IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: As we gear up for the business end of IPL 2024, the clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders promises to be a pivotal encounter with both teams eyeing a berth in the playoffs. With KKR sitting comfortably in second place after a commanding victory over Mumbai Indians, the pressure is on KL Rahul’s LSG to muster a performance that can challenge the dominance of Shreyas Iyer’s formidable side.
Placed just below KKR in third position with 12 points from 10 matches, LSG must fend off competition from the likes of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, who are hot on their heels in the race for a top-four finish.
LSG’s recent performance against Mumbai Indians showcased both their strengths and vulnerabilities as they scraped through a modest 146-run chase to secure victory with just four deliveries remaining. While skipper KL Rahul and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis have been instrumental in LSG’s campaign so far, questions linger over the team’s finishing abilities, particularly in pressure situations.
The inconsistent form of key players like Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni highlights the need for LSG to deliver a more cohesive batting performance against a formidable KKR bowling attack. Additionally, LSG’s bowling unit, which has struggled to make a significant impact individually, faces a stern test against the likes of Sunil Narine, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, and Shreyas Iyer among others, who have been in fine form for KKR. Additionally, Mayank Yadav remains unavailable yet again for LSG after injuring himself against MI.
For KKR, the recent partnership between Venkatesh Iyer and Manish Pandey exemplified KKR’s ability to weather the storm and stage a remarkable comeback, showcasing their depth in batting. However, the team will be keen to address their batting frailties against spin, and aim for a more consistent performance to complement their potent bowling attack led by the likes of Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, and Vaibhav Arora among others.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 08:23 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Fifty for Narine – KKR 110/1 in 10 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Fifty up for Sunil Narine as he reached the mark with a boundary. The Caribbean all-rounder has been in terrific form with the bat this season. Angkrish Raghuvanshi also hit a boundary to make it big. 10 runs came off the over. KKR 110/1 in 10 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 08:18 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 up for Knight Riders
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Angkrish Raghuvanshi breaks the shackles as he smashed Yash Thakur for a six. Sunil Narine also smacked one over deep mid-wicket. 14 runs came off the over as 100 up for Knight Riders. KKR 100/1 in 9 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 08:13 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR 86/1 in 8 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Ravi Bishnoi from the other end, and it turned out to be a tight over as only 5 runs came off it. The current run rate is still over 10 which is a good sign for KKR at Ekana. KKR 86/1 in 8 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 08:09 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Narine smashes six – KKR 81/1 in 7 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Krunal Pandya into the attack and Sunil Narine smashed it for a maximum over deep mid-wicket – the longest boundary. 11 runs came off the over. Narine is looking in some serious form here. KKR 81/1 in 7 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 08:03 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Tight from Thakur – KKR 70/1 in 6 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Yash Thakur into the attack and he delivered a tight over. It was the first over of the powerplay without boundary. Only two runs came off the over. A good powerplay for KKR, as they are once again off to a flying start. KKR 70/1 in 6 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 08:00 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt-Sunil Narine show in IPL 2024
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt-Sunil Narine: most successful pair of the season.
The duo has scored most runs for a pair this season overtaking Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis – 553 runs.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:54 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Salt departs – KKR 61/1 in 4.2 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Naveen-ul-Haw breaks the stand and takes the big wicket of Phil Salt who was looking dangerous. Salt looked to slash it hard and only managed to edge it behind stumps to KL Rahul. Salt departs for 32. KKR 61/1 in 4.2 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:51 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Narine on fire – KKR 57/0 in 4 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine is in his zone now as he smashed Mohsin Khan for a hat-trick of boundaries as 50 up for Kolkata Knight Riders. Narine finished the over with a maximum as the short ball trick didn’t work. KKR 57/0 in 4 overs
Salt and Narine – 6 fifty stands this season. Most for any pair
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:47 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Big over for Knight Riders – KKR 37/0 in 3 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Back-to-back boundaries for Phil Salt to welcome Naveen-ul-Haq into the attack. Sunil Narine also opened his boundary account and hit a couple to add to Naveen’s misery. The left-handed batter also played a rash shot but it was away from the fielder. 19 runs came off the over. KKR 37/0 in 3 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:43 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Salt smashes six – KKR 18/0 in 2 overs
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt smashed a six to put Mohsin Khan under a bit of pressure but the left-arm paceman bounced back well against Sunil Narine. Salt is off to a solid start now. KKR 18/0 in 2 overs
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:37 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Salt starts strong – KKR 10/0 in 1 over
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: A couple of boundaries to start the proceedings for Phil Salt. Sunil Narine also opened his account but it was a risky lofted shot to take a single. 10 runs came off the over. KKR 10/0 in 1 over
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:30 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Action Begins!
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are in the middle to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders. Marcus Stoinis has the ball in hand.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:24 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Check Impact Impact Substitutes
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: It will be interesting to see whether KKR will use Manish Pandey once again as their Impact Player.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Arshin Kulkarni, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, Devdutt Padikkal
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:18 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Check Lucknow Super Giants Starting XI
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock continues to miss out from Lucknow’s playing XI as they stuck with Ashton Turner.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
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Sun, 05 May 2024 07:01 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KL Rahul elects to bowl first
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Lucknow.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 06:56 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR – BEST WICKET-TAKING PROWESS THIS SEASON
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR has played quality cricket this season, and the bowling department has played a big role in their success thus far. The two spinners, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy, have been the best spin duo this season. Meanwhile, the young pacemen Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana have also done tremendous jobs. The return of Mitchell Starc’s form is a massive boost for them
- 7.2 – Most wickets per innings
- 25.8 – Best bowling average
- 16 – Best bowling strike rate
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Sun, 05 May 2024 06:46 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: SUNIL NARINE – MVP of IPL 2024
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: SUNIL NARINE – MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OF IPL 2024
REVOLUTIONARY BATTING APPROACH
- 380 runs at a SR of 179
- SR of 172 in the PP
- Most runs for a pair with Phil Salt
BRILLIANTLY RESTRICTIVE WITH THE BALL
- Joint-most wickets for a spinner (13)
- Best economy rate after Bumrah (6.7)
- Economy of 6 and below – 5 matches
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Sun, 05 May 2024 06:41 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Few minutes away from toss
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: We are a few minutes away from the toss and both teams might look to bat first after the flip of the coin as Ekana pitch is tricky one for batting. Out of the 13 games played at this venue, 7 matches have been won by the team batting second. The ground has generally been a batting-first venue but the last two encounters have seen the chasing team winning the match.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 06:23 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Will De Kock return to Playing XI?
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock and Devdutt Padikkal have turned out to be big disappointments for Lucknow as the two left-handers were left out of the playing XI from the last match. Padikkal has failed to hit a half-century this season while De Kock only breached the mark once.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 06:11 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: LSG in tricky position
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: LSG will look for a win to consolidate their position on the points table. They are in a tricky position in the playoffs race, where they need to win at least two wins in the remaining matches. However, KL Rahul needs to up his ante and perform consistently for his side.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 05:58 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR’s IPL 2024 so far
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Having lost only three of their 11 matches so far, it has taken something out of the ordinary to stop KKR in their tracks. CSK used a spin-friendly surface to eke out a win in Chepauk, while RR’s all-round class helped them pip KKR in a high-scoring thriller. If anything, KKR’s bowling woes were exposed when Punjab Kings recorded IPL’s highest chase ever against them, but Iyer’s side has emerged strongly from that setback with two impressive wins.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 05:44 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Manish Pandey – The Impact Player
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Manish Pandey created a massive impact after KKR made a last-minute decision to play him as an Impact Player after they were 57 for five at one stage and ran the risk of being shot out for a paltry total. But Venkatesh Iyer (70) and Pandey (42) came to the rescue with a fine 83-run stand. It was a nostalgic moment for KKR fans to see Pandey back in purple and gold once again with a bat in his hand.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 05:30 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Starc preparing himself for T20 WC
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Mitchell Starc said IPL is serving as a perfect opportunity to prepare for the T20 World Cup but at the same time he is not thinking too far ahead and is focussed on helping KKR get close to their target of winning the tournament. “I haven’t really thought too much about it. It’s T20 cricket, it’s not as demanding as Test match cricket. Physically (it is) not a problem and (it is a) fantastic lead-in to play here in the best T20 league in the world,” he said. “You’re playing some high quality cricket leading into the World Cup, a lot of players at this tournament are going to be at the World Cup. In that regard, it’s a great thing to see and test your skills.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 05:16 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Will KKR dethrone RR from the top spot on points table?
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders will look to dethrone Rajasthan Royals from the top spot with a win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday. KKR have played dominant cricket this season but playing at Ekana might put them under a bit of pressure. Ekana’s pitch is not a typical batting surface which will test KKR’s batting line-up.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 05:01 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: LSG lack finishing touch
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Nicholas Pooran has consistently notched up crucial scores but LSG’s overall finishing skills is under question following their struggles against Mumbai Indians. LSG seemed to have made heavy weather towards the end giving MI a real sniff by losing wickets in a flurry and completing their modest chase with some stutter. Ayush Badoni has had a subdued run in this IPL and the uncapped Indian player would be keen to shrug off the rustiness.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 04:48 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR bowlers in supreme form
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers turn up big against Mumbai Indians by defending a moderate 170-run target. Mitchell Starc returned to his best and claimed a four-wicket haul while the spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy continued their sublime form.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 04:36 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: LSG face litmus test
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: With an all-round win by 24 runs over Mumbai Indians propelling the second-placed KKR to 14 points — one more step closer to qualification — the pressure will be on KL Rahul’s LSG to find a way past the threat that Shreyas Iyer’s side poses.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 04:23 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: LSG Under Pressure
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Lucknow Super Giants are placed just one rung below KKR at number three with 12 points from 10 matches with six wins and four defeats. With a rampant Sunrisers Hyderabad (12 points) hot on their heels at fourth, followed by the dangerous Chennai Super Kings (10 points) and Delhi Capitals (10 points) on the points table, LSG will be under pressure to avoid getting into a mid-table battle as the race for the final-four has intensified.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 04:12 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Stoinis in red-hot form
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been in terrific form for Lucknow Super Giants this season. He has been crucial for their success thus far. In the ongoing season, Stoinis has scored 316 runs at an average of 39.50 and a strike rate of 151.92, with a century and two fifties. His best score is 124*. Stoinis has also picked up four wickets.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 03:57 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Mayank Yadav ruled out of IPL 2024
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Speaking ahead of the game in a pre-game press conference, Justin Langer said that Mayank Yadav has got a small tear where he had suffered an injury previously – the abdominal area and could miss out on the remainder of the tournament now.
“He has had a scan. He has got a small tear in a similar area to where his last one was. So it is very unfortunate. We saw the impact he had when he came back into the game. But we can all sleep. There will always be a lot of discussion about fast bowlers, and I know he spoke to [Jasprit] Bumrah after the game and he reassured him that if he is going to be a fast bowler, part of his journey as a young fast bowler, he is going to get injuries,” said Langer.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 03:46 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Where should Rinku Singh bat for KKR?
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh failed to make it to the final 15 of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, but he will travel with the Indian team as a reserve player. The left-handed batter didn’t get much chance to bat this season, which was the reason for his snub from the squad.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 03:34 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Head to Head
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Both teams have met each other four times in the mega tournament where Kolkata Knight Riders enjoy an upper hand in the head-to-head tie. The two-time champions outclassed LSG thrice. Shreyas Iyer and Co. also won their recent clash in IPL 2024.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 03:23 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Ekana Pitch Report
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The Ekana Stadium is considered a tricky surface for the batsmen with the ball holding up a bit. Out of the 13 games played at this venue, 7 matches have been won by the team batting second. The ground has generally been a batting-first venue but the last two encounters have seen the chasing team winning the match.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 03:13 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Both teams look to continue winning momentum
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: After outclassing Mumbai Indians at Wankhede, KKR now travel to Ekana Stadium to take on KL Rahul and Co. Both teams have beat MI in their last matches and now face each other to make their case stronger for the playoffs. KKR are placed at the second spot in the table with 14 points, while LSG are right behind them with 12.
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Sun, 05 May 2024 02:33 PM
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score: Hello and welcome!
IPL 2024, LSG vs KKR IPL Live Score: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2024 Match 54, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders! KKR are placed second in the table and will have a chance to go past RR in terms of net run rate with a win on Sunday night. LSG, meanwhile, will strengthen their top-4 hopes with a victory at their home ground, the Ekana Stadium.