New Delhi, April 8 -- Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders narrowly lost against the Lucknow Super Giants as they fell short in a high-scoring thriller. Chasing 239 for a win, KKR fell short by just 5 runs as the home side was just one hit away from a win.

The biggest talking point of the match was KKR's batting order. The team's two big hitters Andre Russell and Rinku Singh batted at 7 and 8 respectively, which many social media users felt cost them the game.

With the game slipping away with regular fall of wickets, KKR still had hope with Rinku Singh still in the middle. And he took them to just one hit away from victory as the swashbuckling southpaw played a fighting innings of 38* (15), which included 6 boundaries and 2 sixes....