IPL 2022 Highlights, KKR vs LSG: Lucknow beat Kolkata in a thriller, qualify for play-offs

Strategic break. With 9 runs off the last 3 overs, this game has tilted massively in favour of Lucknow now. 77 needed off the last 30 balls. Sam Billings and Andre Russell are the batters in the Kolkata ranks on whom you can bank to do it. Lucknow hammered 88 in the last 5 overs. Can Kolkata also go bonkers at the death?

Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, Terrific over fom Avesh Khan and Lucknow have now bowled three overs on the go where they have conceded less than a run-a-ball. Avesh grunts and steams in only to bowl a slower delivery, full and outside off. Russell tries to cream it through covers but gets an inside edge towards the keeper.

Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, Peach of a delivery from Avesh and what a comeback over this is proving to be! Avesh goes quick and full and nails the yorker on leg. Russell can do nothing other than just jam it out.

Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, Pace on this time from Avesh. On a shorter length and outside off. Russell takes a swing at it but misses. Two dots in a row now.

Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, Another dot ball and the required rate just keeps on soaring high. Slower bumper, bowled well outside off. Russell tries to reach it but can only manage to toe-end it towards cover-point.

Avesh Khan to Sam Billings, Back of a length, outside off. Billings fetches it and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Will KL Rahul take the punt and bowl out Mohsin Khan? Nopes. He wants to keep Mohsin's last over in the locker. Here comes Avesh Khan. Has gone for 41 runs in his two overs so far. Can he redeem himself? 

Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, DROPPED! Or was it? Length from Avesh, around off. Andre Russell pummels it flat towards Jason Holder at long on who seems to have dropped the catch but the replay shows that it fell just short. Single taken.

Marcus Stoinis to Andre Russell, In the air but safe! Short of a length, around off. Andre Russell looks to muscle it over the mid-wicket fence but gets it high off the bat. The ball falls short of Deepak Hooda who comes racing in from the deep. Single taken. Just 5 runs and a wicket off it and the pressure is back on Kolkata.

Marcus Stoinis to Andre Russell, Good bumper from Stoinis. This is banged in around off, Russell lets it be.

Andre Russell arrives. The crowd is getting vocal. 80 needed off 38 balls and the West Indian powerhouse is capable of doing that.

Marcus Stoinis to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Just before the over began it felt like something's got to give and Shreyas Iyer departs while looking to up the ante. Sometimes all you need is one good over and the momentum shifts immediately. Stoinis serves it a bit fuller and on off, taking the pace off the delivery. Shreyas Iyer is into the lofted shot way too early and ends up skying it towards deep mid-wicket. Deepak Hooda misjudges it a bit at first but takes it eventually. 80 needed now off 38 balls.

Marcus Stoinis to Shreyas Iyer, Good running. Slower delivery, around the hips. Iyer nudges it behind square on the leg side and races back for the second. Brings up his fifty but he knows that the job is far from done.

Marcus Stoinis to Sam Billings, Lucknow won't mind the singles at this stage. Stoinis gets it into the blockhole. Billings digs it out to long on for a run.

One tidy over and the required rate shoots to 12. That's what happens in a big chase. You need to keep hitting and finding the boundaries. Something's got to give in the next over and it's to be bowled by Marcus Stoinis. 

Marcus Stoinis to Shreyas Iyer, Shreyas Iyer will feel he missed out there. Marcus Stoinis starts off with a floaty full toss on off, Iyer heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mohsin Khan to Sam Billings, Mohsin knows Billings is looking to swing across the line and hence bowls it full and pushes it wide of the off stump. Billings tries to get low and slog it away but is undone by the lack of pace here. Just 2 runs came off it.

Mohsin Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, A comedy of errors! What just happened here? This is a good-length ball, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer tries to lift it over cover-point but ends up slicing it just in front of the man at point. Marcus Stoinis picks up the ball and has an eternity to hit the stumps at the bowler's end as Abhijeet Tomar is left stranded midway. Stoinis misses and Tomar survives.