Ajinkya Rahane hits a strange six when the bat slips in the middle of the shot

The packed crowd at Eden Gardens witnessed a moment of pure cricketing humor and genius during the ninth over of KKR’s innings. LSG fast bowler Avesh Khan Facing , Rahane was trying to increase the pace. On the first ball of the 8th over (8.1), Avesh bowled a hard, back-of-a-length ball outside the off stump at pace.

Rahane, who was ready to take advantage of the width, moved towards the ball with maximum intent.

However, the intensity of his swing—perhaps combined with sweat due to the slight humidity—caused the bat to slip from his hands as he made contact. In a strange scene, Rahane’s bat spun high in the air while the ball flew in a completely different direction. Despite the lack of a strong grip at the point of contact, the timing was so perfect that the ball went over the backward point boundary for a six.

The commentators were left laughing as Rahane stood empty-handed, watching the ball fall across the ropes, while his bat lay several yards away. It was a ‘hit-and-release’ shot that perfectly summarized Rahane’s aggressive 41 (off 24 balls) that took KKR finn allen Helped to make a strong 181/4 after the early dismissal of .

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45) and rovman powell The contribution of (39) ensured that the hosts had a strong score to win.

LSG achieved thrilling win against KKR on the last ball

Despite Rahane’s amazing performance, the night ultimately belonged to Lucknow Super Giants, who pulled off a historic win. Chasing 182, LSG looked to be in deep trouble as KKR’s spinners, who have always been led by reliable Sunil Narine (1/13 in 4 overs), suppressed the middle order.

When mohammed shami Bowled out in the 16th over, LSG were tottering at 128/7, needing 54 runs from the last 24 balls with only the lower-order batsmen left.

impact player here Mukul Chaudhary Has arrived. In a performance that will go down in LSG folklore, Chaudhary demolished the KKR attack. Whereas Ayush Badoni (54 off 34 balls) laid the foundation, Choudhary gave the final touch by scoring 54 off just 27 balls, which included 7 huge sixes.

The match reached the final over, with LSG having to overcome the slow over-rate penalty imposed on KKR. With an extra fielder, Choudhary and Avesh maintained their composure. In a heartbreaking ending, LSG cruised to victory on the last ball of the match, finishing on 182/7. Choudhary was rightly named Player of the Match, leading LSG to a 3-wicket win, taking LSG to 5th on the points table, and leaving the Eden Gardens crowd in stunned silence.