Kolkata still searching for win despite Cameron Green's bowling return

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/green-cameron/215OHqmh/"]Green[/a], who ‌became the IPL's most expensive overseas recruit when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kolkata-knight-riders/nmRRRXaA/"]‌Kolkata[/a] paid $2.77 million for his services, played their first three ‌matches of the season solely as a batter while ‌completing his recovery from a lower back injury.[/p][p]After contributing an unbeaten 32 in Kolkata's 181-4 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lucknow-super-giants/juEriKhI/"]Lucknow Super Giants[/a], the ‌sight of Green loosening up drew cheers ⁠from a sparse Eden ‌Gardens crowd.[/p][p]Handed the ball in the ninth over, he removed ​Lucknow captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pant-rishabh/KKYC7ObS/"]Rishabh Pant[/a] with his second delivery, but the over cost 12 and he ​was taken out of the attack.[/p][p]The 26-year-old returned for the penultimate over with Lucknow needing 30 off 12 ⁠balls but was milked ​for 16 by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/choudhary-mukesh/xK4LigbS/"]Mukul Choudhary[/a], who finished 54 not out off 27 balls.[/p][p]Lucknow sealed victory with the last ball, leaving two-time champions Kolkata without a win after ‌four matches. Their only point came from a washout against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/punjab-kings/juzL6jnm/"]Punjab Kings[/a].[/p][p]Kolkata batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/powell-rovman/pAv8tZiq/"]Rovman Powell[/a] remained optimistic.[/p][embed guid="098ffa17-b20a-43d1-b8e5-07fad40b1282" url="https://x.com/IPL/status/2042264379094339617" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"If you look at IPL history, teams that win are the ones that peak in the middle and later stages," the West Indian told reporters after their loss by three wickets.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's not easy when you don't start well, but our destiny is still in our hands. ‌We still have games left.[/b][/p][p][b]"If we keep putting in ​the work, the results will come. Sometimes it's ‌not just about the result - tonight was a good game, we just ended up on the wrong side. But wins will come if we keep doing the right things."[/b][/p][p]Kolkata are ninth in the 10-team ⁠IPL, above [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chennai-super-kings/hQRNSDp4/"]Chennai ⁠Super Kings[/a] on net ‌run rate.[/p]