LSG vs KKR, 68th Match at Kolkata, IPL, May 20 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Six more, but LSG win by one run! Spare a thought for Rinku. Of course a win wouldn't have taken KKR through, but the guy did all the work possible only for them to fall one short. It was a full toss angling into middle, which he hoicked hard and flat. The fielder at long-on leapt and even got a hand, only for the ball to drop back beyond the rope

four wide of long-off! Ah, Rinku just falls short of what he needed. The ball was full outside off, and he drilled wide of the fielder

the first of three sixes needed! Whipped over deep midwicket. Oh my, that made a ridiculous sound off the bat. Slower ball, angling into his pads off a length. Rinku saw, and sent that flaying

another wide. Dipping full toss wide of off, as Rinku doesn't get bat on ball while stabbing

very well bowled. Low full toss outside off, and whipped to deep midwicket. Rinku doesn't run

good ball. A bouncer fired, as he bowls short on off, with Rinku trying to pull, as the ball was quite high for his liking. Took his eyes off last moment

and it's called wide, even as it looked tight. Yorker length ball wide of off, as Rinku tried to poke but missed

and he gets a single. Backs away, as the ball is full and outside leg. Pushed to long-on

ah, first Rinku is beaten off a slower ball, and then there's a mix-up after which they finally decide not to run. Change of pace on a good length, as the ball shapes away to end outside off and keeps a bit low. Rinku pulls but misses

that is a massive hit! That's Rinku's fifty too. Rinku can do no wrong. Absolutely whips that over deep square, as he gets a length ball on middle and leg. It was there to be hit, and Rinku obliged

shortish ball, angles away to end outside off. Pulled towards deep square, and he finishes the second while panting and diving and tumbling

to deep third now! This goes over the fielder, who was inside the circle. Slower ball, and short in length outside off. It bounced nicely too, even as Rinku waited before ramping it over for four more

drilled to deep extra cover! What a sound that made: the ball was full and outside off, and Rinku crashed that off the middle of the bat to send that racing away

over short third! A top edge, but it doesn't matter. Shortish ball around off, as Rinku skips down and swings while trying to pull, but doesn't time it

low full toss, angling into off. Sliced to point, who gets a hand while diving to his right. And, and... there is a quick throw to the keeper, who breaks the stumps quickly. LSG appeal for run-out, and the third umpire finds Narine well short. The ball had dribbled towards deep third after tickling the point fielder's hands, as the throw arrived bang close to the wicket

and again. He went wide of the crease, and bowled a yorker wide of off, albeit this is given wide after Narine lets it go

yorker and wide of off. Left alone

taken at deep backward square! The longer boundary comes into play, and Thakur fails to clear it. It was a short delivery pitching on middle, and climbing nicely after pitching. Thakur looked to pull, but the bounce got the better of him, as he almost swivelled while pulling. The ball got high on to his bat, and flew towards the fielder

full and wide of off, and drilled to deep third

Rinku is keeping them dreaming! A hard pull over deep square leg, and the crowd is alive again. Short ball angling into middle and off - from the angle of around the wicket - as Rinku rides the bounce