KKR vs LSG IPL 2026 Full Match Scorecard: Two Thrillers That Defined the Season

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match scorecard for IPL 2026 tells the story of two contests decided on the last possible delivery. LSG won Match 15 by 3 wickets off the final ball at Eden Gardens on April 9. KKR won Match 38 via Super Over at Ekana Stadium on April 26 after both teams finished at 155. No other head-to-head fixture in IPL 2026 produced this level of sustained pressure across two meetings. Both matches were won by the team that executed better in the death overs -a pattern that runs through every line of both scorecards.

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• Match 15 Scorecard -April 9
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Quick Match Summary

Match	Date	Venue	Winner	Margin	KKR Score	LSG Score
Match 15	Apr 9, 2026	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	LSG	3 wickets (final ball)	181/4 (20 ov)	182/7 (20 ov)
Match 38	Apr 26, 2026	Ekana Stadium, Lucknow	KKR	Super Over	155/7 (20 ov) + 4/0 SO	155/8 (20 ov) + 1/2 SO

Match 15 -KKR vs LSG, April 9, 2026 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match scorecard for Match 15 shows a near-identical first innings total -but a chase that was settled by one player in the final four overs. KKR posted 181/4 batting first. LSG chased it down to 182/7, with Mukul Choudhary hitting 7 sixes in the death phase to drag the game from LSG’s hands into KKR’s nightmares.

Toss: LSG won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match: Mukul Choudhary (LSG)
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Akshay Totre
Match Referee: Prakash Bhatt

Playing XI -Match 15

KKR	LSG
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	Mitchell Marsh
Finn Allen	Aiden Markram
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk)	Rishabh Pant (c & wk)
Cameron Green	Ayush Badoni
Rinku Singh	Nicholas Pooran
Rovman Powell	Abdul Samad
Ramandeep Singh	Mukul Choudhary
Anukul Roy	Mohammed Shami
Sunil Narine	Manimaran Siddharth
Navdeep Saini	Digvesh Singh
Vaibhav Arora	Prince Yadav

KKR Batting Scorecard -181/4 (20 Overs) | Run Rate: 9.05

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KKR’s innings was defined by a 2nd-wicket partnership of 84 between Rahane and Raghuvanshi, followed by an unbroken 70-run stand between Cameron Green and Rovman Powell at the death.

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	c M Shami b DS Rathi	41	24	4	2	170.83
Finn Allen	c DS Rathi b P Yadav	9	8	2	0	112.50
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk)	c A Markram b M Siddharth	45	33	5	2	136.36
Cameron Green	Not out	32	24	3	1	133.33
Rinku Singh	b A Khan	4	7	0	0	57.14
Rovman Powell	Not out	39	24	4	2	162.50
Extras	(b1, w7, lb3)	11	—	—	—	—
Total		181/4	20 ov			RR: 9.05

Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora

Fall of Wickets: 15-1 (Finn Allen, 1.4 ov) | 99-2 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.2 ov) | 105-3 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 11.4 ov) | 111-4 (Rinku Singh, 13.2 ov)

KKR Phase-wise Scoring

Phase	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Powerplay	1–6	59	1
Middle	7–15	68	3
Death	16–20	54	0

KKR Key Partnerships

Wicket	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	Rahane – Allen	15	10
2nd	Rahane – Raghuvanshi	84	52
3rd	Raghuvanshi – Green	6	8
5th (unbroken)	Green – Powell	70	40

LSG Bowling vs KKR -Match 15

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Mohammed Shami	4	0	27	0	0	1	6.75
Prince Yadav	4	0	47	1	0	3	11.75
Manimaran Siddharth	4	0	34	1	0	1	8.50
Digvesh Singh	4	0	25	1	0	0	6.25
Avesh Khan	4	0	44	1	0	1	11.00

Prince Yadav conceded 47 in 4 overs at economy 11.75 -the most expensive bowler in the innings. The Green–Powell partnership of 70 runs in the final 6.4 overs came primarily against Yadav and Avesh Khan. Shami (6.75 economy) and Digvesh Singh (6.25 economy) were LSG’s most controlled options.

LSG Batting Scorecard -182/7 (20 Overs) | Run Rate: 9.10

The defining performance in this Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match was Mukul Choudhary’s 54 off 27 balls with 7 sixes -struck entirely in the death overs to rescue LSG from 128/7.

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c R Powell b V Arora	22	15	2	1	146.67
Mitchell Marsh	c A Raghuvanshi b V Arora	15	11	1	1	136.36
Rishabh Pant (c & wk)	c K Tyagi b CM Green	10	9	1	0	111.11
Ayush Badoni	c R Singh b AS Roy	54	34	7	2	158.82
Nicholas Pooran	c RM Singh b K Tyagi	13	15	0	1	86.67
Abdul Samad	b AS Roy	2	4	0	0	50.00
Mukul Choudhary	Not out	54	27	2	7	200.00
Mohammed Shami	c AS Roy b S Narine	1	3	0	0	33.33
Avesh Khan	Not out	1	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b1, w6, nb1, lb2)	10	—	—	—	—
Total		182/7	20 ov			RR: 9.10

Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Prince Yadav

Fall of Wickets: 41-1 (Aiden Markram, 4.1 ov) | 42-2 (Mitchell Marsh, 4.3 ov) | 73-3 (Rishabh Pant, 8.2 ov) | 95-4 (Nicholas Pooran, 11.4 ov) | 104-5 (Abdul Samad, 12.5 ov) | 125-6 (Ayush Badoni, 14.4 ov) | 128-7 (Mohammed Shami, 15.6 ov)

LSG Phase-wise Scoring

Phase	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Powerplay	1–6	54	2
Middle	7–15	66	5
Death	16–20	62	0

LSG Key Partnerships

Wicket	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	Markram – Marsh	41	26
4th	Pooran – Badoni	22	19
Last wickets (decisive)	Choudhary – Shami + Choudhary – Avesh	54	27

KKR Bowling vs LSG -Match 15

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Sunil Narine	4	0	13	1	0	0	3.25
Anukul Roy	4	0	32	2	0	4	8.00
Vaibhav Arora	4	0	38	2	0	0	9.50
Kartik Tyagi	3	0	31	1	0	0	10.33
Navdeep Saini	3	0	37	0	0	1	12.33
Cameron Green	2	0	28	1	1	1	14.00

Sunil Narine’s 4 overs for 13 runs at 3.25 economy was the most controlled bowling spell across both innings combined. Cameron Green (14.00 economy) and Navdeep Saini (12.33 economy) conceded 65 runs in just 5 overs -giving LSG’s lower order the runs needed at the death. Vaibhav Arora’s 9.50 economy across 4 overs, including death-over spells, was the clearest gap in KKR’s bowling execution.

Match 15 Highlights Timeline

Over	Key Event
1.4	Finn Allen dismissed -KKR 15/1
4.1	Markram out -LSG 41/1 in chase
4.3	Marsh out off very next ball -LSG 42/2
10.2	Rahane dismissed -KKR 99/2 (middle phase ends)
11.4	Raghuvanshi out -KKR 105/3
13.2	Rinku Singh bowled -KKR 111/4
14.4	Badoni dismissed -LSG 125/6, match in balance
15.6	Shami out -LSG 128/7, Choudhary alone
19.6	Choudhary finishes -LSG win off final ball

Match 38 -LSG vs KKR, April 26, 2026 | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

In this edition of the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants match, a Mohsin Khan five-wicket haul left KKR at 31/4 after six overs -and Rinku Singh spent the next 14 overs rewriting the script. KKR eventually posted 155/7, LSG matched it at 155/8, and the Super Over was won on the very first ball.

Toss: LSG won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match: Rinku Singh (KKR)
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri, Keyur Kelkar
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
Temperature: 30°C | Humidity: 58%

Playing XI -Match 38

Both teams fielded 11 players. Himmat Singh (LSG) and Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) entered as official impact substitutes during the match -they are not part of the starting XI.

KKR (11)	LSG (11)
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	Aiden Markram
Tim Seifert (wk)	Mitchell Marsh
Cameron Green	Rishabh Pant (c & wk)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	Nicholas Pooran
Rovman Powell	Ayush Badoni
Rinku Singh	Mukul Choudhary
Sunil Narine	George Linde
Ramandeep Singh	Mohammed Shami
Anukul Roy	Prince Yadav
Vaibhav Arora	Digvesh Singh Rathi
Kartik Tyagi	Mohsin Khan

Himmat Singh replaced Mohsin Khan at crease (1st innings, over 10.6), Varun Chakravarthy replaced Angkrish Raghuvanshi at crease (2nd innings, over 6.0)

KKR Batting Scorecard -155/7 (20 Overs) | Run Rate: 7.75

KKR’s innings was taken apart by Mohsin Khan in the first 11 overs, before Rinku Singh and Sunil Narine added an unbroken 62 off 38 balls to push the total to 155 -a score that proved enough.

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ajinkya Rahane (c)	c A Markram b M Khan	10	15	0	1	66.67
Tim Seifert (wk)	c M Choudhary b M Khan	0	3	0	0	0.00
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	Obstructing the Field	9	8	1	0	112.50
Cameron Green	c R Pant b M Khan	34	21	0	3	161.90
Rovman Powell	c R Pant b M Khan	1	4	0	0	25.00
Rinku Singh	Not out	83	51	7	5	162.75
Anukul Roy	c A Badoni b M Khan	0	1	0	0	0.00
Ramandeep Singh	c M Marsh b G Linde	6	11	0	0	54.55
Sunil Narine	Not out	4	6	0	0	66.67
Extras	(lb1, w7)	8	—	—	—	—
Total		155/7	20 ov			RR: 7.75

Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Fall of Wickets: 3-1 (Tim Seifert, 1.6 ov) | 16-2 (Ajinkya Rahane, 3.4 ov) | 27-3 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 4.6 ov) | 31-4 (Rovman Powell, 6.1 ov) | 73-5 (Cameron Green, 10.5 ov) | 73-6 (Anukul Roy, 10.6 ov) | 93-7 (Ramandeep Singh, 14.6 ov)

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KKR Phase-wise Scoring

Phase	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Powerplay	1–6	31	4
Middle	7–15	62	3
Death	16–20	62	0

KKR Key Partnerships

Wicket	Batters	Runs	Balls
4th	Green – Rinku	42	29
8th (unbroken, match-defining)	Rinku – Narine	62	38

LSG Bowling vs KKR -Match 38

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Dots	NB	WD	ECO
Mohsin Khan	4	1	23	5	14	0	1	5.75
Mohammed Shami	4	0	34	0	8	0	1	8.50
Prince Yadav	4	0	24	0	10	0	3	6.00
Digvesh Singh Rathi	4	0	46	0	8	0	2	11.50
George Linde	2	0	18	1	4	0	0	9.00
Aiden Markram	2	0	9	0	4	0	0	4.50

Mohsin Khan’s 5/23 in 4 overs with 14 dot balls is the standout individual bowling performance across both KKR-LSG fixtures in IPL 2026. He dismissed five of KKR’s top seven batters. Digvesh Singh Rathi (economy 11.50 in 4 overs) was LSG’s most expensive bowler and conceded the bulk of the runs in the Rinku–Narine partnership phase.

LSG Batting -155/8 (20 Overs) | Run Rate: 7.75

LSG needed 156 at home. KKR’s spin combination held them back in the middle overs -and LSG fell one run short. Complete over-by-over batting card data was not available in published records at the time of compilation. Verified innings totals, wickets, and confirmed phase data are included below from official scorecard sources.

LSG finished at 155/8 in 20 overs -tied with KKR’s 155/7.

LSG Phase-wise Scoring (Chase)

Phase	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Powerplay	1–6	47	1
Middle	7–15	65	5
Death	16–20	43	2

LSG scored 47/1 through six overs. Varun Chakravarthy -entering as an impact substitute -and Sunil Narine then combined to restrict LSG’s middle-over scoring to 65 runs in overs 7–15 at the cost of 5 wickets. LSG entered the death overs needing 44 off the last 5 overs and finished 155/8 -one run short.

KKR Bowling vs LSG -Match 38

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Varun Chakravarthy	4	0	26	2	6.50
Sunil Narine	4	0	28	1	7.00
Vaibhav Arora	4	0	34	2	8.50
Kartik Tyagi	4	0	36	1	9.00
Cameron Green	2	0	13	1	6.50
Anukul Roy	2	0	18	1	9.00

The Chakravarthy–Narine spin axis conceded 54 runs in 8 combined overs at 6.75 economy and took 3 wickets. This combination -absent in Match 15 -was the tactical adjustment that held LSG to 65 runs in the middle overs and created the scoring difference that left them one run short.

Match 38 Highlights Timeline

Over	Key Event
1.6	Seifert dismissed -KKR 3/1
3.4	Rahane out -KKR 16/2
4.6	Raghuvanshi dismissed (Obstructing Field) -KKR 27/3
6.1	Powell out -KKR 31/4, powerplay ends in crisis
10.5	Green out -KKR 73/5
10.6	Roy out -KKR 73/6, two wickets in consecutive deliveries
10.6	Mohsin Khan completes his 5th wicket
14.6	Ramandeep out -KKR 93/7
20.0	Rinku Singh finishes 83* -KKR post 155/7
20.0	LSG finish 155/8 -scores tied
Super Over, Ball 1	Rinku hits Yadav for four -KKR win

Super Over Full Scorecard {Super-over}

In the Super Over of this Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants contest, KKR won on the first ball. Rinku Singh hit Prince Yadav for four. LSG scored 1 off 3 deliveries and lost 2 wickets. The match was over in 4 combined Super Over deliveries.

KKR Super Over -Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rinku Singh	4	1	1	0	400.00
Rovman Powell	0	0	0	0	—
Total	4/0	0.1 ov

LSG chose Prince Yadav to bowl against KKR in the Super Over.

LSG Super Over -Batting

Batter	R	B
Nicholas Pooran	—	2
Aiden Markram	—	1
Total	1/2	0.3 ov

KKR chose Varun Chakravarthy to bowl against LSG in the Super Over.

Tactical Breakdown: What Separated These Two Teams {Tactical}

Across both fixtures, the team that executed the death overs without conceding wickets won. That single pattern connects both scorecard outcomes.

How Match 15 Was Won and Lost

In Match 15, the powerplay was broadly even -KKR reached 59/1, LSG 54/2. LSG scored 62 runs in overs 16–20 without losing a wicket -Mukul Choudhary’s 7 sixes drove it. KKR’s death-over total was 54. That 8-run scoring difference created the decisive swing. Vaibhav Arora’s economy of 9.50 in 4 overs, including at the death, was the bowling gap LSG targeted.

How Match 38 Was Won and Lost

KKR’s powerplay in Match 38 produced 31/4 -Mohsin Khan took 4 wickets inside the first 7 overs. Rinku Singh rebuilt KKR from 31/4 and later 73/6, finishing on 83 off 51 balls. KKR then scored 62 runs in the death overs without losing a wicket -identical to LSG’s death score in Match 15. LSG, chasing 156, scored only 43/2 in their death phase and fell one run short.

The Bowling Adjustment KKR Made

KKR introduced Varun Chakravarthy as an impact substitute in Match 38. In Match 15, the absence of a wrist-spinner allowed LSG’s right-handed middle order to score 66 runs in overs 7–15. In Match 38, the Chakravarthy–Narine combination held LSG to 65 in that same phase and took 3 wickets. That was the difference between an LSG win and a tied game.

Mini Key Stats Box

Match 15

Metric	Player	Figure
Highest Score	Mukul Choudhary (LSG)	54 off 27 -SR 200.00
Best Economy	Sunil Narine (KKR)	3.25 (4 overs, 13 runs)
Most Sixes	Mukul Choudhary (LSG)	7
Most Expensive Bowler	Cameron Green (KKR)	ECO 14.00
Decisive Partnership	Choudhary – Avesh Khan	54 runs, 27 balls

Match 38

Metric	Player	Figure
Highest Score	Rinku Singh (KKR)	83 off 51 -SR 162.75
Best Bowling	Mohsin Khan (LSG)	5/23 -14 dot balls
Most Expensive Bowler	Digvesh Singh Rathi (LSG)	ECO 11.50
Decisive Partnership	Rinku Singh – Sunil Narine	62 runs, 38 balls (8th wicket)
Super Over Winner	Rinku Singh	4/0 off 0.1 overs

Head-to-Head: KKR vs LSG IPL 2026

Factor	Match 15	Match 38
Winner	LSG	KKR
Venue	Eden Gardens	Ekana Stadium
Toss	LSG bowled first	LSG bowled first
Decisive batter	Mukul Choudhary 54(27)	Rinku Singh 83(51)
Best bowler	Sunil Narine 1/13 (4 ov)	Mohsin Khan 5/23 (4 ov)
Death overs winner	LSG -62/0 (Ov 16–20)	KKR -62/0 (Ov 16–20)
Final ball finish	Yes -last ball of 20th over	Yes -Super Over Ball 1

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