India, April 26 -- Lucknow Super Giants came into the 38th match of IPL 2026 needing control before anything else. Against a Kolkata Knight Riders batting unit that has too often needed its middle order to repair early damage, Rishabh Pant's decision to bowl first at Ekana put the game immediately into the hands of his new-ball attack.

Mohsin Khan made that call count. By the end of the Powerplay, KKR were 31 for 4. Mohsin's first three overs read 3-1-14-3. That spell shows: a fast bowler cutting off scoring options until the batters started making poor choices.

Mohsin's spell was built on length denial. He did not give KKR the obvious full ball to drive cleanly or the loose short ball to pull. His main working area was the hard length ...