The 21st match of IPL 2025 is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants in Indengarden. KKR captain Azinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first. In this match, which started at 3:30 pm, LSG has given a huge target to KKR by batting quickly. LSG has scored 238 runs while batting first. The three batsmen of his top have played stunning innings. Aiden Marakala missed a half -century from LSG. He scored 47 runs in 28 balls thanks to 4 fours and 2 sixes. He was clean bold off the ball of Harshit Rana.
After this, KKR in the name of Nicholas Puran came in such a storm that all his bowlers collapsed. One after the other Puran put a line of sixes. Puran hit 87 runs in 36 balls at a strike rate of 241.67. He returned unbeaten. Puran hit 7 fours and 8 sixes in this innings. In IPL 2025, Puran is at the top of the list of batsmen who hit sixes. Earlier, Sean Marsh also presented a view of batting. Marsh scored 81 runs in 48 balls with the help of 6 fours and five sixes. He was caught by Rinku Singh in the process of hitting a big shot off Andre Russell.
Harshit Rana was a successful bowler from KKR. He bowled clean and Abdul Samad. However, Rana also spent 51 runs in his 4 -over spell. In addition, Russell got one wicket. Rahane used 6 bowlers. KKR's star spinners Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narayan also could not show much impact. Narayan spent 38 runs in three overs at an average of 12.67.
KKR Playing 11- Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narayan, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarti
Impact Player- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
LSG playing 11- Michelle Marsh, Eden Marakash, Nicholas Puran, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Impact Player- Ravi Bishnoi
