IPL Updates: Rampaging KKR demolish LSG by 98 runs

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23:18 Rampaging KKR demolish LSG by 98 runs

LSG 137-all out (16.1 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy continues as KKR look for wrap up the match quickly and boost their net run rate.

Bishnoi gets a single first ball down to long-on before Yudhvir Singh has a big swing but misses followed by another play and miss.

Yudhvir makes good connection to smack Chakravarthy over long-on for a six.

But the bowler has the last laugh next ball. Yudhvir goes for another swing but this time he miscues it high and is taken on the off-side.

Rana ends KKR's misery. He gets Bishnoi leg before wicket with a full incoming delivery who reviews but to no avail.

LSG are bundled out for 137 in 16.1 overs as KKR win by a big margin of 98 runs to jump to the top of the IPL standings.

Rana (3/24) and Chakravarthy (3/30) were the top wicket-takers, with Russell taking 2/17 in a dominating showing by KKR.

23:09 KKR set for easy win as LSG collapse

LSG 130-8 (15 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Fast bowler Rana comes back into the attack. Krunal slices the third ball looking to loft it down the ground. Shreyas Iyer running back from mid-off does well to take a few steps to get under the ball but ends up losing his balance and also the ball.

But Rana gets his man next ball as Krunal looks for the upper cut but gets the edge to be caught behind by Salt for five.

Nearly another wicket as Ravi Bishnoi looks to slog across the line but gets a thick inside edge which doesn't miss the stumps by much.

23:04 LSG 7 down; KKR set for easy win

LSG 125-7 (14 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy, who has three overs in hand, is back into the attack. Turner slog sweeps the first ball over midwicket for a six and then takes a single on the off-side.

Krunal takes one before Turner launches the fifth ball high into the stands over long-on for the second six of the over.

He goes for another mighty swing as he gets an inside edge with the ball going towards Chakravarthy, who takes it on the full and appeals for the catch off the boot.

The appeal is referred to the TV umpire. The inside edge has gone off the boot without touching the ground as the decision goes in KKR's favour.

An unlucky dismissal for Turner, who falls caught and bowled by Chakravarthy for 16, as LSG slip to 125/7, in the 14th over.

22:57 LSG 6 down; KKR set for easy win

LSG 111-6 (13 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Narine gets his first wicket of the innings. With the asking rate constantly going up, Badoni chances his arm against the West Indian. He comes down to loft the spinner straight but ends up holing out to Starc at long-off to perish for 15.

Narine bowls another excellent over, giving away four runs, to finish with superb figures of 1/22 in four overs.

Despite bowling on a good pitch, Narine did well to concede just one boundary in his four overs.

22:55 Russell's double strike rocks LSG

LSG 107-5 (12 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Narine comes back into the attack. He piles further on LSG as he bowls a tight over, giving away just four singles to push the asking rate above 15.

Badoni gets a lifeline in the next over. He comes down and looks to heave Russell across the line but gets the leading edge which flies towards thirdman. Sunil Narine charges in from the boundary but misses the ball completely which strikes him on the toes.

However, Russell strikes next ball. He bags the key wicket of Pooran, who looks to pull the short ball but is beaten by the extra bounce as he gets the edge and is taken by Salt, who leaps high and takes it with both hands.

Pooran walks back for 10 as LSG slip to 101/5 in the 12th over.

Ashton Turner gets off the mark with a single on the leg side and Badoni picks one off the next.

Russell bowls a high bouncer which is ruled a wide followed by another wide off the next.

Just seven runs from Russell's second over, including a leg bye, as the West Indian continues to make an impact with the ball.

22:48 Russell's double strike rocks LSG

LSG 101-5 (11.2 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Narine comes back into the attack. He piles further on LSG as he bowls a tight over, giving away just four singles to push the asking rate above 15.

Pooran walks back for 10 as LSG slip to 101/5 in the 12th over.

22:43 Stoinis out for 36; LSG in trouble

LSG 96-4 (10 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

LSG continue to stumble. Andre Russell strikes with his first ball as he gets the crucial wicket of the well-settled Stoinis. The Australian looks to heave Russell over the leg side but only manages the leading edge to be caught on the off-side after scoring 36 from 21 balls.

Interestingly, this is the fifth time Russell has got Stoinis in 32 deliveries bowled at him.

Ayush Badoni is greeted with a bouncer which goes high and is ruled a wide before he pulls the next short ball for a six over square leg to get off the mark.

He picks a single off the next before Pooran takes a risky run to short thirdman.

Badoni flicks an overpitched delivery through midwicket for two runs.

At the halfway mark, LSG are struggling on 96/4 in 10 overs, needing another 140 from the remaining 10 overs for victory.

Their hopes rest majorly on the big-hitting Pooran, who is on eight.

22:36 Rahul, Hooda perish; LSG 3 down

LSG 85-3 (9 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack, to bowl the ninth over. He strikes in his first over with the wicket of Hooda, who is given out leg before wicket, before he takes the review.

The ball has struck in line and the point of ball hitting the stumps is umpire's call as the decision stays.

Wickets in successive overs as LSG find themselves in a spot of bother on 77/3 in the ninth over.

Nicholas Pooran makes a statement as he slams the first ball he faces, from Chakravarthy, into the sightscreen for a massive six, followed by a single.

Stoinis slog sweeps the spinner for a single to deep midwicket.

22:26 Rahul out for 25; LSG lose 2nd wicket

LSG 76-2 (8 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Narine continues as Rahul picks a single from the first ball and Stoinis hits the next straight down the ground for two runs followed by a single.

Another run for Rahul before Stoinis crunches the wide delivery through the covers for a four and takes one off the last ball, to make it 10 runs from the over.

In the next over, Rahul heaves pacer Rana through midwicket for a four as he looks to break free after a steady start as the duo also raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket.

However, the KKR fast bowler gets revenge next ball. Rahul looks to hit the length ball over the off-side but ends up hitting it straight to Ramandeep at deep point to fall for 25 from 21 balls.

Deepak Hooda wastes no time in making his intent clear. The full ball into the pads is flicked over midwicket for a four as Hooda gets off the mark in confident fashion off the first ball he faces.

Hooda ends up chipping the next ball back to the bowler, who dives to his right but fails to hold on.

22:21 Stoinis, Rahul get LSG back on track

LSG 55-1 (6 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Starc continues as Rahul gets a single first ball before Stoinis hammers the next over the off-side for a four but is beaten next ball looking to hit it again through the covers.

Stoinis smashes the fourth ball over the off-side for another boundary before he slashes the next over point for the third four of the over.

13 runs from the over as LSG's batters look to make most of the Powerplay.

Spin introduced early as Sunil Narine comes into the attack, to bowl the fifth over. Rahul defends the first ball before he is struck on the pads as he misses the flick with the ball going down.

Narine bowls a wide down the leg side before Rahul slaps the next past point for two runs and manages just a single off the last ball following two dots.

A tidy start from Narine as he gives away just four runs from his opening over despite bowling in the Powerplay.

Pacer Harshit Rana comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over. Rahul picks a single first ball before Stoinis pulls the pacer for a six to take LSG past 50, in the sixth over.

Rana makes a good comeback after that six, giving away just one run from the last four balls which comes through a wide. Infact, Rana has done extremely well to bowl four dots in the last over of Powerplay.

LSG are 55/1 in six overs, with Rahul on 19 and Stoinis on 24.

22:21 Stoinis, Rahul get LSG back on track

LSG 55-1 (6 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Starc continues as Rahul gets a single first ball before Stoinis hammers the next over the off-side for a four but is beaten next ball looking to hit it again through the covers.

Stoinis smashes the fourth ball over the off-side for another boundary before he slashes the next over point for the third four of the over.

13 runs from the over as LSG's batters look to make most of the Powerplay.

Spin introduced early as Sunil Narine comes into the attack, to bowl the fifth over. Rahul defends the first ball before he is struck on the pads as he misses the flick with the ball going down.

Narine bowls a wide down the leg side before Rahul slaps the next past point for two runs and manages just a single off the last ball following two dots.

A tidy start from Narine as he gives away just four runs from his opening over despite bowling in the Powerplay.

Pacer Harshit Rana comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over. Rahul picks a single first ball before Stoinis pulls the pacer for a six to take LSG past 50, in the sixth over.

Rana makes a good comeback after that six, giving away just one run from the last four balls which comes through a wide.

LSG are 55/1 in six overs, with Rahul on 19 and Stoinis on 24.

22:05 Starc strikes; LSG lose early wicket

LSG 30-1 (3 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

KKR suffer another huge blow off the first ball of the next over. Rahul looks to glance Arora's back of length ball fine on the leg side but it seems to have gone off the gloves with Phil Salt completing a good catch to his left.

The umpire has ruled it out and Rahul not wasting any time to take the review.

There is nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball has come off the thigh pads with the decision overturned.

The next ball is again on the pads as Rahul clips it square for two runs followed by a wide.

Rahul taps the fourth ball for a single before Stoinis upper cuts the short ball over thirdman for a six. The ball boy takes a well-judged catch as the ball crosses the ropes and earns an applause from the great Jonty Rhodes.

The last ball is again a bouncer but this time it is on the body as Stoinis ducks under it.

21:54 Starc strikes; LSG lose early wicket

LSG 20-1 (2 ovs) vs KKR 235-5 | Scorecard

Both teams make a change as LSG bring in Ankrish Kulkarni as the Impact Player in place of Yash Thakur and the youngster walks out to open the batting with captain K L Rahul.

KKR's Impact Player Vaibhav Arora, who replaced Angkrish Raghuvanshi, will open the bowling.

The first ball is slightly short and wide as Rahul punches it square on the off-side past point for a four to get off the mark and takes one next ball.

Arshin defends the first ball he faces and picks a single off the fourth ball to fine leg and Rahul takes one off the next.

Arshin plays a beautiful straight drive off the last ball as Arora bowls it too full and straight.

LSG make a positive start as 11 runs come from the opening over.

Mitchell Starc from the other end. The first ball is slightly short as Rahul plays a beautiful punch between covers and point for a boundary followed by one.

Starc bowls a full inswinging delivery which Arshin flicks uppishly in the gap through midwicket for another four.

Starc gets revenge a few balls later. Arshin gets a big fat leading edge trying to repeat the flick. The ball goes uppishly on the off-side as Ramandeep at point runs back and just when it looks he might not reach the ball, he puts in the full length dive to pouch the ball and complete a stunning catch.

Arshin walks back for nine as LSG lose an early wicket with Starc getting the breakthrough.

21:28 Narine's 39-ball 81 powers KKR to 235

KKR 235-5 (20 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Thakur to bowl the final over. He starts with a wide before Shreyas flicks the full delivery past square leg for a four and picks two runs through midwicket off the next.

The slower bouncer down the leg side as Shreyas misses the pull shot and is hit on the gloves with Rahul coming up with another superb catch, diving full length to his right.

Shreyas walks off after scoring 23 from 15 balls as KKR lose their sixth wicket.

The in-form Venkatesh Iyer walks in at No 8. He slams the length ball down the ground for a single to long-off.

Ramandeep plays a superb uppercut to hit the short ball from Thakur over short thirdman for a four.

The last ball is a full toss and Ramandeep makes most as he swings it over square leg for a six.

Ramandeep has played an entertaining cameo of 25 from six balls to power KKR to a huge 235/6 in their 20 overs.

LSG bounced back in the middle overs with regular wickets but KKR finished strongly, smashing 64 runs from the last five overs.

21:19 Shreyas, Ramandeep take KKR past 200

KKR 217-5 (19 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Yudhvir to bowl his second over, the 19th of the innings. Shreyas takes a single first ball and Ramandeep Singh can't middle the pull shot as he takes two runs to get off the mark.

However, he gets the next bang off the middle as he swings Yudhvir over midwicket for a six.

He looks to go big next ball but gets hit high on the bat as the ball miscues on the leg side but falls safely between a couple of fielders and Shreyas takes one off the fifth ball.

Ramandeep lofts the last ball down the ground as the fielder at long-on tries in vain to take the catch as the ball goes over for a six.

21:15 Rinku out for 16; KKR lose 5th wicket

KKR 200-5 (18 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Fast bowler Thakur is back into the attack. He starts with two wides down the leg side to Shreyas, who clips the a full toss through fine leg for a four and then takes one.

Rinku miscues the pull shot as Krunal comes rushing in from deep square leg but puts down the catch. He did well to charge in and got both his hands to the ball but failed to hold on.

Shreyas flicks a full toss through square leg for two runs followed by one and Rinku gets one off the last ball, to get 12 from the 17th over.

Naveen-ul-Haq back into the attack, to bowl his fourth and final over. Rinku takes a single first ball before Shreyas plays and misses next ball. The KKR captain lofts the full back straight back over the bowler's head for a four and then takes one.

Rinku plays a beautiful cover drive off a wide full delivery for a four as KKR go past 200, in the 18th over. Infact, this is the first time that the 200-run mark has been breached at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Naveen strikes with the last ball of the over. Rinku is hurried into the pull shot as he ends up hitting it straight into the hands of Stoinis at square leg to be dismissed for 16.

21:00 KKR lose 4th wicket as LSG fight back

KKR 178-4 (16 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Mohsin Khan, who injured himself while attempting a dive catch off Narine in the 12th over, can't continue. Yudhvir Singh comes in as the concussion sub in place of Mohsin.

And Yudhvir doesn't take time to make his presence felt. He strikes first ball with the wicket of the well-set Raghuvanshi, who looks to run the back of length delivery to thirdman but gets the edge and is caught by Rahul after a good knock of 32 from 26 balls, with three fours and a six.

KKR captain Shreyas Iyer is beaten first ball before he takes a quick single on the off-side to get off the mark.

Rinku whips the half-volley on the pads over midwicket for a four followed by singles off the last two balls.

A good start with the ball for Yudhvir as he gives away just seven runs while picking up the wicket of Raghuvanshi.

20:53 Russell out for 12; KKR lose 3rd wicket

KKR 171-3 (15 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Pacer Naveen is back into the attack. Russell continues to be aggressive as he lofts the first ball over the fielder at mid-off for a boundary before he is beaten going after a full delivery away from the stumps which is ruled a wide.

Naveen gets revenge as Russell miscues the loft over the off-side. He ends up slicing it high over the off-side as another substitute Krishnappa Gowtham produces a superb catch running back from mid-off before putting in the dive to pouch the ball.

Russell walks back for 12 as LSG pick up an important wicket to check KKR's charge.

Rinku Singh pulls Naveen for two runs to deep square leg to get off the mark before he blocks the slower ball. He does well to push the last ball with soft hands on the leg side for two more runs.

KKR are 171/3 in 15 overs with Raghuvanshi on 35 from 25 balls.

20:44 Narine out for 39-ball 81; KKR 2 down

KKR 162-2 (14 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Krunal is back into the attack, to bowl the 13th over. Raghuvanshi picks a single to turn the strike over to new batter Andre Russell, who will be keen to continue KKR's momentum.

Russell can't get a run off the first two balls he faces before he misses the lap sweep off a wide delivery down the leg side which goes for five wides.

Russell finally makes good connection as he smacks Krunal over long-on for a six to get off the mark followed by a wide on the off-side.

Singles off the last two balls makes it 15 runs from the 13th over.

Bishnoi to bowl his fourth and final over. Raghuvanshi misses the sweep first ball before he uses his feet to loft the spinner straight down the ground for a four.

Bishnoi's googly goes down the leg side to be ruled a wide before he takes a single on the leg side.

Bishnoi bowls it flat and quick to Russell who inside edges it on to his pads before he takes a single off the last ball.

Superb bowling from Bishnoi as he finishes with good figures of 1/32 in four overs, with the opposition going at nearly 12 per over.

20:42 Narine out for 39-ball 81; KKR 2 down

KKR 140-2 (12 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

LSG's fielders not helping their cause as Narine is put down two balls in a row.

Narine lofts Bishnoi straight down the ground as substitute Devdutt Padikkal takes the catch on the edge of the boundary at long-off but ends up losing his balance and steps over the ropes to concede a six.

That is Narine's 32nd six of the tournament -- the most by any batter in IPL 2024 going past Heinrich Klaasen, who has 31 sixes in 10 games.

He cuts the next ball fine as the fielder at short thirdman dives to his right but fails to take the catch to give away two runs.

Narine's luck runs out. He comes down and looks to loft Bishnoi down the ground but ends up lobbing it high and this time Padikkal takes a well-judged catch at long-off well inside the boundary ropes.

Nairne walks off to a huge reception after an entertaining 81 from 39 balls, having hit seven sixes and four sixes, to put KKR on course for a huge total.

20:29 Narine on the attack; LSG bowlers suffer

KKR 129-1 (11 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Stoinis back into the attack but he is taken to the cleaners by Narine in the 11th over.

Raghuvanshi swats the first ball to deep midwicket to raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket from 35 balls.

A quick bouncer slanted across Narine, who attempts the pull but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Stoinis bowls full and straight and this time Narine despatches it high over long-on for a six to continue his assault on the LSG bowlers.

He goes full and wide but the change of pace beats Narine, who tries to hit it through the off-side.

Another slower ball which is pitched up as Narine swings it over midwicket for another six.

The last ball is short and this time the left-hander pulls it high over square leg for the third six of the over.

19 runs from the Stoinis over as KKR race to 129/1 in 11 overs, with Narine on 72 from 35 balls at a strike rate of 205 with six sixes and as many fours.

20:22 Narine slams fifty as KKR race past 100

KKR 110-1 (10 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Raghuvanshi, 10, gets a lifeline as he looks for a quick single to midwicket before he is sent back by Narine. He is lucky that the fielder misses with the direct hit as he dives to make his crease.

Thakur tries the short ball as Raghuvanshi pulls the second ball for a six and then takes one to thirdman.

Another bouncer from Thakur which Narine pulls for another huge six over midwicket.

The pacer bowls another quick bouncer which beats Narine for pace as he goes for the pull shot again. He comes down the track and hits the last ball, a full toss down to long-on for one to bring up KKR's 100, in the ninth over.

Bishnoi continues as Narine does well to late cut the googly fine on the off-side for a four to race to his fifty from 27 balls.

The West Indian tries the reverse sweep next ball but is beaten before he swings hard but only for a single on the leg side.

Raghuvanshi makes most of a wide half-volley drilling it through the covers for a boundary and takes one off the last ball.

KKR well-placed on 110/1 in 10 overs, with Narine on 54 from 30 balls and Raghuvanshi on 22 from 16 balls.

20:14 Narine's attack gives KKR flying start!

KKR 86-1 (8 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

Singles from the first two balls before Narine swings the third ball over midwicket for a six. He goes for the lofted shot down the ground but fails to time it for a single to long-off.

Singles off the last two balls as Krunal gives away 11 runs from his first over.

Narine has once again taken the attack to the bowlers, smashing 40 from 20 balls, with two sixes and five fours.

Spin from both ends as leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack. He starts with a googly which beats Narine on the outside edge as he looks to push it on the off-side.

Narine slaps the second ball through the covers for one and Raghuvanshi pushes the fourth ball to long-on for another run.

Singles off the last two balls along with a wide as Bishnoi makes a tidy start, giving away five runs in his opening over.

20:03 Salt out for 32; KKR lose 1st wicket

KKR 70-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Salt and Narine have enjoyed a good partnership, putting on 50-plus opening stands for the sixth time in IPL 2024.

Salt continues the attack as he slaps Naveen past the fielder at point for a four before the pacer gets revenge next ball.

Naveen bowls the slower ball which is full and wide as Salt goes after it without any footwork. He gets a thick outside edge and wicketkeeper Rahul puts in a full length dive to his right to grab the catch.

Salt walks back after a quickfire 32 from 14 balls, after putting on 61 from 25 balls for the opening wicket with Narine.

The young Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets off the mark in positive fashion. He chips down the track to drive Naveen uppishly in the gap through the covers for a four.

He takes a single next ball and Narine inside edges the intended slog shot to get two runs on the leg side.

Pacer Yash Thakur to bowl the final over of Powerplay. Raghuvanshi defends the first ball before he takes a single off the next.

Narine makes room but can't get the drive on the off-side in the gap and does the same next ball for another dot.

Narine mishits the pull shot as the ball falls safely on the leg side for a single and Raghuvanshi defends the last ball.

Just two singles and four dots from the young Thakur in the last over of Powerplay but KKR have done well to race to 70/1 in six overs, with Narine on 31 from 16 balls.

19:52 Salt, Narine give KKR flying start!

KKR 57-0 (4 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Mohsin continues as Salt takes a single from the first ball before Narine drives the wide full delivery over the covers for a four. The next ball is again wide and this time he drives the ball along the ground for another boundary.

Mohsin goes full and much straighter this time but Narine adjusts well to loft it over mid-on to make it a hat-trick of fours, as KKR race past 50 in the fourth over.

After scoring just two runs from the first five balls, Narine has suddenly cut loose with five boundaries in a row to race to 22 from 10 balls.

He has another big swing but this time he misses the back of length ball outside the off-stump.

Mohsin tries the bouncer which is too high and down the leg side and ruled a wide.

The last ball is predictably short as Narine pulls it over square leg for a six, to get 20 from the over.

After two quiet overs at the start, KKR have smashed 39 from the last two overs to race to 57 for no loss in four overs.

19:48 Salt, Narine give KKR good start

KKR 37-0 (3 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Change in the bowling as Naveen-ul-Haq replaces Stoinis. The first ball is on the pads as Salt clips it behind square on the leg side for a four.

Naveen overcorrects as he bowls a wide half-volley which Salt drives through the covers for another four to race to 26 from 10 balls.

Another drive past the man at extra cover for two runs before he taps the slower ball down to mid-on for one.

Narine makes room to steer Naveen's wide delivery past point for a boundary. He seems to have mistimed the pull shot off the slower bouncer from Naveen as the ball evades the leap from Mohsin at short fine leg for another boundary.

19 runs from the over as KKR race to 37 for no loss in three overs.

19:41 KKR off to a steady start vs LSG

KKR 18-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

The dangerous duo of Philip Salt and Sunil Narine are the two openers for KKR, while LSG are opening the bowling with medium pacer Marcus Stoinis.

Salt gets off to a streaky start as he top edges the pull shot with Stoinis getting some extra bounce as the ball flies over the wicketkeeper for a four.

He defends the next before he glances the third ball, directed at his pads, fine on the leg side for another four.

Salt picks a single off the fourth ball before Narine gets a thick inside edge as he swings across the line. He attempts another big shot last ball it goes off the bottom of the bat, falling well short of mid-off for a single, to get 10 from the opening over.

Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan from the other end. Narine runs the first ball to thirdman for one before Salt rocks back to pull the short ball over the shorter boundary over fine leg for a six.

A single to Salt to mid-on before Narine is beaten by the quick bouncer from Mohsin as the ball bounces quite a bit to beat the left-hander, who attempts to pull it hard over the leg side.

Wonderful bowling from Mohsin as he follows it up with a slower ball and this time Narine is early into the drive and misses the ball again.

19:23 LSG opt to bowl vs KKR; CSK beat Punjab

KKR will be aiming for a victory which will take them top of the standings and also virtually seal a place in the play-offs. Meanwhile, third-placed LSG also need a victory to stay in the race for the play-offs.

Check out the playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: K L Rahul (captain, w/k), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.

Substitutes: Arshin Kulkarni, Devdutt Padikkal, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Philip Salt (w/k), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Substitutes: Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, K S Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora.

19:17 LSG opt to bowl vs KKR; CSK beat Punjab

Lucknow Super Giants captain K L Rahul has won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 match in Lucknow on Sunday.

Hosts LSG have been forced to make a change as the injured Mayank Yadav is replaced by fellow pacer Yash Thakur.

Meanwhile, KKR have retained the same team.

19:10 Jadeja picks 3 wickets

PBKS 139-9 (20 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 28 runs in Dharamsala on Sunday.

CSK now go back up to third in the standings after logging 12 points following this win.

Thakur continues and he gives 7 runs including 4 leg byes in the over. CSK win by 28 runs.

Gleeson back in the attack and he gives 11 runs in the over after bowling 2 wides and Rabada hitting a six over deep mid-wicket.

18:59 Thakur takes a wicket

PBKS 121-9 (18 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Rabada is the last man in and he is off the mark with a single through to extra cover.

Harpreet then takes a single to sweeper cover.

A wide and a single to end the over as 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Thakur in the attack now and Harpreet welcomes him with a four as he creams the ball through covers!

Harpreet then takes a single to sweeper cover.

Thakur strikes and Chahar is bowled as he comes to the off stump, misses and the full and straight ball sends the stumps flying. Chahar out for 16.

Tushar Deshpande is back in the attack and Harpreet and Chahar take a single each.

Harpreet then guides the ball to third man for a four!

A dot later, he takes a single.

A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

PBKS 105-8 (16 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Gleeson continues and after two dots, Chahar hits back to back fours, one over third man and one over mid-off.

A dot later, Chahar ends the over with a six as he swivel pulls the ball over deep backward square leg as 14 come off it.

Chahar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot to end the over as 11 runs and a wicket come off it.

Simarjeet back in the attack and after a dot. Harshal scoops the ball over fine leg for a six!

He then ramps the ball over short third man for a four.

Harshal tries to go big this time and miscues and is caught by substitute Sameer Rizvi who came in from mid-wicket and went around the umpire to take a good catch. He is out for 12.

Gleeson back in the attack and he gives just one run in the over as Harshal takes a single off the last ball of the over.

18:31 Punjab lose wickets in a heap

PBKS 79-7 (13 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Harshal is the new man in and after two dots, he is off the mark with a single.

Two runs and 2 wickets come off it.

Harpreet is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Jadeja strikes next ball as Ashutosh swings and miscues and he is caught at short third man, he is out for 3.

Jadeja continues and he bowls a slower ball, Curran tries to go for the big one only to hand it straight to Santner at long off and Curran out for 7 off 11. Punjab lose 6th wicket.

Simarjeet continues and Ashutosh tries to whip a waist height ball, misses it and is hit on the tummy.

Simarjeet then bowls a superb ball that cuts the batter in half as he is beaten after he tries to play the ball to third man.

Ashutosh then gets a single off a leg bye.

A dot later, Curran gets a single to the leg side.

A dot to end the over as Moeen drops a dolly at mid-wicket to hand Ashutosh a life. Just 2 runs come off it.

Jadeja continues and he gives just three singles in the over.

18:20 Lose half the side

PBKS 72-5 (10 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Ashutosh Sharma is the new man in and is welcomed with a waist length ball, he plays all over it but gets a single as the ball goes to the leg side.

Curran then gets a couple as he pulls the ball to long on and 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Jitesh Sharma is the new man in.

Simarjeet is in the attack now and after two dots, Curran gets a single to fine leg.

Jitesh then goes after the wide ball, gets a thick edge and is caught behind by Dhoni - his 150th catch. He is out for a duck.

Curran is the new man in and Jadeja continues.

Prabhsimran and Curran rotate the strike and take six runs through singles and a two before Jadeja strikes!

Prabhsimran goes inside out as he makes room and he holes out straight to the man at extra cover. He is out for 30 and Punjab lose both set batters. 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

18:08 Shashank out for 27

PBKS 62-3 (8 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Santner back in the attack and after giving just two singkes off the first four balls, Shashank goes over the bowler's head for a four!

Shashank then tries to go after the short of length ball, miscues and is caught at long on for 27 off 10. 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Jadeja is in the attack now and the batters take 9 runs off him as Prabhsimran goes inside out and drills the ball through extra cover for a four off the last ball of the over.

18:00 Prabhsimran, Shashank deal in sixes and fours

PBKS 47-2 (6 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Tushar continues and Prabhsimran charges down and sends the slower ball over long on for a six!

He then ramps the ball over third man for a four!

A dot later, Prabhsimran gets a single.

Shashank then just lofts the half volley over mid-off for a four! A quick single to end the over as 16 come off it.

Richard Gleeson in the attack now and after a wide, Shashank dances down and cuts it over backward point for a four.

He gets a single next ball before Prabhsimran swivel pulls the ball for a six over fine leg.

Prabhsimran then gets a single.

A couple and a dot to end the over as 15 come off it.

17:53 CSK bowlers on the money

PBKS 16-2 (4 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Tushar continues and Shashank chips the ball over mid-off for a four!

A dot later, Shashank is beaten on the drive!

Beaten again as Shashank goes for the shot but is rooted to his crease.

Shashank then takes a single to the leg side.

A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

Shashank Singh is the new man in and Santner continues and he gives 2 singles in the over.

17:43 Tushar picks two in an over

PBKS 9-2 (2 ovs) vs CSK 167-9 | Scorecard

Riley Rossouw is the new man in and after two dots he is a gonner!

A quick ball and the batter is beaten by the pace as he is slow on the defence and the ball crashes into his stumps. Punjab lose two quick wickets.

Tushar Deshpande in the attack from the other end and he starts with a wide.

Bairstow then goes for the big drive and the edge flies between Dhoni and first slip for a four!

Bairstow then gets a couple off a thick inside edge.

Bairstow is out next ball as he is bowled as the ball goes past his inside edge onto to his pads and onto his stumps and he is out for 7.

PBKS have their impact sub Prabhsimran in for Arshdeep.

CSK bring in Simarjeet for Rahane.

Prabhsimran and Bairstow open the batting for Punjab while left-arm spinner Mitch Santner opens the attack for CSK and he gives just 2 runs in the over as the battets are put to the sword.

17:27 16 runs come off the last over

CSK 167-9 (20 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings put on 167 for 9 against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for CSK with 43 before Rahul Chahar and Harshal Patel struck in the middle overs and at the death to not allow CSK stitch worthy partnerships.

Harshal and Chahar finished with three wickets a piece.

Gleeson is the new man in and he gets a couple to the off side.

A single to end the over and CSK put on 167 for 9 as 16 runs and a wicket come off it.

Arshdeep back in the attack and Jadeja swipes the first ball over backward square leg for a four!

He then takes a couple to long off.

A wide later, Jadeja lofts the ball over long on for a six!

Slower hall next, Jadeja looks to pull only to mistime and caught at mid-off by Sam Curran. He is out for 43.

Tushar Deshpande is the new man in and a wide and dot to end the over as 2 runs and 2 wickets come off it.

Dhoni walk in to the middle amid a big cheer.

Harshal bowls a dipping slower ball yorker and Dhoni is bowled all ends up and he is out for a golden duck!

Harshal back in the attack and Jadeja starts the over with a single to long on.

Two dots later, Thakur swings and misses as he is cleaned up by a yorker! Thakur out for 17. CSK lose 7th wicket.

17:06 Thakur makes most of reprieve

CSK 149-6 (18 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Chahar continues and Thakur slaps the ball over extra cover for a four!

He then gets a single.

Jadeja then slog sweeps the slower one over mid-wicket for a six!

Jadeja then gets a single to the leg side.

A wide later, Thakur is beaten on a swing and a miss.

A swing and a miss again and the third umpire is called in for the stumping but he is in and 13 come off the over.

Shardul Thakur is the new man in and Curran back in the attack.

Jadeja starts the over with a single before Thakur gets off the mark with a four down the ground.

Thakur then whips the full ball to deep mid-wicket and Shashank Singh tips the ball over the boundary for a six as he fails to latch on to a catch.

Thakur miscues and takes a single to mid-wicket.

Jadeja and Thakur take a single each as 14 come off it.

16:57 Jadeja-Santner stand broken

CSK 122-6 (16 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Chahar back in the attack and Jadeja and Santner take five singles in the over before Santner tries to loft the googly over the bowler only to miscue and he is caught out in the deep for 11. CSK lose 6th wicket as five runs and a wicket come in the over.

With 5 overs to go CSK need to up the ante to get anywhere past the 150 mark.

Arshdeep is back in the attack and after a dot, he bowls a straighter ball and Santner whips it over backward square leg for a four.

Santner then takes a single to the leg side.

Jadeja then clips the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Santner and Jadeja then take a single each as 8 come off it.

16:45 CSK now 5 down

CSK 109-5 (14 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Harshal back in the attack and Jadeja and Santner take two singles to start the over.

A dot later, Jadeja plays the ball to deep point for 3.

Santner then ducks under the short slow ball.

A single to end the over as 6 come off it.

Santner is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single.

Jadeja takes a single to deep backward point to end the over as 4 runs and wicket come off it.

Curran back in the attack and after a dot, Moeen and Jadeja get a single each.

Curran then bangs the next one in short and slow, Moeen goes for the big hit, miscues and is caught at short fine leg by his compatriot Jonny Bairstow. He is out for 17 off 20.

16:34 Moeen, Jadeja on the prowl

CSK 99-4 (12 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Rabada back in the attack and after two dots, a full toss is whipped over mid-wicket for four.

A dot later, Moeen cuts the ball through backward point for a four as Chahar puts in a dive in vain.

A single to third man to end the over as 9 come off it.

Harshal continues and after a dot, Moeen and Jadeja take three singles.

Jadeja ends the over with two boundaries as 11 come off it.

16:30 Mitchell out for 30

CSK 79-4 (10 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Chahar continues and after a dot. Moeen and Jadeja take three singles.

Two dots to end the over as 3 come off it.

Jadeja is the new man in. Harshal bowls a wide ball next. A dot to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Harshal in the attack now and Mitchell and Moeen take four singles to start the over.

Harshal then bowls a full ball that hits Mitchell on the pads as he is on his toes. big shout. umpire raises the finger.

Mitchell takes the review, replays show it was pitching outside off but umpire's call and the decision is upheld. Mitchell is unhappy as he walks back for 30 off 19. CSK lose 4th wicket.

16:16 Gaikwad, Dube out of successive balls

CSK 71-3 (8 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Moeen Ali is the new man in and he keeps out the hat-trick with a dot.

Another dot later, Moeen works it uppishly over mid-on, Chahar cannot get to it in time and Moeen gets a single.

Mitchell then plays the ball to short third man for a quick single. 2 runs and 2 wickets come off it.

Dube is the new man in and Chahar strikes again as he sends the left-hander out for a golden duck. Chahar bowls a quicker one outside off and full, Dube went to cut, only to edge it and caught behind out for a golden duck.

Leggie Rahul Chahar comes into the attack after the time-out and he strikes first ball.

He offers some width to Rutu, who is tempted to go after it, only to find the edge and is well caught by the keeper. Rutu is out for 32 off 21.

Curran continues, back of length ball and Gaikwad half pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a four as the 50-run stand comes up.

Gaikwad and Mitchell then take four singles.

Curran then gets one to get into the batter and Gaikwad plays it to short third man for a single as 9 come off it.

16:02 19 come off the 6th over

CSK 60-1 (6 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Harpreet Brar in the attack now and after a dot, Gaikwad comes down the track and smashes the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Short ball and Gaikwad cuts the ball through backward point for a four!

Gaikwad then makes room, goes inside out and smashes it over extra cover for another four!

A single later, Mithchell ends the over with a four as the thick inside edge runs past short fine-leg and backward square leg to the boundary as 19 come off the over!

Left-arm pacer Sam Curran in the attack now and he does well to keep it down to singles and twos as 7 come off it. He comes around the wicket and cramps the batters for room.

15:54 Mitchell on the attack

CSK 34-1 (4 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep continues. short ball and Mitchell pulls it through mid-wicket for a four!

Mitchell then plants his front leg forward and he hits the length ball on the up over long off for a six!

A dot later, Mitchell digs out the yorker.

Another short ball and Mitchell pulls it over square leg for a single.

Gaikwad ends the over with a single to the off side as 12 come off it.

Rabada continues and Mitchell hits it over cover for 3 as Curran keeps the ball from going to to the boundary.

Gaikwad then takes a single to third man.

Mitchell then hits a single to deep square leg.

Rabada then bowls a straight ball, swinging and Gaikwad flicks it past mid-wicket for a four!

A dot later, Rabada gets some bounce and Gaikwad plays and misses. 9 runs come off it.

15:43 Arshdeep takes out Rahane

CSK 13-1 (2 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Daryl Mitchell is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to the leg side.

7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Arshdeep opens at the other end and he starts with an overpitched ball on the off stump and Rahane just drives it down the ground for a four!

Rahane is then beaten on the outside edge next ball.

Rahane and Gaikwad then get a single each.

Rahane then flicks the next yorker ball straight to mid-wicket. Punjab celebrate, umpires review for bump ball and fair catch and the replays show Rabada has pouched the catch cleanly. Rahane out for 9 and CSK lose an early wicket.

Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad open the batting for Chennai Super Kings while Kagiso Rabada opens the attack for Punjab and he starts with a wide down the leg side.

And Rahane gets off the mark with a flick to square leg for a single.

Gaikwad then gets off the mark with a quick single to mid-wicket.

Rahane then gets a couple to mid-wicket before he guides the ball to third man for a single.

A dot later, Gaikwad gets a thick inside edge and into his guard. 6 come off the opening over.

Punjab Kings skipper Sam Curran has won the toss and invited Chennai Super Kings to bat in their IPL match in Dharamsala, on Sunday.

While Punjab go unchanged, CSK have brought in Mitchell Santner for a Mustafizur.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande

Impact substitutes:

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan

Chennai Super Kings: Sameer Rizvi , Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will look to set their house in order and get back to winning ways when they face an upbeat yet unpredictable Punjab Kings for the second time in a row in the IPL match in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Just three days back, PBKS outclassed CSK in their fortress at Chepauk by seven wickets.

The two defeats in the last three games at home have put Chennai in a spot. They are placed fifth on the table with 10 points, and the five-time champions will hope the change of venue ring in a change in fortunes as well with just four games to go and seal their place in the play-offs.

CSK's failure to step up the pace in the middle overs against the spin duo of Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar saw them post a below-par score of 162-7.

Their batting has become too dependent on skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and six-hitting machine Shivam Dube and the moment one of them fails it puts the pressure on others who have not been consistent in bailing out the team.

While Gaikwad hit his fifth 50-plus score of the season to hold it together, veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane once again failed to capitalise on the starts, while Ravindra Jadeja and Sameer Rizvi struggled against spin.

CSK have also been hampered by health and fitness concerns of their pacers, including Deepak Chahar, who limped off holding his hamstring after bowling just two balls and is likely to miss the reverse clash against PBKS.

Punjab remains an unpredictable side as although it notched up wins over Gujarat in Ahmedabad, Chennai at Chepauk and also chased down a T20 record score against KKR, it has struggled at home against RR, SRH and Gujarat.

With back-to-back wins, PBKS climbed to seventh spot with 8 points and will need to carry the momentum to salvage their slim hopes.

Jonny Bairstow, who scored a hundred against KKR, will be their go-to man, while Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh too have to raise their hands.

PBKS' bowling department has experienced names such as Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran and they need to be consistent.

Rabada was brilliant the other day but others have gone for runs. If PBKS has to repeat their performance against CSK then the spinners -- Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar will have to deliver once again.

Interestingly, the first IPL match in Dharmasala stadium was a clash between Chennai and Punjab in 2010. The venue offers a lot of runs and dew remains a factor, making it an enticing contest.

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