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Best performances - Batsmen

RK Singh
RK Singh
67(33) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 16 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
0 9 6 8 18 8 4 14
N Pooran
N Pooran
58(30) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • straight drive
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
1 14 8 2 10 6 6 11

Best performances - Bowlers

Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
SN Thakur
SN Thakur
O2
M0
R27
W2
Eco13.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: @himanshu_a30

END OF OVER:
20 | 19 Runs | KKR: 175/7 (2 runs required, RR: 8.75)

  • Rinku Singh67 (33b)
  • Vaibhav Arora1 (1b)
  • Yash Thakur3-0-31-2
  • Naveen-ul-Haq4-0-46-0

LSG were 73 for 5 in the 11th over, after which Pooran bashed 58 off 30 balls. KKR needed 41 to win from 12 balls, and Rinku smashed 39. Two classic comebacks, but only one winner. That's it from the last game at Eden Gardens this IPL, as LSG plan for playoffs while KKR ponder for next season. Here's Hemant's report for a quick recall of the day's play, as this is Himanshu signing off on behalf of Vairavan and Hemant!

Nicholas Pooran is the Player of the Match: "I had to take it as deep as possible. I was looking to capitalise. This was a small pitch. I pride myself to play in these situations [after he came out at 73 for 5]. Ayush [Badoni] and I had had a partnership against Chennai as well. Our bowlers have done it in the last two games. We have a young bowling attack."

Krunal Pandya speaks as LSG qualify: "Very happy... we never gave up. At one stage they were 61 for 1, and we felt just two or three tight overs can change the state of the game. There was grip for the spinners. Rinku has been special every game. You can't take him easy. But it's a high-pressure situation when bowling those death overs. I went with my gut [feel] and gave Yash instead of Mohsin the last over. It just paid off."

Time for the presentations

Suhas: "How important was that dot ball at 18.6?"

Ravi Bishnoi after the win: "Always feels good to win. Feels good to qualify too. It was scary in every ball [with Rinku batting that way]. We thought we had enough on the board. The plan was to bowl wicket to wicket."

Rummy: "What a show Rinku! Take a bow!"

Nitish Rana after the defeat: "The result wasn't in our favour, but there are a lot of positives from the season. Hopefully we come back as a better team. You have to win back to back, and I feel bad since we had the ability finish games off. Looks like I have spoken Rinku all 14 times that I have held the mic after a match! I really don't have words to define him. If he can bat that way in that situation, then he can do anything!"

Afeef: "Get Rinku Singh into India's T20I squad immediately"

11.29pm All said and done, LSG are assured of a place in the playoffs. They will finish third no matter what. It came down all the way to the last ball of their last league game to decide that. Too much left for Rinku to do at the end. Painful for KKR, who were carried all along by Rinku. But it's LSG day in the end, as they now shift their focus on what is to come. Hang around for the presentations.

19.6
6
Yash Thakur to Singh, SIX, Six more, but LSG win by one run! Spare a thought for Rinku. Of course a win wouldn't have taken KKR through, but the guy did all the work possible only for them to fall one short. It was a full toss angling into middle, which he hoicked hard and flat. The fielder at long-on leapt and even got a hand, only for the ball to drop back beyond the rope
19.5
4
Yash Thakur to Singh, FOUR, four wide of long-off! Ah, Rinku just falls short of what he needed. The ball was full outside off, and he drilled wide of the fielder

12 from 2 balls

Monoj: "HERE WE GO AGAIN!!"

19.4
6
Yash Thakur to Singh, SIX, the first of three sixes needed! Whipped over deep midwicket. Oh my, that made a ridiculous sound off the bat. Slower ball, angling into his pads off a length. Rinku saw, and sent that flaying
19.4
1w
Yash Thakur to Singh, 1 wide, another wide. Dipping full toss wide of off, as Rinku doesn't get bat on ball while stabbing
19.3
0
Yash Thakur to Singh, no run, very well bowled. Low full toss outside off, and whipped to deep midwicket. Rinku doesn't run
19.2
0
Yash Thakur to Singh, no run, good ball. A bouncer fired, as he bowls short on off, with Rinku trying to pull, as the ball was quite high for his liking. Took his eyes off last moment

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st61JJ RoyVR Iyer
2nd17JJ RoyN Rana
3rd4JJ RoyRahmanullah Gurbaz
4th26RK SinghRahmanullah Gurbaz
5th12AD RussellRK Singh
6th14SN ThakurRK Singh
7th2SP NarineRK Singh
8th39RK SinghVG Arora

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59