Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Lucknow Super Giants for the first time in the Indian Premier League. The hosts franchise had a perfect game with the bat and ball. Chasing 162 in 20 overs, Phil Salt slammed a fifty. to take the Knight Riders to win by 8 wickets. KKR have registered four victories from five games and are second in the points table.
Earlier, Shreyas won the toss and invited LSG to bat first. Nicholas Pooran played the most impressive innings for the visitors. He scored 45 runs off 32 balls, laced with four sixes and two fours.
KL Rahul accumulated 39 runs off 27 balls, packed with three fours and two sixes. Mitchell Starc took three wickets for the two-time champions.
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