Yesterday’s match KKR vs LSG IPL 2025 was a match that not only thrilled the audience but also added another memorable chapter to the history of IPL 2025. The match was played on 8 April at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, which was originally scheduled to be held on 6 April but was postponed by two days due to security reasons given Ram Navami.
The match started with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) winning the toss. They decided to bat first and their strategy worked perfectly. For LSG, opener Mitchell Marsh adopted an aggressive attitude from the beginning. He played a brilliant innings of 81 runs in just 48 balls. His innings reflected great timing, classic drives and powerful pull shots. Along with rotating the strike, Marsh also hit big shots at important moments, which kept the score rising continuously.
After Marsh was out, LSG’s most explosive batsman Nicholas Pooran came on the field and made the match completely one-sided. Pooran scored 87 runs in just 36 balls, which included 8 sixes and 7 fours. His batting was worth watching – a great balance of aggression on one hand and match sense on the other. Pooran hit shots all around the field and did not give any chance to the KKR bowlers. Thanks to his brilliant contribution, LSG scored 238 runs in the stipulated 20 overs and set a huge target in front of KKR.
Yesterday’s match was KKR vs LSG IPL 2025 When the KKR team came on the field to face this challenge, they also performed well. From their side, batsmen like Venkatesh Iyer, captain Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell took responsibility and maintained the run rate from the beginning. At one point it seemed that KKR could reach close to the target, but the confidence that LSG bowlers had after Pooran’s batting made the difference.
The match was completely open till the last over. KKR needed 13 runs in the last six balls but LSG’s death over specialist bowler bowled with patience and accuracy, due to which KKR could score only 234 runs and lost the match by just 4 runs. The result of Yesterday’s match KKR vs LSG IPL 2025 was very close and the fans were thrill till the last ball.
In this match, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran were highly praised for their brilliant batting. Pooran has become the top run scorer in IPL 2025 so far, with 288 runs to his name, while Marsh is in second place with 265 runs. Both the players have strengthened the team with their performance not only in this match but in the entire tournament.
After the match, Mitchell Marsh praised Nicholas Pooran and said, “We consider ourselves lucky to have a batsman like Pooran in the team. When he bats, the bowlers have no answer.” At the same time, Pooran also praised Marsh and said, “It is always easy to bat with Marsh because he takes the pressure himself and gives me a chance to play freely.”
Yesterday’s match KKR vs LSG After IPL 2025, the position of the points table also changed. This win was LSG’s third win of the season and it took them to fifth place in the table. KKR was shocked by this defeat and they have now slipped below LSG. But it would not be wrong to say that KKR also fought well and took the match to the last over.
There were many moments in the match that excited the audience. Mitchell Marsh’s straight drive, Nicholas Pooran’s finishing power, Rinku Singh’s counter-attack and the high tension of the last over — all these together made this match unforgettable.
LSG’s confidence has definitely increased after this match. There is depth in their batting lineup and the bowling unit is also showing great control in the last overs. At the same time, it is time for KKR to analyze how they missed out despite getting a big score from their strong batsmen.
Yesterday’s match KKR vs LSG IPL 2025 proved that IPL is not just a cricket league but an emotion, where every match tells a story, every run is a thrill, and every wicket is a twist. What will happen in the upcoming matches, which team will win – it will be interesting to see, but it is certain that the audience will continue to get full entertainment.
