Brilliant knocks by Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda adopted by a sensational efficiency by Avesh Khan (3/19) and Jason Holder (3/31) led Lucknow Super Giants to a dominating 75 run-win over Kolkata Knight Riders within the 53rd match of the IPL 2022 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, right here on Saturday.
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With this win, Lucknow Super Giants dethroned Gujarat Titans and took the highest spot within the factors desk. Both Lucknow and Gujarat have registered 8 wins in 11 matches however the Okay.L. Rahul-led aspect has a superior run charge (0.703) than Hardik Pandya’s crew (0.120). On the opposite hand, KKR have now been pushed to the brink of elimination after their seventh defeat in 11 matches.
Meanwhile, on a day when Shivam Mavi went for plenty of runs, Avesh Khan got here into his personal, bowling tight strains. By the time he was finished, he had registered the figures of three for 19. And this included the massive bathroom wicket of Andre Russell who was threatening to go berserk.
“Goal was to get him out (Russell). Had a chat with Rahul, the talk was that if I get hit for six off a hard length ball, I’ll still back it. Have seen him get out to that length. He’s one player who can single handedly win the game. My dad always motivates me, even the coaches here, and Gautam and Rahul. Role is to take wickets and win games. The last four matches we’ve bowled second, so we have an idea of the pitch.”
Avesh Khan (3/19) and Jason Holder (3/31) have been the star-performer for LSG with the ball. The likes of Ravi Bishnoi (1/31), Dushmantha Chameera (1/14), and Mohsin Khan (1/6) additionally picked one wicket every. Besides Russell, Khan additionally accounted for the wickets of Nitish Rana and Anukul Roy.
Chasing a difficult complete, KKR wanted a stable opening partnership however Baba Indrajith acquired a duck and his associate Aaron Finch acquired a run-a-ball 14. The likes of Shreyas Iyer (6) and Nitish Rana additionally couldn’t do a lot and acquired single-digit scores. Inside seven overs, KKR have been decreased to 25 for 4 and the chase was out of their grasp after that.
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