A closely fought contest at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium went against the liking of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), as the hosts
were defeated by KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) in Match No. 38 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Sunday, April 26. The game was tied, the first of the season, and KKR won via the Super Over in a convincing manner.
The rollercoaster of a contest saw Rinku Singh (83* off 51) emerge as the hero, as he took five catches in the match, including one in the Super Over, and four exceptional stunners in the field during KKR's defence. Rinku was the orchestrator with the bat as well, smashing seven fours and five maximums in what otherwise looked like quite a pale batting performance in the first innings by the three-time champions.
While LSG did a praiseworthy job with the ball in the first innings, KKR were even better, but it all ended on equal terms, as Kartik Tyagi gave away 16 when 17 were needed off the last, with the match going into a one-over eliminator. Mohammed Shami hit a six off the last ball to level the scores in a humdinger of a contest.
The experienced Sunil Narine was handed the responsibility of bowling the Super Over, and he made it all worth it, getting the prized scalp of Nicholas Pooran on the first ball. A couple of balls later, Aiden Markram holed out to long-off as Rovman Powell and Rinku completed a relay catch. KKR now needed only a couple of runs to win the match, and it was yet again Rinku who took only one ball to finish the proceedings.
Speaking of the most notable performance of the match, LSG's Mohsin Khan delivered an exceptional spell of five wickets for only 23 runs from his four overs. He accounted for three wickets in his first spell and then produced two more on the last couple of balls of his four-over quota to put his team in the driver's seat. Rishabh Pant was the highest run-getter for LSG with 42 off 38 on a tricky Ekana surface.
Below are the funniest memes from LSG vs KKR in Match 38 of IPL 2026:
Sunil Narine after delivering the winning Super Over: pic.twitter.com/Ry9dhMNpYM
— Xavier Uncle (@xavierunclelite) April 26, 2026
Nicholas Pooran will get extra payment after getting out on duck in Super over. He basically lost the match twice today. pic.twitter.com/WpCLwhrLY4
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) April 26, 2026
Sunil Narine in super over pic.twitter.com/39MNZgire0
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 26, 2026
We're out of breath 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/uLosv2lFvN
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 26, 2026
You can once predict Trump’s tweets but not this guy’s script pic.twitter.com/5vUsqQdR3U
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 26, 2026
Ajit Agarkar picking Shubman Gill as India's test captain over Rishabh Pant. pic.twitter.com/OoDIjTqxRc
— Ahmed Says (@AhmedGT_) April 26, 2026
Jay Shah🔥 pic.twitter.com/4cj2EIs6me
— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) April 26, 2026
Saturday : IPL Teams Played T10 Cricket
— Junaid Khan (@JunaidKhanation) April 26, 2026
Sunday : IPL Teams Playing ODI Cricket
Sanjiv Goena while watching this match at homepic.twitter.com/9NSXLKE6lF
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) April 26, 2026
Watching IPL today pic.twitter.com/mS4n6pF3g8
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) April 26, 2026
IPL lovers right now pic.twitter.com/X4OjN4avcJ
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 26, 2026
