END OF OVER:
19 | 15 Runs | LSG: 180/2 | RR: 9.47

  • Nicholas Pooran23 (12b)
  • Marcus Stoinis8 (7b)
  • Tushar Deshpande4-0-42-0
  • Matheesha Pathirana4-0-29-1

Right then! Lucknow proves favourable for the home team. These two teams will meet again in a few days time in Chennai. But before that, Delhi Capitals play at home in Delhi for the first time this season, against SRH. Do join us for that clash tomorrow. Till the next time, ciao!

11:35pm Time for the presentation

KL Rahul, LSG captain, also the Player of the Match: "Feels good at the end of the day, When you win, looks like you make all the decisions right. Impossible to get all right. Depends on the kind of wicket we are playing on and the kind of batters there are. We spend time doing homework on tactics and strategy and we spoke about them not settling against one style of bowling. We worked really hard at training, good to see the team sticking to that. Halfway stage, I would have happy with 160. Felt the wicket was slow, a bit of grip but not too much. 160-165 would have been ideal. But MSD walks in and the bowlers feel intimidated. He walks in and bowlers were under pressure, the crowd was really loud, he has done it in the past. Felt that if we bat well, we could chase it down. I have been trying to assess the situation and today it came off. With Chennai's spinners, they tried to put brakes on us. We tried to get to a good start. Tried to take them down, luckily it came off. When your partnership goes on, you can take a few more chances. Glad that it happened. I don't think the crowd in Chennai will roar for us. I told the boys in huddle to get used to the crowd cheering for CSK because we would get it again in a few days. Looking forward to playing CSK in a couple of days."

11:18pm Super Giants join the eight-point jam in the mid-table but CSK continue to be at third. Such an easy win for LSG this, and thanks in large parts to their opening stand. Rahul and de Kock were simply outstanding. Not out-and-out aggressive but effective nonetheless. De Kock offered a chance which was not taken, Rahul, though, looked to be in superb touch. Pooran added the finishing touches to help LSG feel good about their batting. Lots to ponder about their bowling effort for CSK. Should they have bowled more spin? What could they have done differently?

Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain: "We finished off very well, couldn't have asked for more. But after powerplay, we couldn't kick off till 14-15th over. We lost wickets regularly and were 10-15 short. Slightly difficult to bat but with Impact Player rule you need an extra batter. With dew coming on later, felt 180-190 could have been good. [Bowling in the powerplay] is one area we would like to improve, puts opposition in the back foot if we can get wickets in the powerplay. Good to play them again soon, will come back with homework done."

Marcus Stoinis: "It was an important win for us. We will meet them in Chennai in couple of days but nice to be back on the winning way. We started well with the ball, taking early wickets. Hats off to the way they finished off, especially MS. Quinny and KL batted well to seal it. Important partnership at the top, allows us to play the rest of the innings and plan the rest of the order as well. We got the confidence in the team. There's been different boys stepping up. Bowlers bowling well, partnerships with the bat. I've said to KL, when do you need me to bowl again."

18.6
4
Deshpande to Pooran, FOUR, All over! Back of a length angling away, Pooran slaps it over the leaping cover fielder. A comprehensive win for LSG
18.6
1nb
Deshpande to Pooran, 1 no ball, Beamer on the stumps, and he misses the ramp. No ball called. CSK have reviewed. Why? Sheer waste of time
18.5
1
Deshpande to Stoinis, 1 run, Full toss on off, clipped to deep midwicket
18.4
2
Deshpande to Stoinis, 2 runs, Low full toss outside off, sliced to deep point for two more
18.3
0
Deshpande to Stoinis, no run, Length ball just outside off, he goes for the heave across the line and gets an inside edge to the wicketkeeper
18.3
1w
Deshpande to Stoinis, 1 wide, Another full and wide one, Stoin does not make contact again
18.3
1w
Deshpande to Stoinis, 1 wide, Full and wide again, Stoin does not connect, wide called
18.2
4
Deshpande to Stoinis, FOUR, Bowls it full and wide outside off from around the stumps, Stoinis manages to connect it to smack it through cover. Rizvi rushes to his right from deep point and puts in the dive but fails to prevent four
18.1
1
Deshpande to Pooran, 1 run, On leg, knocked down to long-on

Deshpande for the penultimate with one less fielder outside the ring because of over-rate penalty

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | LSG: 165/2 (12 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.16, RRR: 6.00)

  • Nicholas Pooran18 (9b)
  • Marcus Stoinis1 (3b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana4-0-29-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-43-1
17.6
1
Pathirana to Pooran, 1 run, Full on leg, flicked to midwicket
17.5
0
Pathirana to Pooran, no run, Very full on the pad, he misses the flick. Pathirana puts a belated appeal for lbw. Not given. Gaikwad wants to take the review. Looked to have pitched outside leg and did not seem like it was headed on to the stumps.Yep, that is the case, pitched outside leg
17.4
1
Pathirana to Stoinis, 1 run, Very full outside off, reaches out and gets it to deep backward point
17.3
2lb
Pathirana to Stoinis, 2 leg byes, Strays on the pads, misses the tickle. Gets a couple of leg-byes
17.2
0
Pathirana to Stoinis, no run, Very full on off, keeps it out to the on side

Marcus Stoinis is the next man in

aditya: "This lsg victory is suits well to KL's character. No flamboyance, no records, just getting the job done without any fuss."

17.1
W
Pathirana to Rahul, OUT, Jadeja flier ends Rahul's stay! Leaps to his left from backward point and dives to pluck it out. Wrings his left hand after the effort. Superb effort to end a top knock. He stands deep and cuts a length ball that is well outside off. But he couldn't get it past a flying Jaddu. Looks like the TV ump wants to check the fairness of the catch and it is all good. It was an umpire's review. Delays proceedings a touch

KL Rahul c Jadeja b Pathirana 82 (85m 53b 9x4 3x6) SR: 154.71

LSG need 16, KLR needs 18. Pathirana now

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | LSG: 161/1 (16 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.47, RRR: 5.33)

  • KL Rahul82 (52b)
  • Nicholas Pooran17 (7b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-43-1
  • Matheesha Pathirana3-0-27-0
16.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Rahul, 1 run, Wider outside off, cut to deep third
16.5
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Rahul, FOUR, You or me? Noone! Rizvi runs from deep third, Ravindra runs from deep point, both leave the ball for the other and it races away. It was full and angling away, Rahul just timed that well with an open bat face

Mithun: "What's the point of picking Moeen over Mitchell if he isn't gonna bowl. Was impressed by the change considering the Lucknow wicket but if Rutu is not comfortable with spinners might as well have persisted with Mitchell who offers more with the bat. Would've been ideal him coming in at 4 tonight"

16.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Pooran, 1 run, Short and around off, pulls it off the front foot to deep midwicket
16.3
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Pooran, no run, Slower one just outside off, he goes for the punch but misses
16.2
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Pooran, FOUR, Poor ball. Goes wide of the crease and bowls it full on the pads at 133.9kph,. Pooran flicks it well wide of short fine leg
16.2
1w
Mustafizur Rahman to Pooran, 1 wide, Offcutter wider outside off, Pooran slashes and misses. Wide given
16.1
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Pooran, FOUR, Superb shot. Full and on off, Pooran gets his stride out, opens the face and gets it all along the ground through backward point

Fizz to bowl out

END OF OVER:
16 | 12 Runs | LSG: 146/1 (31 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.12, RRR: 7.75)

  • KL Rahul77 (50b)
  • Nicholas Pooran8 (3b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana3-0-27-0
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-28-1

Timeout

15.6
2
Pathirana to Rahul, 2 runs, Outside off, creamed through covers for two more

Arshin Kulkarni padded up..

15.5
1
Pathirana to Pooran, 1 run, Full on leg, whipped to midwicket, where Deshpande dives and stops

Videos

LSG 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st134Q de KockKL Rahul
2nd27KL RahulN Pooran
3rd19MP StoinisN Pooran

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318