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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 3 wickets in the 15th match of IPL 2026. This match held at Eden Garden, Kolkata was very exciting. At one time KKR seemed to have the upper hand but then Mukul Chaudhary turned the whole game and in the end LSG won. Mukul Chaudhary was the talk of the entire match and he was the hero of the victory. Now on social media people are calling him an out of syllabus star.

Lucknow team had a very bad start. The team scored only 56 runs after losing two wickets in the powerplay. After this, Lucknow made a comeback in the middle overs and scored 71 runs after losing 4 wickets between 7 and 15 overs. The team lost one wicket in the death overs but Mukul Chaudhary played a brilliant innings. When there was no other batsman left to support, Mukul took command and scored 54 runs in the last 4 overs. Mukul scored 54 runs in a total of 27 balls.

Who is Mukul Chaudhary?

Mukul Chaudhary may not have been known to many people before this match, but after the feat he did yesterday, now all the cricket lovers are talking about him. Before this, only a few people would know what talent is hidden in Mukul. Now he is in the headlines after one of his innings but his cricket was excellent even before this. Mukul Chaudhary is just 21 years old and was one of the hottest rising stars of the 2025-26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This player of Rajasthan team scored 173 runs in the tournament at an average of more than 57 and his strike rate was also just a little less than 200.

more than 600 runs

His performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was excellent and he came into the notice of cricket lovers when he scored more than 600 runs in the age-group competition. After this the team’s attention went towards him and he got Rs 2.60 crore for IPL 2026. There was competition between Mumbai and Lucknow teams to include them in their team for IPL. Finally the Lucknow team bought him.

Won hearts with helicopter shot

When LSG team was struggling in the match, Mukul Chaudhary gave a new flight to the expectations of the fans with his helicopter shot. Mukul played a shot using his wrists on a full length ball from Vaibhav Arora. It was a brilliant shot and the ball crossed the boundary over long on. After this, Mukul completed his half-century by hitting a six on the fifth ball of the 19th over.

Consider Dhoni as inspiration

Mukul Chaudhary considers Mahendra Singh Dhoni as his inspiration. To fulfill his cricket dreams, Mukul had decided to move from his home in Jhunjhunu to Jaipur. Here he took admission in an academy and started preparation. Mukul is a wicketkeeper batsman. Makulu Chaudhary has had a great journey so far and he can play an important role for his team in this tournament this year.