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Lucknow, Read: During the match between Kolkata Knight Risers and LSG at the Ekana Stadium on Sunday, film songs enthralled the audience amidst the sound of bat and ball. Amidst the ongoing struggle on the field, when Bollywood’s superhit songs echoed from the thousands of watts of music system, the entire stadium was transformed into a dance floor.

As soon as songs like ‘Tu Premi, Main Premi’ and ‘Ladki Aankh Maare’ started playing, every fan sitting in the stands started dancing in their place. The enthusiasm of the youth increased further when songs like ‘Jumme Ki Raat Hai’ and ‘Kaanta Laga’ added enthusiasm to the atmosphere. Especially on songs like ‘UP Wala Thumka Lagaun’ and ‘Dil Walon Ke Dil Ka Karar Lootne’, the audience of Lucknow danced vigorously. This musical entertainment between fours and sixes did not let the enthusiasm of the fans cool down despite the scorching heat.

Raghuvanshi’s out was in the headlines

The most talked about moment of the match was the dismissal of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. The TV umpire declared him out on the grounds of obstructing the field. Raghuvanshi’s change of line at the time of Shami’s throw was considered a deliberate attempt. After this, Mohsin broke the back of KKR by sending Rovman Powell (1) and Cameron Green (34) also to the pavilion. Mohsin Khan took five wickets for just 23 runs in his four over spell.

Rinku Singh became the trouble-shooter

At one time, KKR’s seven wickets had fallen for just 93 runs. In such a situation, Rinku Singh held one end and handled the innings with his aggressive batting. Rinku played a brilliant inning of 83 unbeaten runs on 51 balls, which included seven fours and five sixes. In the last overs, Rinku and Sunil Narayan scored a flurry of runs, due to which the team was successful in crossing 150. Together they scored 26 runs in the last over. Rikun Singh hit four sixes in this over of Rathi. Apart from Mohsin, George Linde got a success from Lucknow side.