Written by Vaibhav Tripathi
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) confirmed their played in the IPL 2023 play-offs with a thrilling one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). A match that Lucknow appeared to be winning easily was turned on its head by another spectacular innings from Rinku Singh, who almost took his team home in front of a raucous crowd at Eden Gardens.
Krunal Pandya, who captained Lucknow with KL Rahul ruled out by injury, acknowledged Rinku ‘s impressive power-hitting. “Rinku has been special this year, every game when he’s there you can’t take it easy,” he said at the post-match presentation. “Today, he showed it again, but it is a high-pressure situation while bowling death overs to execute our plans.
“I was talking to my bowlers after each ball. I asked them to execute their plans. If, after that, the batter plays a good shot, there’s nothing we can do.”