IPL 2025 KKR vs LSG Playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders is set to face Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants in the 21st match of the IPL 2025 season on April 08 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, 21st match |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Date | Monday, April 08, 2025 |
| Time | 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL, IST |
| Live Streaming | IPL Live Streaming 2025: IPL Match TV Channels, Online Apps |
IPL 2025 KKR vs LSG Playing 11
LSG have picked most wickets in the powerplay so far this season, whereas KKR have picked just five wickets -the joint second least by a team. KKR have the second worst average (15) and the second worst run rate (6.31) for the opening partnership in IPL this season. Only CSK have been worse than them on both parameters.
Six of the last seven afternoon games played at Eden Gardens have been won by the chasing side. In the KKR vs LSG match at Eden Garden, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to field first.
During the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said “We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks really good, it’s not that hot. The wicket won’t change much. One side boundary is small, that’s why we are bowling first. Everyone is looking forward to this game.
This game is all about starting fresh, need to take the positives, need to take one step at a time. People are going to talk about it, we know Quinny and Sunil are match-winners. We are not worried about them. Spencer comes in place of Moeen“.
While LSG captain Rishabh Pant said “Wouldn’t say very happy. Not thinking about the past too much. Will take the positives and move forward. As a team we are winning and as a captain I am happy. We are playing with the same playing XI“.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Impact Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahamad, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia
