KKR vs LSG Super Over Thrill Yesterday: In the first Super Over match of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders registered a thrilling win by defeating Lucknow Super Giants. Batting first in this match played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, KKR scored 155 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Lucknow also tied the match by scoring 155 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Mohammed Shami hit a six on the last ball and took the match into the super over.

Narine did wonders in the super over, Rinku won

In the Super Over, KKR's Sunil Narine bowled brilliantly and restricted Lucknow to just 1 run and took 2 wickets. In response, Rinku Singh gave victory to KKR by hitting a four on the very first ball.

Hero of the match: Rinku Singh's all-round performance

The biggest hero of this match was Rinku Singh. He scored unbeaten 83 runs on 51 balls, which included 7 fours and 5 sixes. Not only this, Rinku also took 5 brilliant catches in fielding, due to which she was chosen Player of the Match. He caught Aiden Markram, Mukul Chaudhary, Himmat Singh, George Linde and Rovman Powell in the Super Over.

KKR's innings: bad start, great end

After winning the toss, Lucknow chose to bowl first. KKR had a bad start and the team lost 7 wickets for 93 runs. After this, Rinku Singh played a brilliant innings and scored unbeaten 83 runs on 51 balls. In the last over, he hit 4 consecutive sixes off the balls of Digvesh Rathi. A total of 26 runs were scored in this over and KKR gave a target of 156 runs to Lucknow Super Giants.

Mohsin Khan's deadly bowling

Mohsin Khan bowled brilliantly for Lucknow and took 5 wickets. He dismissed Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Scheffert, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy.

LSG's innings: Shami's six tied the match

Chasing the target of 156 runs, Rishabh Pant scored 42 runs for Lucknow, while Markram contributed 31 runs. The team needed 17 runs in the last over. Karthik Tyagi came to bowl.

• First ball: 1 run
• Next two balls: No balls
• Four on free hit, but Himmat Singh out
• Last 3 balls: 8 runs needed
• 7 runs were needed to win on the last ball and Mohammed Shami took the match into super over by hitting a six.