KKR vs LSG HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2026: Mukul Choudhary's fiery fifty steers LSG to 3-wicket win in Kolkata
Mukul Choudhary rises for LSG and gets them the valuable 2 points that takes LSG to 5th spot with 4 points on the table.
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KKR vs LSG Mukul Choudhary
In a thrilling encounter at the Eden Gardens on Thursday, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets in a high-octane IPL clash.
Electing to bowl first, LSG managed to keep KKR to a competitive total of 181 for four in their 20 overs. The KKR innings was anchored by Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who played a fluent 45 off 33 balls, supported by skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s brisk 41 off 24 deliveries. Rovman Powell and Cameron Green chipped in with 39* and 32* respectively, ensuring that KKR posted a challenging target. Digvesh Singh Rathi was the standout performer with the ball for LSG, finishing with figures of 1/25.
Chasing 182, LSG found themselves in a tense situation, but the innings was stabilized by a stellar partnership between Ayush Badoni and Mukul Choudhary. Badoni played a controlled yet aggressive knock, scoring 54 off 34 balls, while Choudhary countered with an unbeaten 54 from just 27 deliveries, guiding LSG to a thrilling last-ball victory. Both batsmen exhibited excellent shot selection and composure under pressure, turning the game in LSG’s favor.
For KKR, Anukul Roy and Vaibhav Arora were the main wicket-takers, picking two wickets each, but the rest of the attack struggled to make decisive breakthroughs at crucial junctures. The victory highlighted LSG’s ability to chase under pressure and showcased the explosive potential of their middle order, setting up an exciting trajectory for the remainder of the IPL season.
KKR 1st innings scorecard:
| Kolkata Knight Riders Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 181-4 (20 ov) CRR:9.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||||
| Ajinkya Rahane (C) | c M Shami b DS Rathi | 41 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 170.83 | ||||||||||
| Finn Allen | c DS Rathi b P Yadav | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 | ||||||||||
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK) | c A Markram b M. Siddharth | 45 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 136.36 | ||||||||||
| Cameron Green | Not out | 32 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 | ||||||||||
| Rinku Singh | b A Khan | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | ||||||||||
| Rovman Powell | Not out | 39 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 162.5 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 11 (b 1, Ib 3, w 7, nb 0, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 181 (4 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Yet to Bat | Ramandeep Singh,Anukul Roy,Sunil Narine,Navdeep Saini,Kartik Tyagi | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 15-1(Finn Allen 1.4),99-2(Ajinkya Rahane 10.2),105-3(Angkrish Raghuvanshi 11.4),111-4(Rinku Singh 13.2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Mohammad Shami | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | |||||||||
| Prince Yadav | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11.75 | |||||||||
| M. Siddharth | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | |||||||||
| Digvesh Singh Rathi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | |||||||||
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
IPL 2026: KKR vs LSG playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav
Impact players: Anrich Nortje, Ayush Badoni
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani
Impact players: Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey, Tejasvi Dahiya
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026 live telecast: The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match live telecast will be available on Star Sports Network’s Star Sports 2 HD/SD with English commentary.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026 live streaming: The JioHotstar app and website will provide the live streaming of the KKR vs LSG match.
11:20 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: Mukul wins it for LSG!
Mukul Choudhary wins it for the Lucknow Super Giants with his fiery fifty off just 26 balls. He is the main man for LSG tonight. KKR lose by 3 wickets as they still continue their search for their first win.
11:12 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: Mukul keeps LSG alive!
A flurry of sixes gets the equation to 14 off 6 needed for LSG now. Mukul Chowdhary the man of the moment for now.
11:02 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: LSG need 43 off 18 balls!
Over 17 – 139/7
Ball 1 – Vaibhav Arora to Mukul Choudhary, no run, short outside off, slower, Choudhary pulls hard straight to deep square-leg.
Ball 2 – Vaibhav Arora to Mukul Choudhary, no run, full at the pads, Choudhary flicks and misses.
Ball 3 – Vaibhav Arora to Mukul Choudhary, FOUR, slower-ball short outside off, Choudhary pulls into the gap past deep square-leg.
Ball 4 – Vaibhav Arora to Mukul Choudhary, SIX, full outside leg-stump, Choudhary unleashes the helicopter over long-on.
Ball 5 – Vaibhav Arora to Mukul Choudhary, 1 run, Vaibhav around the wicket, Choudhary takes a single.
Ball 6 – Vaibhav Arora to Avesh Khan, no run.
10:57 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: Shami departs!
Narine shines this time as he gets a wicket on his return to the playing 11. His 200th T20 wicket in India. First overseas player to do so. LSG 128/7 now and nearing defeat
10:49 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: Badoni departs after fifty!
Rinku Singh takes the catch of Ayush Badoni who departs after a well made 54 runs. Anukul gets his 2nd wicket on the night LSG 125/6 now
10:46 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: LSG 63 off 36 balls!
Over 14 – 119/5
Ball 1 – Navdeep Saini to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, slower-ball full outside off, Badoni drives over mid-off for one bounce to the ropes.
Ball 2 – Navdeep Saini to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, another slower-ball full outside off, Badoni drives wide of sweeper cover for a boundary.
Ball 3 – Navdeep Saini to Ayush Badoni, no run, slower-ball on a good length outside off, Badoni cuts and misses.
Ball 4 – Navdeep Saini to Ayush Badoni, 2 runs, cut off-pace short of length outside off, fumble from Vaibhav at backward point allows two runs.
Ball 5 – Navdeep Saini to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, slower-ball short of length outside off, Badoni slashes one bounce over deep backward point.
Ball 6 – Navdeep Saini to Ayush Badoni, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket.
10:41 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: LSG need 78 off 42 balls!
Over 13 – 104/5
Ball 1 – Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, no run, wide length outside off, left alone by Badoni.
Ball 2 – Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, Badoni sweeps a full delivery outside leg to deep backward square-leg.
Ball 3 – Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, wide, Badoni gets an extra run as the ball drifts outside off.
Ball 4 – Anukul Roy to Ayush Badoni, 1 run, high full-toss on off, taken with a single to long-on.
Ball 5 – Anukul Roy to Abdul Samad, wide, another wide outside off, no shot played.
Ball 6 – Anukul Roy to Abdul Samad, WICKET, bowled! Samad misses a full delivery angled in and is cleaned up.
Ball 7 – Anukul Roy to Mukul Choudhary, no run, drives straight to extra-cover on the full.
10:39 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: Anukul strikes!
Samad is cleaned up as Anukul Roy strikes to get his first wicket. LSG under great deal of pressure with 5 wickets down now within 13 overs. LSG 104/5
10:36 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: LSG need 86 from 48 balls!
Over 12 – 96/4
Ball 1 – Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, no run, short of length outside off, Badoni swings and misses.
Ball 2 – Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, Badoni upper-cuts a short off-cutter over short third man for a boundary.
Ball 3 – Kartik Tyagi to Ayush Badoni, 1 run, short of length on middle, Badoni tucks it to deep mid-wicket.
Ball 4 – Kartik Tyagi to Nicholas Pooran, WICKET, caught by Ramandeep Singh! Pooran top-edges a short delivery and is taken at long-on.
Ball 5 – Kartik Tyagi to Abdul Samad, no run, beaten on the rise outside off, Samad misses the drive.
Ball 6 – Kartik Tyagi to Abdul Samad, 1 run, leans forward and drives straight to sweeper cover.
10:34 PM
KKR vs LSG LIVE SCORE UPDATES IPL 2026: Pooran walks back!
Nicholas Pooran is dismissed by Kartik in his 2nd over. Caught out by Ramandeep as LSG lose their 4th wicket at 95 runs.
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First Published: Apr 09 2026 | 5:31 PM IST