Lucknow vs Kolkata, Live Score, Match 38, Indian Premier League, 2026

Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! Double delight for Mohsin as he gets his second of the evening. On a length, around middle and off, shaping a hint away from the batter. Ajinkya Rahane shuffles away to his leg side and looks to hit this down to long on but gets outdone by the away swing and miscues this off the cue end towards mid off. Aiden Markram settles himself underneath it and takes it nice and easy. 

Mohsin Khan to Tim Seifert, OUT! CAUGHT! Khan strikes first for LSG and is joyous. On a length, around off, shaping a hint away from the right-hander. Tim Seifert looks to take on the ring of fielders on the off side and goes through with a lofted drive. Fails to get the timing right and ends up miscuing it from the bottom of his bat to Mukul Choudhary at short cover. Perhaps the ball held up a touch on the surface. Mukul takes the catch watchfully around his left shoulder with a reverse cup. Back-to-back ducks for Seifert. KKR are 3/1.

Prince Yadav to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! RAGHUVANSHI IS GONE! This will raise a lot of eyebrows and will be debated about as well. Keeps the stumps in play, does Prince, on a good length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi nudges it off the front foot to the mid on region and looks to cross over. He is sent back from more than halfway as the mid on fielder is quick to get rid of the ball to the batting end. Raghuvanshi turns to scramble back but gets in the way of the throw as he changes direction, making a big U-turn. He dives to make his ground and the ball strikes his left foot. LSG are going upstairs, appealing for obstructing the field. The on-field umpires refer to the TV umpire, who feels that Raghuvanshi changed his direction intentionally and obstructed the field and is deemed out. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks off the field and is absolutely fuming. Glum faces in the KKR dugout as they just cannot believe what happened out there.

Mohsin Khan to Cameron Green, OUT! CAUGHT! Cameron Green was itching to go big on every ball and Mohsin Khan gets his man. Mohsin bowls it back of a length and darts the ball well across the right-hander. Green leans across and tries to drag the big shot across the line, but ends up slicing it off the outer half of the blade. The ball gets lobbed up around the gully region and it is the keeper, Rishabh Pant who calls for it, running to his right and he pouches it with ease.

Mohsin Khan to Rovman Powell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! It just keeps getting worse for the Knight Riders. Mohsin is over the moon as he picks up his third wicket. He bangs it short into the pitch, around the ribs of the batter, on the leg stump line. Rovman Powell lines up for the pull shot, but the ball brushes the gloves and Pant gathers it to his left. He appeals for caught behind and up goes the finger. KKR are 31/4 after 6.1 overs.

Mohsin Khan to Anukul Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder and Mohsin has a five-wicket haul. Mohsin Khan brings out the subtle change of pace again, bowling it quicker at over 143 clicks. This is fuller and on the pads, and Anukul Roy gets a bit tucked up. Roy tries to flick it away but ends up clipping it uppishly towards short mid-wicket. Ayush Badoni squats down and takes a safe catch there. Golden duck for Anukul and Kolkata Knight Riders are 73/6.

George Linde to Ramandeep Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Linde has his first now as Ramandeep falls. Flighted delivery, around off, Ramandeep Singh goes down on a knee and looks to take on 'The Bison' at long on. Ramandeep Singh fails to get right underneath this and ends up hitting this straight to Mitchell Marsh at long on and he takes it with ease. Kolkata Knight Riders are 93/7.

Cameron Green to Aiden Markram, OUT! A SPECTACULAR CATCH! Rinku Singh cannot do anything wrong in this match and one can see how much it means to Cameron Green and KKR. On a fractionally fuller length, on the off stump line. Aiden Markram gets on the front foot and tries to clear the long off fence, but seemingly does not hit it off the middle of the bat. The ball still has the wheels to clear the ropes, but Rinku comes charging across to his right from long off and plucks it. But as soon as he realises that the momentum is taking him over the ropes, he lobs the ball up in the air, balances himself nicely, comes back in the playing area and takes it in the second attempt. The replay shows that no part of his boot is in contact with the ropes while holding the ball. Not the tallest man out there, is Rinku, but he always is a live-wire in the field. Lucknow Super Giants are 65/2 as the dangerous Aiden Markram walks back to the hut.

Vaibhav Arora to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! TAKEN! Looks like Rovman Powell has hurt his hip, but he has managed to hold on to a stunner here. Vaibhav Arora begins with a hard-length delivery, around off, skids through. Mitchell Marsh looks to take it on and goes for the heave across the line but his bat turns in his hand. The ball slices off the outer half of the bat and spoons high up towards mid on. Powell tries to get under it by running backwards but turns the wrong way completely. However, he changes direction but keeps his eyes locked on the ball like a hawk and flings to the other side to take a fantastic catch, to his left, landing hard on his hip. LSG are 8/1, chasing 156.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant, OUT! GONE! Narine strikes and strikes big, putting an end to this budding stand. He keeps KKR well and truly alive in the contest. Quicker and fuller, wide outside off, Rishabh Pant goes for a reverse sweep but misses and loses his balance as well. Tim Seifert gathers this on the second attempt and appeals for a caught behind but the umpire denies it. Ajinkya Rahane sends this upstairs for DRS. A clear spike on the UltraEdge as the ball is next to Pant's glove. An excellent review by KKR, forced by Tim Seifert and the home side loses their skipper. As they say, you live by the sword and die by it as well. Pant falls and the Super Giants are 78/3, chasing 156.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Pooran falls into the trap set by Rahane and Varun. Chakaravarthy continues to bowl a quicker one, full and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran chases this and looks to loft this over covers but gets only an outside edge that goes straight into the hands of a very fine short third. Sunil Narine takes a sharp catch there. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Badoni holes out now and this could be a massive moment in the game. A touch short, on middle and off. Ayush Badoni bends a bit low and tries to pull it over deep mid-wicket, but is cramped up for space and hence cannot generate enough power on the shot. It goes only as far as the fielder stationed in the deep. Anukul Roy at deep mid-wicket bends low as the ball dips on him and takes a finely judged catch. Lucknow Super Giants are 120/6, still requiring 36 runs from 15 balls.

Anukul Roy to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! CAUGHT! The chase is falling apart for the Super Giants now. Short of a length, around middle and leg, Mukul Choudhary goes deep in the crease and looks to take on the boundary rider at deep mid-wicket, targeting the larger boundary as well. Doesn't get enough power behind the ball and ends up hitting it to the right of Rinku Singh in that region. Rinku runs well to his right and gathers this nice and clean. Mukul Choudhary departs for just 1. 

Kartik Tyagi to Himmat Singh, OUT! HIT STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Guess who's the man in the deep. It's Rinku Singh. He can even walk on water today. The tables turn yet again as this game refuses to settle. Back of a length outside off. Himmat goes back in the crease and pulls it towards deep backward square, but Rinku Singh is stationed right there. He barely has to move forward, settles underneath it comfortably and takes the catch. LSG are 148/8, needing 8 runs from 3 balls.

Vaibhav Arora to George Linde, OUT! EASILY CAUGHT! All going KKR's way now. Full length and pitching outside leg, following Linde with pace on. He makes room and swings down the ground, gets the elevation, but not the distance. He could not get the full swing of the bat, and that proves costly. Rinku rides the long on boundary and takes the catch. He is not dropping those dollies. LSG are 129/7.