54 Runs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) successfully chased down after the fall of their seventh wicket against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday at Eden Gardens. These are the second most runs successfully chased after losing seven wickets in the IPL. The highest was 61 by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2018 season opener at Wankhede.
52 Runs Mukul Choudhary scored in the death overs of the chase. Only one batter scored 50-plus runs in a successful IPL chase before him – Kieron Pollard against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2013, where he scored 57 off 17 balls at the death when MI needed 62 off 24.
1 Choudhary’s unbeaten 54-run partnership with Avesh Khan is the highest by any pair for eighth or lower wicket in a successful IPL chase. The previous highest was 52* by Rinku Singh and Umesh Yadav, three years ago against Gujarat Titans (GT).
96.3 Percentage of runs Choudhary scored during his unbeaten 54-run partnership with Avesh, as he scored 52 of those from 21 balls. Avesh faced only three balls and took a single at the start of the 20th over, while another run was a bye on the last ball to seal the win.
It is the highest contribution made by a player during a 50-plus stand in the IPL. The previous highest was 94.64 by Romario Shepherd during his 56-run partnership with Tim David last year against CSK. Shepherd scored 53 of those, while David got to face only one ball across the 2.2 overs of mayhem.
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7 Sixes Choudhary struck during his unbeaten 27-ball 54 are the joint-third most by any batter while batting at No. 7 or lower in an IPL innings. His seven sixes are also the joint-most while batting at No. 7 or lower in a successful IPL chase, alongside Dwayne Bravo against MI in 2018.
8 Instances of KKR losing an IPL match on the last ball while defending a total, the most such defeats for any team. MI is second behind KKR with seven last-ball defeats.
Thursday was the second time LSG completed a chase on the last ball of an IPL game, the first being against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2023.
5-2 LSG’s win-loss record against KKR in the IPL, including a 3-1 record at KKR’s home ground, Eden Gardens. Both KKR wins over LSG came in the 2024 season, when they won the title. Three of LSG’s four previous wins against KKR have been by margins of 4 runs, 1 run and 2 runs.
