Kolkata Knight Riders suffered another heartbreaking defeat as their bowling, especially in the final overs, let them down on the last ball in a thrilling IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants. Despite being in control for most of the game, KKR could not defend 181 runs as LSG sealed a spectacular win with just one ball to spare.

Late collapse cost KKR dearly

Kolkata Knight Riders were looking strong after scoring 181/4 thanks to solid contributions Ajinkya Rahane (41) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45), followed by a late push rovman powell (39 not out) and Cameron Green (32 not out). However, they missed out on big scores due to slow pace in the middle overs.KKR made a strong start with the ball. Vaibhav Arora dismissed Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh early and Green dismissed Rishabh Pant early. From 41/0, LSG slipped and were struggling at 125/6, with KKR looking in control.

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But Lucknow Super Giants changed the game dramatically. Ayush Badoni maintained the chase by scoring 54 consecutive runs, but young Mukul Choudhary took the lead. Batting fearlessly, he scored an unbeaten 54 off just 27 balls including several sixes to take the game deep.KKR’s inexperienced pace attack struggled under pressure in the death overs. Green gave away crucial runs in the final over, while Arora failed to maintain his composure in the final over. Chaudhary took advantage of this, hit big shots and gave LSG the win with a thrilling finish on the last ball.The win lifted LSG to fifth on the points table, while KKR, who are currently ninth in the standings, remain winless after four matches, with their bowling and middle-overs problems troubling them.