four while surviving no-balls and high full-tosses in a chaotic last over from Kartik Tyagi.

With the equation down to 8 off the final 2 balls, Himmat is caught in the deep. Mohammed Shami walks in and, on the very last delivery, launches a massive six over deep backward point to tie the scores.

What a thriller! The match heads into a Super Over.

Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy strike at crucial moments as Lucknow Super Giants lose two big wickets and reach 92/4 after 15 overs.

Rishabh Pant looks dangerous on 38 but is dismissed for 42 in Over 13 when Sunil Narine gets him caught behind via a reviewed glove. Nicholas Pooran then hits one six but perishes for just 9 in the next over, caught by Narine off Varun Chakaravarthy at short third man.

Ayush Badoni (5*) and Mukul Choudhary (1*) are now batting as LSG need 64 runs from the last 5 overs.

Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram steady the ship with a sensible, unbroken partnership as Lucknow Super Giants reach 63/1 after 10 overs.

After losing Mitchell Marsh early, the duo takes control on a slow pitch. Aiden Markram plays confidently, smashing a six off Varun Chakaravarthy in Over 9. Rishabh Pant also finds the fence with a neat flick for four off Kartik Tyagi.

Both batters look well-set, Pant on 31 off 32 and Markram on 29 off 25, as LSG stay comfortably in the hunt.

Lucknow Super Giants lose an early wicket but Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram steady the ship as they reach 30/1 after five overs while chasing 156 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Vaibhav Arora draws first blood in Over 2, dismissing Mitchell Marsh for just 2, a mistimed pull caught brilliantly by Rovman Powell (who injures himself in the process and leaves the field).

Rishabh Pant then takes control, smashing a big six off Cameron Green in Over 3. The left-hander looks aggressive and reaches 17 off 17 while Aiden Markram plays sensibly on 11 off 10.

Sunil Narine is introduced in the fifth over and keeps things tight, but LSG remain well placed.

Rinku Singh produces a sensational late rescue act as Kolkata Knight Riders fight back dramatically from 93/7 to post a competitive 155/7 in their 20 overs.

After a middle-order collapse left them reeling, Rinku Singh anchors the innings brilliantly on a slow pitch. He brings up his fifty in the 19th over with some clean boundaries off Mohammed Shami.

In the final over, Rinku explodes against Digvesh Singh Rathi, smashing four huge sixes in a 26-run over (including two wides) to turn the game around. He finishes unbeaten on a brilliant 83 off 51 balls, while Sunil Narine stays not out on 4 off 6.

KKR’s explosive death-overs batting gives them fighting chance despite the early top-order disaster and Mohsin Khan’s five-wicket haul.

Mohsin Khan produces a match-defining spell as Kolkata Knight Riders suffer a dramatic collapse and reach 93/7 after 15 overs.

In Over 11, Mohsin Khan takes two wickets in quick succession. He first dismisses Cameron Green for a well-made 34 off 21 (including three sixes), caught by Rishabh Pant. Anukul Roy then falls for a golden duck, giving Mohsin career-best IPL figures of 4-1-23-5 and a standing ovation from the home crowd.

Rinku Singh tries to anchor the innings and finds some momentum in Over 14, smashing two boundaries off Digvesh Singh Rathi. But Ramandeep Singh struggles at the other end and falls for 6 in Over 15, caught at long-on by Mitchell Marsh off George Linde.

Rinku Singh remains not out on 27 off 27 as KKR continue to battle on a slow pitch.

Lucknow Super Giants keep control as Kolkata Knight Riders reach 64/4 at the halfway stage of their innings.

Mohsin Khan continues his brilliant spell in Over 7. He bowls a short ball that takes the glove of Rovman Powell, who is caught behind by Rishabh Pant. This is Mohsin’s third wicket of the match and leaves KKR at 31/4.

Rinku Singh and Cameron Green then build a steady partnership. Rinku opens his account with a boundary and the pair add useful runs. In Over 9, Cameron Green explodes against George Linde, he smashes two big sixes (one over long-on and one over deep mid-wicket) to score 16 runs in the over.

At the end of 10 overs, Cameron Green is batting well on 26 off 17 while Rinku Singh is on 14 off 13.

Lucknow Super Giants are dominating early as Kolkata Knight Riders crash to 27/3 after the 5 overs at Ekana Stadium.

Left-arm bowler Mohsin Khan is the hero for LSG. In the second over, he bowls a perfect maiden and gets Tim Seifert out for a duck (caught). In the fourth over, he removes captain Ajinkya Rahane for just 10 runs (caught at mid-off).

On the very last ball of the fifth over, Prince Yadav bowls and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (9 off 8) is given out for obstructing the field in a controversial call. The third umpire says Raghuvanshi changed direction while running and blocked the throw. KKR players are unhappy and shocked by the decision.

Cameron Green is still at the crease on 5 off 4.

Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Varun Chakravarthy

Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohsin Khan

"We were looking to bat first. At the moment it's important to see how we are playing as a team. Giving that freedom to the batting unit. Need to assess those conditions. We are going with the same team. That victory was very good. It's always about improvement. Had some good practice sessions, looking forward to the game."

“We are going to bowl first, we want to again put the opposition in the back first and just find the answer as a batting group. Just one change, Linde comes in for Siddharth. Definitely we are working towards it, when there are lots of leaders in the family, you have to find a way and we are pretty close to finding ways and we gotta just stick together, stay tight, because we know that we can turn around the season from here and I'm pretty confident to make it happen. See definitely any kind of confidence is definitely needed and we'll take that one too.”

LSG win the toss and opt to bowl first.

The pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow is expected to be balanced but on the slower side, favouring teams that chase.

LSG hold a slight edge in recent head-to-heads, but KKR's spin threat against Pant and company makes this a tightly contested low-to-mid scoring affair. Both sides desperately need two points to stay alive in the playoff race, expect high stakes, tactical bowling battles, and a thriller under the Lucknow lights.

Lucknow Super Giants: Total matches – 24, Matches won – 9, Matches won lost – 14 (Win % - 38)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Total matches – 1, Matches won – 1, Matches lost – 0 (Win % - 100)

Total matches played – 7

Matches won by LSG – 5

Matches won by KKR – 2