In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered a loss by three wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
This was KKR`s third loss out of their four matches so far. One of their matches was abandoned due to rain. Following the recent loss, the Knight Riders have slipped to the ninth position with a net run rate (NRR) of -1.315 and one point.
Speaking after the loss, KKR`s Rovman Powell feels that KKR`s destiny in the tournament is still in the hands of the players. He is also hopeful of yielding better results.
“Our destiny is still in our hands, we still have many games to go. Once we keep putting in the work, which the guys are doing, the results will come. Sometimes it`s not entirely the result because, as you can see tonight, it was a good game of cricket. It`s just a little bit unfortunate that we didn`t come out on the winning side, but I think victory is coming soon once we keep on doing the right stuff,” he told reporters.
The Kingston-born cricketer then admitted that KKR bowlers should have shifted their bowling to a wider line as LSG`s Mukul Choudhary was smashing the short deliveries.
“We could have gone to a wide plan after we realised that he`s (Mukul Choudhary) hitting those short deliveries. We could have gone to a wide plan, maybe a few balls earlier to see how best we could get a few dot balls in,” said Powell.
IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Match summary
In the IPL 2026, Lucknow recently registered a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Having put to bat first, KKR posted a total of 181 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane delivered an exceptional knock of 41 runs in 24 balls, including four boundaries and two maximums. Fellow opening batsman Finn Allen scored nine runs in eight balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi accumulated 45 runs in 33 balls, laced with five boundaries and two maximums. Rinku Singh departed after scoring four runs in seven balls.
Cameron Green and Rovman Powell stayed unbeaten. Green amassed 32 runs off 24 balls, including three boundaries and a maximum, whereas Powell smashed 39 runs in 24 balls, with the help of four boundaries and two maximums.
Lucknow`s Prince Yadav, M Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, and Avesh Khan picked up one wicket each. Mohammed Shami went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against KKR.
In the second essay of the game, Impact Player, Ayush Badoni delivered a knock of 54 runs off 34 balls, including seven boundaries and two maximums. Later, Mukul Choudhary garnered an unbeaten 54 runs in 27 balls, including two boundaries and seven maximums.
With this, the visitors chased the target by scoring 182 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Kolkata`s Vaibhav Arora and Anukul Roy bagged two wickets each. Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, and Green claimed one wicket each.
(With ANI Inputs)
