| RESULT | |
| 21st Match (D/N), Eden Gardens, April 08, 2025, Indian Premier League | Player Of The Match
Nicholas Pooran, LSG
87* (36) |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 238/3 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | (20 ov, T:239) 234/7 |
| LSG won by 4 runs | |
1st innings of Lucknow Super Giants
| Batting | | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | b Harshit Rana | 47 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 167.85 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Singh b Russell | 81 | 48 | 69 | 6 | 5 | 168.75 |
| Nicholas Pooran | not out | 87 | 36 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 241.66 |
| Abdul Samad | b Harshit Rana | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| David Miller | not out | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 3, w 8) | 13 | | | | | |
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 11.90) | 238/3 | | | | | |
| Did not bat: Rishabh Pant (c), Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi |
| Fall of wickets: 1-99 (Aiden Markram, 10.2 ov), 2-170 (Mitchell Marsh, 15.2 ov), 3-221 (Abdul Samad, 18.2 ov) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 15.33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2nd innings of Kolkata Knight Riders Batting
| Batting | | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Quinton de Kock † | lbw b Akash Deep | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 166.66 |
| Sunil Narine | c Markram b Rathi | 30 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 230.76 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c Pooran b Thakur | 61 | 35 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 174.28 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Markram b Akash Deep | 45 | 29 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 155.17 |
| Ramandeep Singh | c Markram b Ravi Bishnoi | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c Pant b Avesh Khan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Andre Russell | c Miller b Thakur | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 38 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 253.33 |
| Harshit Rana | not out | 10 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 20) | 22 | | | | | |
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 11.70) | 234/7 | | | | | |
| Did not bat: Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson |
| Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Quinton de Kock, 2.3 ov), 2-91 (Sunil Narine, 6.2 ov), 3-162 (Ajinkya Rahane, 12.6 ov), 4-166 (Ramandeep Singh, 13.6 ov), 5-173 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 14.6 ov), 6-177 (Venkatesh Iyer, 15.2 ov), 7-185 (Andre Russell, 16.1 ov) |
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Lucknow Super Giants Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Akash Deep | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 13.75 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Digvesh Rathi | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Match Flow
- Lucknow Super Giants innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 59 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders impact player list – Manish Pandey, Angrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia
- Lucknow Super Giants impact player list – Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
- Lucknow Super Giants: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (AK Markram 35, MR Marsh 13, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants – 72/0 in 7.0 overs (AK Markram 36, MR Marsh 34)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 4
- MR Marsh: 50 off 36 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Lucknow Super Giants – 138/1 in 13.0 overs (MR Marsh 71, N Pooran 12)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 150 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (MR Marsh 29, N Pooran 18, Ex 5)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Angkrish Raghuvanshi in for Varun Chakravarthy (Lucknow Super Giants innings, 13.6 ov)
- N Pooran: 50 off 21 balls (2 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Lucknow Super Giants: 200 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 17 balls (N Pooran 44, Abdul Samad 6, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Lucknow Super Giants – 238/3 in 20.0 overs (N Pooran 87, DA Miller 4)
- Lucknow Super Giants Impact Player Sub: Ravi Bishnoi in for Mitchell Marsh ( Lucknow Super Giants innings, 19.6 ov)
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 90 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 2.2: Review by Lucknow Super Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – AT Holdstock, Batter – Q de Kock (Struck down)
- Over 2.3: Review by Lucknow Super Giants (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – AT Holdstock, Batter – Q de Kock (Upheld)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (22 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (SP Narine 15, AM Rahane 34, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 90/1 in 6.0 overs (SP Narine 30, AM Rahane 35)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 11
- AM Rahane: 50 off 26 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (AM Rahane 15, VR Iyer 31, Ex 4)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 12.0 overs (72 balls), Extras 15
- Over 13.0: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wide, Umpire – A Totre, Batter – VR Iyer (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 173/5 in 15.0 overs (VR Iyer 41)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 200 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 22
Match Details
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | Nicholas Pooran |
| Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50 |
| Match days | 08 April 2025 – daynight (20-over match) |
| KKR Player Replacement | Impact player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi in, Varun Chakravarthy out (1st innings, 13.6 ov) |
| LSG Player Replacement | Impact player: Ravi Bishnoi in, Mitchell Marsh out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| Umpires | Adrian HoldstockDRSAkshay TotreDRS |
| TV Umpire | Rohan Pandit |
| Reserve Umpire | Anish Sahasrabudhe |
| Match Referee | Shakti Singh |
| Points | Lucknow Super Giants 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
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