During the IPL 2026 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants on April 9, Avesh Khan delivered a crucial breakthrough by dismissing Rinku Singh for 4 off 7 balls in the 14th over.
On the second ball of the over (13.2), Avesh bowled a clever sharp-length delivery that hurried the batter.
Rinku tried to rock back and cut, but he was late in bringing his bat down and completely missed the line. The ball went on to crash into the top of the off stump, clean bowling him in dramatic fashion. Following the dismissal, Avesh was seen in an aggressive way, almost gesturing the batter to leave, while roaring down the pitch.
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Commentators termed the dismissal a "lazy" effort, pointing out that he failed to cover a straight ball aimed at the stumps. The wicket left KKR struggling at 111/4, further hurting their momentum after the quick exits of Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
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Lucknow Super Giants have made a confident start in their chase of 182 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the live IPL 2026 clash at Eden Gardens. After 3 overs, LSG are 31/0, needing 151 runs from 102 balls, with the required rate at 8.88, comfortably below their current run rate of 10.33.
Aiden Markram has looked particularly fluent on 20 off 11 balls, striking two fours and a six, while Mitchell Marsh remains unbeaten on 7 off 7. The opening pair has ensured there has been no early damage for KKR, which currently leaves LSG with a strong 72.04% win probability.
Earlier, KKR posted 181/4, powered by useful knocks from Ajinkya Rahane (41), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45), Cameron Green (32) and Rovman Powell (39)**. However, the total appears slightly below par on a good batting surface at Eden Gardens. With explosive batters like Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran still to come, Lucknow are firmly in control, while KKR desperately need a breakthrough in the next couple of overs.