Rinku Singh’s ‘Super’ show… Created history in the super over against Lucknow, ended the match on the very first ball

New Delhi. Even in the Super Over, the magic of Rinku Singh was at its peak, who gave Kolkata an incredible victory by first fielding and then batting. When the Lucknow team came out to bat first, their innings collapsed like a pack of cards in front of Sunil Narine’s spin. Narine reduced Lucknow to just 1 run by taking two wickets in just three balls, in which the brilliant catch of Rinku Singh and Rovman Powell’s ‘Jugalbandi’ was the center of attraction. Powell tossed the ball in the air on the boundary, which Rinku caught and sent Aiden Markram to the pavilion. After this, when KKR needed only 2 runs to win, Rinku ended the match by hitting a brilliant four on the very first ball of Prince Yadav. With this explosive performance, Rinku proved that there is no better player than her in moments of pressure. This is the second victory of KKR.

17 runs were needed in the last over
The excitement of the match was at its peak when Lucknow Super Giants needed 17 runs in the last over to win. This over of Kartik Tyagi was no less than a dramatic thriller. Kolkata was left breathless by two consecutive ‘beamers’ (no-balls) and fours on free-hits at the beginning of the over. However, Tyagi made a comeback and got Himmat Singh caught out by Rinku Singh and strengthened his hold on the match by taking out a dot on the next ball. On the last ball, Lucknow needed 7 runs to win and 6 runs for the super over. Mohammed Shami was on strike, who surprised everyone with his batting and hit a skyscraper six off Tyagi’s ball.

The score became equal with this historic six of Shami.
With this historic six by Shami, the score became equal and fans got a chance to watch the first ‘Super Over’ of IPL 2026. As soon as the ball crossed the boundary, surprise was clearly visible on the faces of Dwayne Bravo and Watson, while Avesh Khan jumped with joy in the dugout. There was disappointment in the KKR camp and a new ray of hope for Lucknow was clearly visible. After both the teams stopped at the score of 155 runs, the competition on the field had now reached a new level, where each run and each ball was going to decide the direction of the entire tournament.

Scored 155 runs for seven wickets against Lucknow Super Giants.
Kolkata Knight Riders, who were in trouble due to the stormy bowling of Mohsin Khan, scored 155 runs for seven wickets against Lucknow Super Giants with the help of Rinku Singh’s brilliant half-century. Mohsin bowled the best of his career, taking five wickets for 23 runs and destroying KKR’s top and middle order. Spinner George Linde also took one wicket for 18 runs. On behalf of Knight Riders, Rinku, during the best innings of her career, scored an unbeaten 83 runs in 51 balls with five sixes and seven fours and made an unbroken partnership of 42 runs in 30 balls with Cameron Green (34) for the fifth wicket and 62 runs in 30 balls with Sunil Narayan (04 not out) for the eighth wicket. Apart from Rinku and Green, only captain Ajinkya Rahane (10) reached double digits.

Pant won the toss and decided to bowl.
Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to bowl, which Mohsin proved absolutely right, taking the Knight Riders score to 31 runs for four wickets. Mohsin got Tim Seifert (0) caught by Mukul Chaudhary in the second over itself. Captain Ajinkya Rahane hit the first six of the innings on Mohammed Shami but Mohsin’s ball was caught by Aiden Markram. Angkrish Raghuvanshi (09) was then unfortunately out due to obstruction in the fielding. Knight Riders team could score only 31 runs for three wickets in the power play.

Green took the team’s score beyond 50 runs with two sixes on Linde.
Mohsin gave the fourth blow to Knight Riders by getting Rovman Powell (01) caught by wicketkeeper Pant. Cameron Green took the team’s score beyond 50 runs with two sixes on George Linde in the ninth over. Green also hit a six off Mohsin but was lucky on the next ball when the ball fell between Digvesh Rathi and Prince Yadav. However, Green could not take advantage of this gift of life and was caught by wicketkeeper Pant after one ball.

Mohsin Khan took five wickets for the first time in his career
Mohsin also got five wickets for the first time in his career by getting Anukul Roy (0) caught by Ayush Badoni on the next ball and taking Super Giants to 73 runs for six wickets. Rinku Singh ended the boundary drought with two consecutive fours off Rathi in the 14th over. Knight Riders’ century of runs was completed in the 16th over. Rinku completed her half-century in 42 balls with six sixes and two fours on Shami. He took the team’s score beyond 150 runs with four consecutive sixes on Rathi in the last over of the innings.