In the 21st match of IPL 2025, held on April 8 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) narrowly defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 4 runs in a high-scoring thriller.
RESULT 21st Match (D/N), Eden Gardens, April 08, 2025, Indian Premier League Player Of The MatchNicholas Pooran , LSG 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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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 BattingBatting 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 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 TV Umpire Reserve Umpire Match Referee Points Lucknow Super Giants 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
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