First he took the catch, then Rinku won the match, such was the thrill of the KKR-Lucknow Super Over.
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KKR vs LSG Super Over: The 38th match of IPL 2026 reached the Super Over, where Kolkata Knight Riders won. Chasing the target of 156 runs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants scored 155 runs after playing the entire over, due to which the score became equal. After this, Lucknow gave a target of two runs in the Super Over, which was achieved by KKR with a four on the first ball of Rinku Singh.
Rinku Singh became the hero of KKR’s victory.
New Delhi. In IPL 2026, the second match of the day on Sunday (April 26) crossed all limits of excitement. A breath-taking match took place between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, the result of which saw the first Super Over of the season. Batting first, KKR scored 155 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Chasing the runs, after playing full 20 overs, Lucknow team could reach only 155 runs, due to which the match was tied. After this, Super Over was played, in which KKR won. Let us know what happened in the super over.
thrill of super over
Lucknow batted first in the super over. The responsibility of bowling for KKR was handed over to Sunil Narine. Narine clean bowled Nicholas Pooran on the very first ball. At the same time, Rishabh Pant scored one run on the second ball. Aiden Markram also tried to play a big shot on the third ball of the over, but on the boundary line, Rovman Powell along with brilliant fielding Rinku Singh took an amazing catch. Powell caught the ball going towards a six and when seeing the deteriorating balance, it started going out of the boundary, he threw the ball towards Rinku standing inside. With this wicket, Lucknow team could score only one run in the super over. Chasing the target of two runs, Rinku Singh, who came to bat in the super over for KKR, hit a four on the very first ball and gave victory to KKR.
