KKR beats LSG in Super Over

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League’s first Super Over of 2026 after a 155-all tie in Lucknow on April 26. (espncricinfo.com) (iplt20.com) Rinku Singh carried Kolkata from 93 for 7 to 155 for 7 with 83 not out off 51 balls, hitting seven fours and five sixes. Mohsin Khan still finished with 5 for 23 for Lucknow. (espncricinfo.com) Lucknow’s chase also swung hard. Rishabh Pant made 42, Aiden Markram scored 31, and the hosts slipped from 65 for 1 to 129 for 7 before Himmat Singh and Mohammed Shami dragged them level. (espncricinfo.com) (wisden.com) The tie came in a 20th over that began with Lucknow needing 17. Kartik Tyagi then bowled two above-waist full tosses to Himmat Singh, both called no-balls, before Shami hit the last ball for six to force the Super Over. (wisden.com) (timesnownews.com) The confusion after those no-balls came from how the law is written. A waist-high full toss is automatically “unfair,” but a bowler is removed only if the umpire judges a second such ball to be “dangerous” as well. (ndtv.com) (wisden.com) That is why Tyagi was briefly taken off and then allowed to finish the over. Reports citing the IPL 2026 playing conditions said the umpires treated only the first delivery as warranting the warning that triggers suspension on a second dangerous ball. (timesnownews.com) (ndtv.com) The Super Over was one-sided. Sunil Narine gave up only one run as Lucknow lost two wickets in three balls, leaving Kolkata two to win. (espncricinfo.com) (sportstar.thehindu.com) Rinku ended it immediately, driving the first ball of Kolkata’s reply for four. He was named player of the match for 83 not out and four catches. (espncricinfo.com) (indiatoday.in) For Kolkata, the night turned a collapse into two points. For Lucknow, Mohsin Khan’s five-wicket spell and Shami’s last-ball six still ended in the season’s strangest defeat so far. (iplt20.com) (espncricinfo.com)