NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants will need to bring their best performance forward to overcome a strong Kolkata Knight Riders side when the two playoff-chasing teams face off on Sunday.
KKR's comprehensive 24-run victory over Mumbai Indians has lifted them to 14 points and strengthened their playoff position, intensifying the pressure on
KL Rahul
's LSG to overcome the challenge posed by Shreyas Iyer's team.
Ahead of the highly anticipated match, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul, who was left out of India's 2024
T20 World Cup
squad, was spotted practicing speaking in the local Lucknow dialect.
From using the famous Lucknowi 'Bhak' to the phrase 'badtameezi mat kariye aaap humse,' KL Rahul was proficient in saying these well-known Lucknow expressions.
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Lucknow Super Giants are placed just one rung below KKR at number three with 12 points from 10 matches with six wins and four defeats.