IPL 2026, KKR vs LSG: The 15th match of IPL 2026 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. An exciting contest was seen in this match, where Lucknow Super Giants won in the last over.
KKR scored 181 runs
Batting first, KKR scored 181 runs in 20 overs. The team had a bad start when Finn Allen was out after scoring only 9 runs. After this, Ajinkya Rahane played a quick inning of 41 runs in 24 balls. Then Ankush Raghuvanshi scored 45 runs in 33 balls. At the same time, Cameron Green scored unbeaten 32 runs on 24 balls and Rovman Powell scored unbeaten 39 runs on 24 balls, taking the score to 181.
In Lucknow’s bowling, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth and Avesh Khan took one wicket each. Whereas, Mohammed Shami was the most economical but could not take wickets.
Mukul Chaudhary turned the match
While chasing the target of 182 runs, Lucknow also had a shaky start. Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh were out early. Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran also did not last long. Lucknow’s score was 128/7 in 15.6 overs and the match seemed to be in favor of KKR. But from here Mukul Chaudhary batted amazingly. Mukul Chaudhary scored unbeaten 54 runs in just 27 balls, which included 2 fours and 7 sixes. These 9 shots wrote the story of KKR’s defeat. Apart from him, Ayush Badoni also played a brilliant inning of 54 runs in 34 balls.
Who is Mukul Chaudhary?
21 year old young player Mukul Chaudhary comes from Rajasthan. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mukul Chaudhary had entered the auction with a base price of Rs 30 lakh and Lucknow bought him with a bid of Rs 2.60 crore. Apart from being a wicketkeeper and batsman, he is also a fast bowler. He is known for big shots and today he has done something similar.