{"id":10437,"date":"2026-04-09T19:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=10437"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:34:21","slug":"130151525-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=10437","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Mukul Choudhary masterclass snatches victory from KKR\u2019s clutches in last-ball thriller | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130152099,imgsize-44664,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mukul-choudhary-bcci-photo.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Mukul Choudhary masterclass snatches victory from KKR\u2019s clutches in last-ball thriller\" title=\"Mukul Choudhary (BCCI Photo) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mukul Choudhary (BCCI Photo) \">Mukul Choudhary (BCCI Photo) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a thrilling last-ball win against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026, chasing down 182 to win by three wickets. The match stayed tense till the very end, with LSG holding their nerve to cross the line in dramatic fashion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Asked to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders posted a competitive 181\/4. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> Rashid Khan opens up on surgery, poor last season and bowling rhythm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Kolkata Knight Riders suffered another heartbreaking loss as their bowling, especially in the final overs, let them down against Lucknow Super Giants in a last-ball IPL thriller. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Despite being in control for most of the game, KKR couldn\u2019t defend 181, as LSG pulled off a stunning win with just one ball to spare.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Late collapse costs KKR<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Kolkata Knight Riders looked strong after putting up 181\/4, thanks to solid contributions from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ajinkya-rahane\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ajinkya Rahane<\/a> (41) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45), followed by a late push from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/rovman-powell\/65291\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rovman Powell<\/a> (39 not out) and Cameron Green (32 not out). <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>However, a slowdown in the middle overs meant they fell short of a bigger total.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>With the ball, KKR made a strong start. Vaibhav Arora removed Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh quickly, and Green struck early to dismiss Rishabh Pant. From 41\/0, LSG slipped and were struggling at 125\/6, with KKR seemingly in control.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"35025311\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Mukul-Choudhary\" source=\"keywords\">Mukul Choudhary<\/keyword>\u2019s stunning finish<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>But Lucknow Super Giants turned the game around dramatically. Ayush Badoni kept the chase alive with a steady 54, but it was young Mukul Choudhary who stole the show. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Batting fearlessly, he smashed an unbeaten 54 off just 27 balls, including multiple sixes, to take the game deep.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>KKR\u2019s inexperienced pace attack struggled under pressure at the death. Green conceded crucial runs in the penultimate over, while Arora failed to hold his nerve in the final over. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Choudhary capitalised, hitting big shots and guiding LSG home on the last ball with a thrilling finish.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The win lifted LSG to fifth position on the points table, while KKR, currently ninth in the standings, remained winless after four matches, with their bowling and middle-over issues continuing to haunt them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/ipl-2026-mukul-choudhary-masterclass-snatches-victory-from-kkrs-clutches-in-last-ball-thriller\/articleshow\/130151525.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mukul Choudhary (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a thrilling last-ball win&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16358,4412,22211,25824,16732,12788,25794,10592],"class_list":["post-10437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ajinkya-rahane","tag-ipl-2026","tag-ipl-match-report","tag-kkr-vs-lsg","tag-kolkata-knight-riders","tag-lucknow-super-giants","tag-mukul-choudhary","tag-rovman-powell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}