India, April 8 -- The Kolkata Knight Riders seemed to be in cruise control in their daunting 239-run chase till the 13th over of their IPL 2025 match against Lucknow Super Giants. It was when captain Ajinkya Rahane chipped a Shardul Thakur full toss straight to the covers in the last ball of the 13th over that things started to turn in LSG's favour. KKR did not help their cause by delaying the arrival of Andre Russell and Rinku Singh - two of their biggest hitters.

Russell batted at No.7 while Rinku was sent in after him. In the end, KKR lost the match by four runs despite a late onslaught from Rinku. As soon as the match ended, former India batter Mohammad Kaif said slammed the KKR team management for playing Russel at No.7 and Rinku at...