Rinku Singh's fighting knock of 67 runs went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by one run in a thriller in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. Pooran had the best IPL season of his career this time. In 14 matches, he
Rinku Singh's fighting knock of 67 runs went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by one run in a thriller in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Rinku indeed had a season to remember this year and established himself as a finisher to be feared. In 14 matches, he scored 474 runs at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.52. He scored four half-centuries in this IPL, with best score of 67*.
Lucknow Super Giants will be wearing Mohun Bagan Football Club-inspired jersey in their last league match of the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 20.
The announcement was made at RPSG House in Kolkata in the presence of LSG stand-in skipper Krunal Pandya and wicketkeeper-batter Nicho
In 11 matches, Deepak has managed just 69 runs at an average of 6.90, which is the lowest by any player in an IPL season who has played a maximum of 10 innings. He has scores of 17, 2, 7, 9, 2, 2, 2, 11*, 1, 11, and 5 in this edition of the tournament. His strike rate is just 89.61.
The 16th over was the highlight of the match as Pooran struck three consecutive sixes in Abhishek Sharma's over to change the course of the game. Marcus Stoinis struck two consecutive sixes on the first two balls but ended up losing his wicket on the third ball. Pooran carried the momentum a
SRH managed to put up a competitive score of 182/6 on the board, but it proved to be insufficient as Prerak Mankad (64)*, Marcus Stoinis (40) and Nicholas Pooran (44)* slammed the SRH bowlers to all corners in the final seven overs to secure a crucial victory for the LSG.
Lucknow Super Giants bagged a crucial win by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday
RCB is at the fifth place in the points table with five wins and four losses, with a total of 10 points. LSG is in third place with a similar win-loss record but a superior run-rate.