Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants in a thrilling game at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Kolkata Knight Riders were batting first and lost plenty of wickets upfront. Rinku Singh played a blinder of a knock as he helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a total of more than 150 at the end of the first innings. It was a competitive total on the board. Chasing the target, Lucknow Super Giants had a good partnership with Markram and Pant doing well but Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers made a great comeback to take wickets and LSG needed 17 runs of the last over. Karthik Tyagi had a bad final over as he bowled multiple no balls and with seven needed of the last ball, Mohammad Shami slammed a six to take it to the Super over. Kolkata Knight Riders Won the Super over as Narine bowled a brilliant over conceding just one run and Rinku Singh chased down the target.
Sunil Narine: (Enjoy bowling super overs?)
I think when you're bowling, you have the opportunity to do it. It's always a tough situation, but I think it's a bit easier when you bowl the super over first. (Tell us about your celebrations?) No, I think cricket is hard enough to be thinking about celebration. I think when you think about the batters and what you have to do to the game, I think celebration is the least of my worries. (Is that one of the best overs you've ever bowled?) It's up there. I think, obviously, this situation makes it a bit better. But in saying that, I'm generally happy for the team. I think we have been struggling and you need games like this to try to get momentum. I know it's gonna be tough, but I think once you try to take it game by game, we'll be in a good end. (Thoughts about Tyagi's 20th over) I think it's always tough, and I mean this, I think no matter how senior you are, how junior you are, bowling a last over, you defend, no matter who you bowl to, it's gonna be tough. And I think he has been bowling well the entire season. I mean, you can't fault him for those things. Things like that happen, but obviously it's a learning curve, and every mistake is something you look forward to to try to correct it. I guess when the turnaround for the team happened, it has to happen with starting with the senior players. (I guess It was symbolic that you bowled the Super Over?) I think the entire team backed me, so I think once everyone said the same thing, it was pretty easy and obviously, as I said, bowling first, you could relax a little more even though it's not much relaxing place to be. (Who made the decision for you to bowl?) I think all the coaches staff said, Sunil, you're gonna bowl it, and I just said, okay, that's no problem.
Rishabh Pant: (Your thoughts?)
See, I think we definitely need a break. I think we're gonna refresh, there is always pressure and it's gonna be pressure game always, but at the same time, we have to look for answers inside, not outside. And just keep it simple. Just take accountability, each and every guy. Like, it can't be about one or two guys. It has to be about the whole unit and a lot of people will take accountability for that for sure. (Pooran is out of form, what was the thought process behind sending him) We had a discussion as a group we had a discussion and the name came up was Nicholas Pooran. He might not go through the best form of his life, but at the same time, you will trust your player in a hard situation like this. They're gonna come up nicely. So, no excuses there. Just looking at the positive, there might not be enough positive right now, but I think after the break, there will be a lot of enough positive for sure. (Thoughts behind bowling Digvesh Rathi?) See, there are always time in cricket where you can turn a little bit of bowling at the same time. But sometimes bowlers got to bowl those hard overs. And there will be time when I have to give him that in middle overs because I was looking for a wicket. I just didn't get one. That was the thought process behind it. And too many minds doesn't make it easy on the ground.
Rinku Singh | Player of the Match (translated from Hindi):
(Should we change your name to Rinku Sankatmochan) No, Rinku is fine. When I went into bat four wickets had fallen, so I kept thinking how I can go about and I have to take the game till the end. Since we had lost four wickets, it was about keeping the scoreboard moving and put the loose balls away. I like fielding since my childhood, I am fit and I enjoy my fielding. I was not ready, I thought he would complete the catch, but he threw it long and I was able to hang on
