Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) Broke their three-match losing streak with a thrilling six-wicket win Texas Super Kings (TSK) in match 18 Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026. Chasing 174 on a surface that was not easy to bat on, LAKR performed with the help of contrasting half-centuries Colin Munro And rovman powell Completing the chase with eight balls remaining.
The win lifted the Knight Riders from the bottom of the table to fourth place, with all six teams now on six points and differentiated only on net run rate, making the race for the playoffs even more interesting.
The match-winning partnership of Rovman Powell and Colin Munro changed the course of the game.
LAKR had a bad start while chasing 174 runs. andre fletcher went cheap first Matthew Tromp’s They struggled to reach 63/3 after being dismissed in the 11th over. At that time, the required run rate had increased rapidly, with Munro batting carefully, scoring 23 runs from 27 balls. The complexion of the match changed dramatically as soon as Powell came to the crease. The West Indies power-hitter produced a breathtaking counter-attack, sharing a match-winning partnership of 107 runs with Munro in just 41 balls.
After helping himself to a 22-run over vian mulderPowell completely destroyed adam milne Hit two sixes and three fours in the same over in the death overs. His half-century in 18 balls was one of the fastest half-centuries of the season as he eventually scored 73 runs in just 27 balls before being dismissed. Munro chased the target brilliantly from the other end and remained unbeaten on 55, taking LAKR to 175/4 with eight balls remaining.
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Saiteja Mukkamalla played an inning of 80 runs for Texas Super Kings.
Earlier, after being invited to bat, Texas Super Kings made an aggressive start, reaching 58/2 inside the powerplay. Saiteja Mukkamalla Leading the charge. Although LAKR slowed down the scoring rate in the middle overs, the momentum picked up brilliantly after Mukkamalla completed his half-century. Right handed batsman attacked andre russell, Sunil Narine And jason holder Kept TSK going towards a strong finish with a series of boundaries and sky-scraping sixes.
His excellent innings ended at 80 off 55 balls in the final over after he was caught at long-on off Russell. Valuable late cameo from Mulder (16 of 29) and diane forrester (3 off 8) took Texas to a competitive 173/5. Narine was the standout bowler for LAKR, returning figures of 2/22, dismissing both Faf du Plessis And Donovan Ferreira. However, Powell’s exceptional hitting and Munro’s unbeaten half-century ultimately proved too much for the Super Kings as LAKR kept their playoff hopes alive with a strong comeback.
What a run-chase from Knight Riders! They have lifted themselves from the bottom of the points table to fourth place#MLC2026 #lakar #Cricket pic.twitter.com/bxasUVTRwW
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 4th July 2026
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