&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "IPL 2026 Super Over Classic: Rinku Singh inspires KKR to crunch win over LSG")
Rinku Singh stars for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they beat the hosts Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a super over thriller on Sunday (Apr 26) in IPL 2026. After smashing a brilliant unbeaten 83 off 51 balls, including five sixes and seven fours, Rinku picked up five catches in the second innings to lift KKR’s spirit and their ranking on the points table with their second win this season. LSG, on the other hand, remain winless at home thus far this season, losing in the super over.
LSG won the toss and elected to field first. Seamer Mohsin Khan wreaked havoc up front, reducing KKR to 31 for four inside seven overs with three wickets. Cameron Green and Rinku were the only two KKR batters to surpass the double digits, with the lanky left-armer Mohsin dismissing Green inside the 11th over. He then accounted for Anukul Roy on the next delivery to complete his game-changing five-for.
Rinku then took it upon himself to deliver the counter punch, and he did it beautifully! The left-hander, who faced online flak for his poor run at the start of the season, returned to form, hitting an unbeaten 83, including hitting four sixes off LSG spinner Digvesh Rathi in the final over.
LSG’s chase and super over
Lucknow lost opener Mitchell Marsh in the second over, courtesy of a magnificent catch by Rovman Powell.
Aiden Markram and captain Rishabh Pant added 57 for the second wicket before KKR bowlers began tearing into LSG’s middle order, reducing them to 93 for five at one stage. Ayush Badoni and LSG’s Impact Sub Himmat Singh kept the hosts intact with a gritty stand before Varun Chakaravarthy picked up the big fish in Badoni to dent LSG’s momentum.
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The final two overs were perhaps the most exciting passage of the game. With the game changing sides on each ball, it fell to seven off the final delivery, and Mohammed Shami smashed a straight six off Kartik Tyagi to level scores, leading to a super over.
First super over of IPL 2026
Sunil Narine bowled the Super Over for KKR, dismissing Nicholas Pooran on a first-ball duck before removing Markram, caught in the deep, with Rinku completing his fifth catch of the evening.
LSG scored just one off three balls – the lowest super over score in IPL.
Rinku then came out to bat and hit the winning runs, wrapping up an unforgettable evening.
