Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the Super Over thriller against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) after a dramatic tie at the Ekana Stadium in IPL 2026. After LSG reached 155/8 in response to KKR's 155/7, the match was decided in a one-over shootout where KKR's Sunil Narine dominated with the ball. KKR won the match with three balls to spare in their Super Over chase after LSG collapsed while batting first in the tie-breaker. LSG managed only 1 run and lost 2 wickets in just 3 balls.
Chasing a target of 2 runs, KKR knocked them off comfortably within the first three balls of their turn to secure the victory. The game went to a Super Over thanks to a heroic last-ball six by LSG's Mohammed Shami in the regular 20th over. KKR struggled early but recovered to 155/7, thanks to vice-captain Rinku Singh's unbeaten 83 off 51 balls. He smashed four consecutive sixes in the final over.Chasing 156, LSG needed 17 runs off the final over bowled by Kartik Tyagi.Tyagi bowled two height-related no-balls (beamers) and was removed from the attack.With 7 runs needed off the last ball, Shami hit a six straight down the ground to tie the scores at 155.
Rinku Singh sealed the match for KKR by hitting the first ball of Super over for a four.
LSG and KKR play first super over of IPL 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the first Super Over of IPL 2026 after a dramatic tie against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on April 26, 2026. In the Super Over, Sunil Narine dismissed Nicholas Pooran on the first ball and Aiden Markram on the third, bowling LSG out for just 1 run.KKR needed 2 runs to win. Rinku Singh struck a boundary off the first ball from Prince Yadav to seal the win.Earlier, Rinku Singh kept KKR in the game with a blistering 83* off 51 balls, while LSG's Mohsin Khan took a sensational five-wicket haul (5/23).
