Kolkata, April 8 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fans at Eden Gardens, Kolkata were up for a triple treat as three super-explosive knocks from Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran helped them post 238/3 in their 20 overs against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday.

LSG needs to defend 239 runs to secure their third win of the tournament. After putting 95 runs in first 10 overs, LSG went berserk in the second half as a six-hitting spree from Marsh and Pooran helped them compile 143 more runs.

After KKR won the toss and opted to field first, LSG openers Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram took the attack to KKR bowlers, particularly Spencer Johnson, with Markram dominating him with two fours and a six in the...