India, April 9 -- Mukul Choudhary pulled a rabbit out of the hat, hitting seven sixes and two fours to help Lucknow Super Giants snatch a sensational three-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Thursday.

Coming in at 125/6 with the game nearly done, Choudhary scored a 27-ball 54. His 16-run assault against Cameron Green in the 19th over proved to be the turning point in LSG's innings.

Set a target of 182, LSG got off to a quick start but KKR's fast bowlers were smart in deploying a short-ball trap that the batters walked into. Sunil Narine and Anukul Roy then combined to concede only 45 runs in their eight overs while taking three middle and lower-order wickets, which nearly snuffed out any chance of a comeback for...