Eden Gardens was roaring. The night had drama, defiance, and heartbreak. Rinku Singh stood tall amidst crumbling chaos, but his unbeaten 38 off 15 wasn’t enough to haul Kolkata Knight Riders over the rope. In a high-octane clash rescheduled due to rain, Lucknow Super Giants held their nerve, scripting a pulsating 4-run victory despite Rinku’s late fireworks. Set a colossal 239, KKR started with intent. Narine’s 30 off 13 lit the fuse, followed by a fluent 61 from skipper Ajinkya Rahane. But just when the chase seemed to simmer, the middle order collapsed like dominoes. Ramandeep, Raghuvanshi, Russell — all fell in a cluster. LSG's bowlers weren’t miserly, but they picked timely wickets. Akash Deep and Thakur went for plenty, but shared four vital breakthroughs. Rinku had his show, blasting six fours and two sixes at a monstrous strike rate of 253.33. He brought hope. But the mountain was just too high. Read also: Digvesh Rathi ditches the notebook, signs on the turf after getting his idol out Pooran explodes, Marsh muscles, and LSG defends a mountain Earlier, Nicholas Pooran went ballistic. His unbeaten 87 from just 36 balls was the difference between plenty and panic. Marsh was equally fierce with 81 off 48, while Markram’s 47 provided the launchpad. Their collective carnage helped LSG pile a monstrous 238/3 — the highest T20 total at Eden in recent memory. KKR’s bowling was patchy. Harshit Rana picked two, but at a cost of 51 runs. Varun Chakravarthy remained economical, but others bled. Russell’s 2 overs went for 32. Sunil Narine, usually KKR’s go-to man, conceded 38 off just 3. Despite the bowling carnage, KKR nearly pulled off the impossible. But as it has so often been for Kolkata in crunch moments, it came down to the final over. Rinku stood undeterred, carved boundaries with intent, yet needed support from the other end. The calm turned desperate. Ten runs off the last two balls were too many. LSG, powered by their top-order blitz and just enough composure at the death, sealed it. For KKR, it was yet another night of being close, yet far.