KKR vs LSG IPL 2023: Who won today’s IPL Match? Check Man of the Match Award Winner

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have managed to register an incredible 1-run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Match 68 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It was a spectacular, nail-biting thriller which went down the wire where Yash Thakur bowled an amazing 20th over to successfully defend 21 runs and help LSG qualify for the IPL 2023 playoffs. After Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants have become the third team to qualify for IPL 2023 playoffs.

Who won Man of the Match in today’s IPL match?

For the Lucknow Super Giants, Yash Thakur bowled a superb spell where he registered figures of 2 for 31 which included two exceptional overs towards the end. However, it was Nicholas Pooran who played a sensational knock of 58 runs in the first innings to help LSG reach a challenging total. Thus, Pooran was presented the Man of the Match award in today’s KKR vs LSG match.

After being asked to bat first, the Lucknow Super Giants have posted a fighting score of 176 for 8 in their quota of 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran was the top run-scorer for LSG as he played an explosive innings of 58 runs off only 30 balls that included 5 sixes and 4 fours. Ayush Badoni scored 25 runs off 21 deliveries while Krishnappa Gowtham smashed 11 runs towards the end to provide his team with a solid finish. For the Kolkata Knight Riders, the trio of Vaibhav, Shardul and Narine picked up two wickets each.

The Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a brilliant start at the top as they smashed a total of 61 runs inside the first six over of the powerplay. Jason Roy smashed 45 runs off 28 balls while Venkatesh Iyer also played a fine cameo of 24 runs. However, KKR suffered a disappointing batting collapse as they fell from 60 for no loss to 120 for 5. Towards the end, Rinku Singh once again played an unbelievable innings of 67 runs off only 37 deliveries, but eventually he failed to take his team over the line as Yash Thakur bowled a couple of fantastic overs to help LSG secure an excellent victory. For LSG, both Thakur and Bishnoi took two wickets each.

Has LSG qualified for IPL 2023 playoffs?

LSG have successfully qualified for the IPL 2023 playoffs as they finish at the third position on the points table. The Lucknow Super Giants will now be playing the Eliminator on 24 May, 2023 in Chennai.

Has KKR qualified for IPL 2023 playoffs?

The Kolkata Knight Riders have officially been knocked out from this race to IPL 2023 playoffs. KKR finish their IPL 2023 campaign with just 12 points in their tally.

IPL 2023 Point Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	NRR
Gujarat Titans (Q)	13	9	4	0	18	+0.835
Chennai Super Kings (Q)	14	8	5	1	17	+0.652
Lucknow Super Giants (Q)	14	8	5	1	17	+0.284
Royal Challengers Bangalore	13	7	6	0	14	+0.180
Rajasthan Royals	14	7	7	0	14	+0.148
Mumbai Indians	13	7	6	0	14	-0.128
Kolkata Knight Riders (E)	14	6	8	0	12	-0.239
Punjab Kings (E)	14	6	8	0	12	-0.304
Delhi Capitals (E)	14	5	9	0	10	-0.808
Sunrisers Hyderabad (E)	13	4	9	0	8	-0.558

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Orange Cap 2023 List after match 68 of IPL 2023

No	Player	Team	Runs	Mat	BF	Avg	H.S	SR	4s	6s	100s	50s
1	Faf du Plessis	RCB	702	13	456	58.5	84	153.95	55	36	—	8
2	Yashasvi Jaiswal	RR	625	14	382	48.08	124	163.61	82	26	1	5
3	Devon Conway	CSK	585	14	422	53.18	92	138.63	69	16	—	6
4	Shubman Gill	GT	576	13	394	48	101	146.19	62	14	1	4
5	Virat Kohli	RCB	538	13	396	44.83	100	135.86	52	15	1	6
6	David Warner	DC	516	14	392	36.86	86	131.63	69	10	—	6
7	Ruturaj Gaikwad	CSK	504	14	340	42	92	148.24	36	28	—	3
8	Suryakumar Yadav	MI	486	13	260	40.5	103	186.92	52	24	1	4
9	Rinku Singh	KKR	474	14	317	59.25	67	149.53	31	29	—	4
10	Heinrich Klaasen	SRH	430	11	240	53.75	104	179.17	30	25	1	2

Purple Cap 2023 List after match 68 of IPL 2023

No	Bowler	Team	Wkts	Mat	Ovs	BBI	Balls	Avg	Ecn	Runs	4-Fers	5-Fers
1	Mohammed Shami	GT	23	13	51	4/11	306	16.74	7.55	385	2	—
2	Rashid Khan	GT	23	13	52	4/30	312	18	7.96	414	1	—
3	Yuzvendra Chahal	RR	21	14	52.5	4/17	317	20.57	8.18	432	3	—
4	Piyush Chawla	MI	20	13	50	3/22	300	19.15	7.66	383	—	—
5	Varun Chakravarthy	KKR	20	14	52.4	4/15	316	21.45	8.15	429	1	—
6	Tushar Deshpande	CSK	20	14	48.5	3/45	293	23.25	9.52	465	—	—
7	Mohit Sharma	GT	17	10	30.5	4/28	185	13.53	7.46	230	2	—
8	Mohammed Siraj	RCB	17	13	46	4/21	276	20.18	7.46	343	1	—
9	Ravindra Jadeja	CSK	17	14	49	3/20	294	22.06	7.65	375	—	—
10	Arshdeep Singh	PBKS	17	14	50.5	4/29	305	29	9.7	493	1	—

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