Opening batsman Phil Salt ( Phil Salt’s brilliant 89 was matched by a brilliant bowling performance from pacer Mitchell Starc. IPL record buy Starc, who was criticized for taking just two wickets and conceding 11 runs in four games, took 3/28 while Sunil Sunil Narine returned from his miserly spell with figures of 1/17 while LSG posted a below-par 161/7 after KKR opted to bowl.

The duo’s bowling performance eventually led to LSG losing 20-30, LSG losing to KKR for the first time.

Salter hit 3 sixes and 14 fours in his 47-ball 89 while skipper Shreyas Iyer overcame a shaky start to remain unbeaten with 38 runs as KKR struggled with 26 balls to spare The target of 162 was caught up next.

The duo put on 120 runs off 76 balls to take KKR to 162 in 15.4 overs.

The win, which coincided with Bangla Nabo Barsho (Bangla Nabo Barsho), moved KKR to second place in the IPL standings with eight points from five games.

West Indies’ Gabba Test hero Shamal Joseph against Australia Shamal Joseph made a memorable debut for LSG as he scored 22 runs in a brilliant first-over game, bowling Two missed shots and two no-ball attempts.

Salter set the tone for his 26-ball 50 by spanking the 24-year-old pacer at Midwick. He then hit consecutive boundaries off Arshad Khan to reach his fifty, his second of the season – both at home.

The only bright spot for LSG was Mohsin Khan’s first two games when he showed great left-arm pace bowling and took out Sunil Narine (6) and Anger The crucial wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi (7).

He also nearly bowled a delivery from KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer that passed through the batsman’s defense and flew away.

Otherwise, it was one-way traffic, with Salter at his devastating best.

At the end of the powerplay, KKR took Salt’s aggressive innings (a strike rate of over 189) to take the score to 58/2.

Iyer looked out of sorts initially and had some anxious moments against left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, whose delivery troubled the KKR skipper.

Salter’s flowing innings without scoreboard pressure also had an impact on Iyer, who overcame his anxiety at the start.

Earlier, Narine once again displayed his skills at the Eden Gardens for the 14th consecutive season with KKR as he suppressed LSG in the midfield and his boundaryless performance ultimately proved decisive.

The Trinidadian came on after the powerplay, when skipper KL Rahul and Badoni were looking to cash in on a score of 49/2.

With the wickets tight, he changed his pace and deceived the batsmen with his clever changes and the two chose to see through his offside.

Narine conceded just nine runs in the first two overs and fulfilled his quota in the 15th over, dismissing Badoni (29), Angrkrish Raghuvanshi Made a well judged catch at deep square leg.

Taking two pace wickets under the scorching sun, LSG struggled to maintain the momentum after a strong game with precision bowling by Narine and Rana.

Ayush Badoni made 55 not out off 35 balls to move up to the fourth spot. But the KKR bowling combination reduced the run-rate to 7.2 in the middle overs and he faced difficulties in rotating the attack.

Rahul, who looked comfortable against the Pacers, also started suffocating under pressure but he bowled one against Andre Russell in the 11th over Uppercut, six on the fallback.

In the next ball, he attempted a spin shot, but due to poor timing, he passed the ball directly to Ramandeep Singh at deep mid-wicket and was eventually dismissed for 39 runs.

The under-fire Starc bore the brunt of Quinton De Kock’s wrath early in the match when the South African smoked him for four consecutive overs.

At the other end, Arora was wayward and Rahul struggled with the inexperienced seamer, hitting him at extra cover.

In the run-up to the match, Arora drew first blood in the second over with a rather sloppy performance from South African veteran de Kock, who was dismissed for 10 as he exploited a thick outside edge to the short fourth. Narine batted for three.

Hooda’s promotion to No. 3 also failed to yield the desired results as he ate up plenty of deliveries, leaving Rahul stranded at the other end.

Hooda eventually fell for eight in the fifth over thanks to Ramandeep’s flying catch at deep behind and KKR’s defense looked much improved.

After posting 111/5 in 14.4 overs, LSG regained form at the back end with Nicholas Pooran’s counterattacking innings.

Pooran hit four sixes and two fours while LSG scored a total of around 190 runs on a tough pitch.

Just as he was about to turn fifty, Starc (3/28) had the last laugh in his final game.

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