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Kolkata Knight Riders edged past Lucknow Super Giants in a dramatic Indian Premier League contest that needed a super over to decide the winner.

Chasing KKR's 155-8, Lucknow required seven runs to win from Kartik Tyagi's last ball, which Mohammed Shami launched for six to force a tie and send the match into a super over.

Sunil Narine dismissed Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram to restrict hosts Lucknow to just one run batting first in the super over before Rinku Singh, who had emerged as KKR's star on the field with four catches, fittingly hit the winning runs.

Earlier, Mohsin Khan had claimed five wickets as Lucknow took early control after asking KKR to bat first.

The 27-year-old Indian left-arm seamer set the tone early by dismissing Tim Seifert for a three-ball duck in a wicket-maiden and finished with 5-23 to leave Kolkata reeling at 73-6.

But Rinku produced a stunning late surge, smashing four consecutive sixes in the last over to remain unbeaten on 83 from 51 balls and help KKR post 155-8.

Lucknow lost wickets at regular intervals as they struggled to keep pace during the chase but Rishabh Pant's 42 and contributions from Markram and Ayush Badoni set up the dramatic finish.

Kolkata climb to eighth place with five points while Lucknow are bottom with four.

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Islamabad United set up a meeting with table-toppers Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League qualifier after a four-wicket victory against Multan Sultans.

The winner of final league-stage game had the chance to clinch second place and a spot in the qualifier - which offered a direct route to the final with a win or a second chance via a second eliminator if defeated.

And it was Islamabad who clinched it as Mark Chapman starred with an unbeaten 69 from 33 balls as they chased down Multan's 192-7 in Karachi to leapfrog their opponents on the table.

Multan, who finished third, will now play fourth-placed Hyderabad Kingsmen in the first eliminator on 29 April.

Batting first, Multan were given early momentum by openers Sahibzada Farhan and Steven Smith, who both scored 30, while Shan Masood added a 33-ball 44 to take them to 129-4 in the 16th over.

After Masood's departure, Arafat Minhas and Mohammad Wasim, who struck an unbeaten 26 from nine balls, ensured they finished strongly.

Islamabad lost opener Sameer Minhas early but Shadab Khan scored 36 from 28 balls before Chapman took control of the chase.

The New Zealand all-rounder found support from Haider Ali and Faheem Ashraf as he guided Islamabad to the decisive victory with eight balls to spare.

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Gujarat Titans bounced back from two consecutive defeats in the Indian Premier League with Kagiso Rabada spearheading their commanding eight-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings.

Asked to bat first, CSK were forced onto the back foot as South African pacer Rabada took 3-25, including the wickets of opener Sanju Samson, who became the 10th player and the fastest Indian to reach 5,000 IPL runs, and Urvil Patel in the fourth over.

Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad registered his first half-century of the season, scoring 74 from 60 balls, and shared a 59-run stand with Shivam Dube to steady the innings before England's Jamie Overton smashed 18 from six balls to lift Chennai to 158-7.

Shubman Gill scored 33 as Gujarat raced to 58-0 in the powerplay before the captain departed two balls later, but fellow opener Sai Sudharsan then shared a decisive 97-run partnership with England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.

Sudharsan scored 87 from 46 balls before falling four runs short of the target but Buttler guided Gujarat home with an unbeaten 39 from 30 balls.

With their fourth win of the season, Gujarat leapfrog Chennai to fifth place while CSK now sit two points behind in sixth.

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Hyderabad Kingsmen secured the fourth and final spot in the Pakistan Super League play-offs with a commanding 108-run victory against bottom side Rawalpindiz in their last game of the league stage.

The Kingsmen sneaked into fourth place with the fifth win of their debut PSL campaign, edging past Lahore Qalandars on superior net run-rate and thereby eliminating the defending champions.

Needing a big win against Rawalpindiz to stay alive, the Kingsmen posted 244-6 batting first, with Usman Khan setting the platform with a rapid 54 from 26 balls.

Glenn Maxwell and Kusal Perera continued the onslaught with the Australian smashing 70 from 37 balls while the latter remained unbeaten on 50 to put the Kingsmen in a commanding position in Karachi.

Rawalpindiz never threatened in their response as they lost wickets regularly with only Australian batter Usman Khawaja putting up some resistance with an unbeaten 66, while English wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings scored a 12-ball 23.

Kingsmen medium pacer Hunain Shah took 4-22 and Akif Javed registered 3-38 to derail the chase while Maxwell also chipped in with a wicket as Rawalpindiz were bundled out for 136 in the 17.1 overs.

Rawalpindiz finished at the bottom with only one win and nine defeats.

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Defending champions Lahore Qalandars kept their play-off hopes in the Pakistan Super League alive with a crucial six-wicket win against leaders Peshawar Zalmi in their final league-stage fixture.

The win lifted the Qalandars into fourth place, overtaking Karachi Kings on net run-rate and knocking them out of the contention for a place in the next stage.

But their play-off spot is not yet secure, with Hyderabad Kingsmen able to move level on 10 points if they defeat bottom side Rawalpindiz in their final game on Sunday.

Peshawar posted a competitive total of 199-4 batting first, led by Michael Bracewell's 83 from 45 balls and captain Babar Azam's 59.

After losing two wickets inside five overs, Babar's composed innings steadied the innings before Bracewell accelerated through the middle overs and Iftikhar Ahmed's 14-ball 27 ensured a strong finish.

In their response, Qalandars opener Fakhar Zaman scored an unbeaten 58 off 47 balls while more aggressive contributions from Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza and Daniel Sams powered them past the target with three balls remaining.

Zalmi, who suffered their first defeat of the campaign, finished top with 17 points.

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Karachi Kings boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Pakistan Super League play-offs with a commanding nine-wicket win against Quetta Gladiators in Lahore.

Chasing a target of 196, David Warner and Reeza Hendricks produced a 141-run second-wicket partnership to help the Kings finish the league stage with five wins in 10 matches.

The Kings sit fourth with 10 points - two ahead of Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen, who both have a game in hand.

Kings lost Jason Roy early after the English opener hit 20 from 15 balls, but captain Warner led from the front on his return to the squad after missing two matches because of a back strain.

The 39-year-old Australian hit 10 fours and four sixes in his unbeaten 89 from 48 balls while Hendricks struck 87 to seal the victory in 18.3 overs.

Earlier, Rilee Rossouw's 54-ball 90 and captain Saud Shakeel's 57 from 34 balls had taken the Gladiators to 195-6.

But with their seventh defeat of the campaign, their hopes of making it to the play-offs are over as they finish in seventh place with six points from 10 matches.

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Richard Gleeson led Islamabad United into the Pakistan Super League play-offs as his three-wicket haul set up a comfortable win over Hyderabad Kingsmen in Karachi.

The 38-year-old Warwickshire fast bowler dismissed both openers Maaz Sadaqat and Marnus Labuschagne as well as number three Saim Ayub to leave the Kingsmen reeling at 24-3 inside five overs, finishing with figures of 3-9.

Captain Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim maintained the pressure by taking three wickets apiece as the Kingsmen were bundled out for just 80 - the fifth lowest total in the PSL history.

Islamabad lost New Zealand's Devon Conway only two balls into the chase but Mohsin Riaz struck 42 from 18 balls to guide them to a crucial eight-wicket victory with 80 balls to spare.

Islamabad's fifth win in nine matches guaranteed their place in the play-offs and moved them third with 11 points - six points behind leaders Peshawar Zalmi and one behind Multan Sultans.

Debutants Kingsmen are fifth where they are level on eight points with Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings.

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Sanju Samson hit another exhilarating century as Chennai Super Kings piled further misery on Mumbai Indians in the IPL's 'El Clasico'.

India T20 World Cup hero Samson, who also scored a century against Delhi Capitals earlier in the competition, smashed an unbeaten 101 off just 54 balls as the visitors piled up 207-6.

Mumbai, who have lost five of their last six games, crumbled with the bat - slumping to 104 all out.

West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein did the damage, taking 4-17, including the key wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.

Mumbai slipped to 11-3 inside three overs and despite Yadav (36) and Tilak (37) offering some resistance, saw their last seven wickets fall for just 20 runs.

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David Warner anchored Karachi Kings to a crucial victory over Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.

Ex-Australia opener Warner finished unbeaten on 63 off 44 balls as the Kings chased down the hosts' 199-6 with eight balls to spare to keep their hopes of progression alive.

While Warner was watchful, victory was sealed by Khushdil Shah, who smashed a staggering 44 not out off just 14 balls.

Khushdil hit five sixes, including two in a row to seal the victory.

Earlier, ex-England all-rounder Moeen Ali took 2-26 in the Qalandars innings then proved the perfect foil for Warner with an aggressive 39 off 17 as Pakistan bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi (0-51) and Haris Rauf (1-36) proved expensive.

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Mitchell Starc has been cleared by Cricket Australia to play in the Indian Premier League after recovering from shoulder and elbow injuries.

The 36-year-old fast bowler has not played since late January after his Ashes heroics, where he played all five Tests and took 31 wickets in Australia's 4-1 win.

He subsequently played five matches in the Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers, which is when he suffered the injuries while fielding.

Starc's first appearance for Delhi will most likely be against Rajasthan Royals on 1 May.

His fellow Australian quick Josh Hazlewood has recently returned to play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru while Australian skipper Pat Cummins is expected to make his comeback for Sunrisers Hyderabad this weekend.

Cummins has been managing a back injury, having played just one Test in the Ashes in December.

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Rawalpindiz earned their first win of the PSL as they beat Islamabad United by six wickets in a low-scoring encounter.

Islamabad were bowled out for 137 with Devon Conway's 40 the highest score, while the wickets were shared around in a fine all-round performance from the Rawalpindiz bowlers.

Chris Green added a cameo of 29 from 16 balls but he was one of three wickets to fall in the final over bowled by Dian Forrester.

After eight straight defeats and with their elimination already confirmed, Rawalpindiz finally had victory in their sights with a straightforward target but they lost Abdullah Fazal from the first ball of the chase.

Kamran Ghulam and Muhammad Rizwan added 78 for the second wicket, scoring 42 and 45 respectively, to anchor the innings before New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell got them over the line with an unbeaten 32.

Islamabad remain in play-off contention in third place in the table behind Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans.

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Steve Smith's century was in vain as Hyderabad Kingsmen chased 214 with two balls to spare to beat Multan Sultans by four wickets.

Smith's knock was eclipsed by Usman Khan's 44-ball hundred for the Kingsmen which laid the foundations for the chase, but his dismissal set up a thrilling finish with 32 still required from the last 13 balls.

But Hassan Khan played a stunning hand with 24 not out from just six balls, including three sixes, to earn a crucial win to take the Kingsmen up to fourth in the table.

Australia's Smith had earlier added 132 for the first wicket with Sahibzada Farhan, who made 66, but Multan could not capitalise on their start as they lost six wickets in the last four overs.

Akif Javed took three wickets while Hassan Khan took the key wicket of Smith in the 17th over which kickstarted the lower order collapse from 185-1 to 213-7.

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Jofra Archer took three wickets in Rajasthan Royals' brilliant bowling performance as they beat the struggling Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs.

Chasing just 160, Lucknow were bowled out for 119 as Archer finished with 3-20 and fellow seamers Brijesh Sharma and Nandre Burger also took two wickets each.

Lucknow's chase started dreadfully as they slipped to 11-3 with Ayush Badoni, captain Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram all making ducks.

Australia's Mitchell Marsh made 55 as they attempted to rebuild but his departure saw them fall to 105-6, and that left too much for the lower order as they lost their last five wickets for 14 runs.

The batting effort was unfortunate for Lucknow's bowlers, who produced a fine display of their own to restrict Rajasthan to 159-6.

Their explosive top order of Yashasvi Jaiswal, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel all fell cheaply to expose a middle order which has not been needed very often in the tournament so far.

But Ravindra Jadeja's experience proved the difference, as he finished unbeaten on 43 from 29 balls to rescue the innings from 110-6 with impact player Shubham Dubey also making 19 not out.

Rajasthan remain second in the table while Lucknow are seventh with just two wins in seven games.

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Seamer Ali Raza took a hat-trick as Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings by seven wickets to stretch their winning run to eight games.

The 18-year-old bowled David Warner for 11 and then took his hat-trick in the final over of the innings to finish with figures of 4-41 as Kings posted 182-9.

Former England batter Jason Roy top-scored with 85 for the Kings but their innings fell away with the late wickets.

Raza's hat-trick saw Khushdil Shah fall hit-wicket for 12 before Shahid Aziz and Hasan Ali were both bowled by fast yorkers.

Zalmi, who have already qualified for the play-offs, reached the target with seven balls to spare as leading run-scorer Kusal Mendis continued his impressive form with 80 not out from 43 balls.

He was supported by 19-year-old Farhan Yousuf who finished the chase in style with an unbeaten 58 from 36.

Kings have lost five in a row and need to win their remaining games and hope that other results go their way in order to keep their qualification hopes alive.

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Steve Smith's half-century helped Multan Sultans inflict an eighth straight defeat on Rawalpindiz.

Australia's Smith struck 56 from 31 balls at the top of the order to set up Multan's chase of 167, while his compatriot Ashton Turner hit an unbeaten 37 to see them over the line with eight balls to spare.

Rawalpindiz, who are already eliminated from the PSL, immediately struggled after choosing to bat first as Shahzaib Khan fell in the first over before skipper Muhammad Rizwan trudged to 26 from 29 balls.

New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell led a recovery for Rawalpindiz with 58 before cameos of 29 and 37 from Sam Billings and Dian Forrester lifted them to 166-4.

Multan made comfortable work of the chase and ensured they remain second in the table.

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Batter Ayush Mhatre, Chennai Super Kings' leading run-scorer in this year's Indian Premier League, has been ruled out of the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury.

Mhatre, 18, the India Under-19s captain, was injured while batting against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 18 April.

He has scored 201 runs in six matches this season for a CSK side who are eighth in the table after only two wins.

The five-time champions also finished bottom of the standings last season.

CSK are yet to announce a replacement.