"Brilliant": Naveen-ul-Haq lauds Sunil Narine's innings during LSG-KKR clash in IPL 2024

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Following the loss against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Chief Association (IPL) 2024, Lucknow Super Monsters (LSG) right-arm seamer Naveen-ul-Haq hailed Sunil Narine for his exceptional exhibition in the game.

KKR bowlers tried to please LSG by 98 runs in the 54th match of the IPL 2024 at the Ekana Cricket Arena on Sunday.

With the enormous success against the Lucknow-based establishment, KKR moved to the highest point of the table with 16 places and a net run pace of +1.453.

The quick bowler hailed the exhibition of Narine who scored 81 of every 39 balls, with six fours and seven sixes. His runs came at a strike pace of 207.69.

"We arranged against Narine. We needed to stir it up with bouncers and yorkers yet nothing neutralized him. It was a seriously splendid innings, frankly. He was appropriately ordinary it. He has been doing it from the beginning of the time," Naveen said at the post-match public interview.

The 24-year-old player attested that the pitch is truly outstanding to bat on in the continuous seventeenth release of the money rich association.

"How much games that we have played in Lucknow, I think this was the best wicket to bat on. We didn't do the things in the pursuit that we did - say in the game at Chepauk, where the objective was extremely high. It dislike terrible or anything, there was nothing for the bowlers," the speedster added.

"Pressure is generally there on anything score you are pursuing. Each group has a terrible day, and we can't continue to zero in on that, we need to continue on," the Afghanistan player closed.

Summing up the match, LSG picked to handle first subsequent to winning the throw. Narine's 81, joined with strong thumps from Phil Salt (32 of every 14 balls, with five fours and a six), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (32 out of 26 balls, with three fours and a six) and Ramandeep Singh (25* in six balls, with a four and three sixes) took KKR to 235/6 in their 20 overs.

Naveen-ul-Haq (3/49) was the pick of the bowlers for LSG. Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi and Yudhvir Singh got a wicket each.

In the run pursue of 236, Lucknow lost wickets at standard stretches. Marcus Stoinis (36 of every 21 balls, with four limits and two sixes) and captain KL Rahul (25 out of 21 balls, with three fours) were the top scorers as LSG packaged out for 137 in 16.1 overs.

Harshit Rana (3/24) and Varun Aaron (3/30) were the top wicket-takers for KKR.

KKR is at the top with eight successes, three misfortunes and 16 focuses. LSG is at fifth with six successes, five misfortunes and 12 focuses.

Sunil Narine brought back home the 'Player of the Counterpart' for his one wicket and 81-run thump.