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IPL 2022: LSG beat KKR by 2 runs as Quinton de Kock steals the show

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by a slender 2-run margin in their last league match of the IPL 2022 and became the second team to qualify for playoffs. Quinton de Kock stole the show with his knock of 140*.
Avinash Sharma
Quinton de Kock smashed 70-ball 140*
 KL Rahul scored 51-ball 68*
Sensational batting from LSG openers
With their partnership of 210*, Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul shared highest ever opening stand in IPL history.
Biggest opening stand in IPL
The 210-run stand between QDK and KL Rahul is the second highest unbeaten opening stand in T20 cricket
2nd best opening stand in T20 cricket

It was Quinton de Kock's second IPL century

Centurion de Kock
Chasing 211, KKR ended up posting 208/8 in the 20 overs and lost by 2 runs
KKR go down fighting
Nitish Rana smashed 22-ball 42 before Krishnappa Gowtham dismissed the left-handed batter
Rana plays a cameo
Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 29-ball 50 before Marcus Stoinis ended his knock
Fifty for skipper Shreyas
Mohsin Khan dismissed Sam Billings for 24-ball 36 & Andre Russell for 5
Mohsin shines
Rinku Singh scored 15-ball 40 and brought KKR close to win with his 58-run partnership with Sunil Narine off 18 balls.
Freak show for Rinku
With 21 required from 6 balls, Rinku hit 4,6,6,2 but was caught on the fifth ball by Evin Lewis
Unlucky Rinku
Evin Lewis took a catch of the tournament and at a critical juncture to bring LSG back in game as dangerous Rinku was dismissed.
Screamer from Lewis
With 3 required from the final delivery, Stoinis clean bowled Umesh Yadav to seal a famous win for LSG
Stoinis Finishes