Giant killer is off the mark and how!

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to register their first win in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Set an imposing target of 211, first-timers LSG completed the task with three balls to spare at the Brabourne Stadium. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul scored 61 and 40, respectively, while Evin Lewis blazed away to 55 off 23 balls. Earlier, sent into bat, Chennai Super Kings scored 210 for seven.

Opening the innings, the seasoned Robin Uthappa smashed a 27-ball 50 at the Brabourne Stadium, while Shivam Dube struck an aggressive 49 off 30 balls.

Captain K.L. Rahul, who shared a 99-run partnership at the top with de Kock, played the perfect supporting role along with Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni, with the pocket dynamo’s two sixes helping the Super Giants cross the line with three balls to spare.

De Kock made the most of a dropped catch by Moeen Ali at mid-off off Dwayne Bravo in the PowerPlay to set the foundation with a well-compiled 61 (45b, 9x4). Lewis then capitalised on it with an unbeaten fifty.

Robin Uthappa, opening the innings in Devon Conway’s absence, revelled in the position that he most enjoys batting at. The first two balls of the innings saw Uthappa flicking and cutting Avesh Khan to the fence. It set the tone for the rest of the innings as Uthappa raced to a 25- ball fifty before being undone by Bishnoi’s quick googly.