Kolkata Knight Riders were defeated by Lucknow Super Giants at MCA Stadium in Pune by 72 runs on Saturday. With this, the team is now at the topmost spot of the league charts, taking them a step closer to this season’s IPL playoffs. On the other hand, Kolkata is almost on the verge of being eliminated from the Indian Premier League with just 8 points from 11 games. Their journey in IPL this year has been a disaster and they stand at the eighth position after this loss.
Deepak Hooda of LSG has been shining at the third spot with his score of 41 off 27 deliveries with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. Even though he fell short of 9 runs for a 50, he shared a solid partnership with De Knock which was essential for Lucknow.