In a one-sided affair at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured a comfortable victory by 8 wickets against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in match 28 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Mitchell Starc shines with the ball
Opting to bowl first, KKR bowlers led by the lethal Mitchell Starc (3/28) restricted LSG to a below-par total of 161/7. Openers Quinton de Kock (10) and KL Rahul (39) couldn’t capitalize on their starts, while only Nicholas Pooran (45) managed to break free with a late flourish. Sunil Narine (1/17) and Varun Chakaravarthy (1/30) also chipped in with economical spells.
Phil Salt takes KKR home
Chasing a modest target, KKR openers Phil Salt (89) and Narine (6) got off to a flying start. While Narine departed early, Salt continued his onslaught, smashing 14 boundaries and 3 sixes in a belligerent 47-ball knock.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (38) played a composed innings, stitching a crucial partnership with Salt to lay the foundation for victory. Eventually, KKR chased down the target with 4.2 overs to spare, losing just two wickets.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
Phil Salt’s 📝 for today be like: pic.twitter.com/xEyiv87B3k
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 14, 2024
Phil Salt – 89*(47)
Shreyas Iyer – 38*(38)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS CHASE DOWN 162 RUNS FROM JUST 15.4 OVERS. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/zutMVDuH04
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 14, 2024
The Man of the Moment – Phil Salt – hits the winning runs 😎
A dominant performance at home helps #KKR 💜get back to winning ways 🙌
Scorecard ▶ https://t.co/ckcdJJTe3n #TATAIPL | #KKRvLSG | @KKRiders | @PhilSalt1 pic.twitter.com/YfdnQNKZch
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2024
LSG in last 2 matches:
Scored 167/7 vs DC and lost
Scored 161/7 vs KKR and lost
Before this, they had won all 13 matches when they scored 160+ batting first. #KKRvLSG
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 14, 2024
PHIL SALT, THE HERO OF KKR..!!! 💥
89* (47) with 14 fours and 3 sixes – he was unsold in the IPL 2024 auction, came in as Roy’s replacement and now delivering for KKR. 👊 pic.twitter.com/jMI0JVoY2m
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 14, 2024
KKR get their first win over LSG after a comfortable 8 wicket win
Terrific innings from Phil Salt with 89* (47)#LSGvKKR
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) April 14, 2024
🚨MAN OF THE MATCH PHIL SALT HAS NOW HIT 2 50S IN 2 GAMES AT EDEN GARDENS 🚨pic.twitter.com/7x5vla91w4
— KKR Vibe (@KnightsVibe) April 14, 2024
Phil Salt showed LSG how to bat in Eden Gardens 🔥
89*(47) pic.twitter.com/WIxtWG3P4F
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 14, 2024
He is here to rule
Remember the name
PHIL SALT 🧂 pic.twitter.com/5ww3bxJKPq
— Ashish Shrivastava (@ashishayush1177) April 14, 2024
Phil Salt in Last Year in T20
Matches – 21
Runs – 639
Strike Rate – 165.97 🔥🔥🔥
Average – 35.5 🔥🔥🔥
Highest Score – 119 👌🏻👌🏻
Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer have identified real talent for Kolkata Knight Riders
pic.twitter.com/vFSu1DG80o
— ICT Fan (@Delphy06) April 14, 2024
TAKE A BOW, PHIL SALT…!!!!! 🔥
He smashed 89* runs from 47 balls including 14 fours and 3 sixes against LSG in this run chase – What a Knock by Phil Salt. pic.twitter.com/AJrqjjv1Qg
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 14, 2024
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