IPL 2025: Match 21 - KKR vs LSG
- Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to field. KKR brought back Spencer Johnson for Moeen Ali.
- Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram raced off the blocks, scoring 59 in the PowerPlay.
- Harshit Rana gave KKR their first breakthrough by breaking the 99-run opening stand with a slower ball that went through Markram's defences.
- After playing second fiddle to Makram (49) in the first six overs, Marsh went up a gear post the PowerPlay and completed a 36-ball half-century.
- Nicholas Pooran went even better as he slammed a half-century off just 21 balls.
- Pooran hit as many as eight sixes and his 87* (36) powered LSG to 238.
- KKR got off to a great start before a smart review gave LSG their first breakthrough.
- Sunil Narine (30 off 13) and Ajinkya Rahane led a thrilling counter as KKR blitzed 90 runs in the PowerPlay.
- Ajinkya Rahane scored a 26-ball half-century and added 71 for the third wicket with deputy Venkatesh Iyer.
- After bowling five wides to start an over, Shardul Thakur dismissed Rahane with a full toss.
- KKR went through a rough late-overs phase in which they lost 5 for 23.
- Rinku Singh blasted 38* off 15 but KKR fell short by 4 in a game that saw an aggregate of 472 runs.
- Digvesh Rathi enjoyed top performance, giving away just 33 runs from his 4 overs while picking up the big wicket of Narine.