India, April 27 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer defended the move to send out Nicholas Pooran in the Super Over against the Kolkata Knight Riders, saying the decision was made as the team wanted to back its best player. The call to have Pooran walk out alongside Aiden Markram backfired tremendously as the left-handed batter was dismissed on the first ball by Sunil Narine. Pooran's poor record against Narine continued, and LSG managed just one run, which KKR chased down in just one ball.

The regular match also saw Pooran disappointing yet again, as he returned with a knock of 9 runs off 12 balls. The 30-year-old was sent back to the pavilion by Varun Chakaravarthy. The match seemed done and dusted with LSG needing 1...