NEW DELHI: Just when Lucknow Super Giants thought they had it covered, Rinku Singh reminded them of his hitting prowess, which almost stole the win away from the visitors in their crucial IPL 2023 match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. But despite the 33-ball 67 not out by Kolkata Knight Riders' pocket-size dynamo, LSG managed to hang on and in the end won by the thinnest of margins, one run, to book themselves a spot in the playoffs.
Requring 21 runs off the last over to go past LSG's 176/8, KKR had Rinku well set; but his two sixes and a four off the last three balls of the match fell just a run short (175/7) of forcing a Super Over.
Earlier, LSG owed it to Nicholas Pooran's 30-ball 58 and his 74-run stand for the sixth wicket with Ayush Badoni (25) that helped them revive the innings from a precarious 73/5.
