IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Squads, Probable Playing 11, Impact Player, Fantasy Picks, Live Streaming & Telecast, Head-To-Head, Match Timings in IST, Match Prediction, Best Batter, Best Bowler, Tickets, Pitch Re – Cricket.com

It has been a mixed campaign for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who have won two of their four matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 so far. A win for either side will see them win back-to-back for the first time this campaign.
Both sides are going into this match on the back of wins. While LSG beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs, KKR thumped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by a massive 80-run margin.
Which team will walk away with the crucial two points in this fixture?

Kolkata Knight Riders
Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya
Lucknow Super Giants
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Maharaj Singh, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mayank Yadav, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni

KKR probable playing XI
Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Player– Vaibhav Arora
LSG probable playing XI 
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Impact Player– Ravi Bishnoi

You can catch live-streaming of KKR vs LSG and every other IPL 2025 game on Star Sports Network (TV) and JioHotstar (Digital).

The KKR vs LSG match will begin on April 8 (Tuesday) at 3:30 PM IST.

You can buy tickets for KKR vs LSG in IPL 2025 on Book My Show. Click here for match tickets.

Safe options: Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR), Nicholas Pooran (LSG), Mitchell Marsh (LSG)
Risky options: Sunil Narine (KKR), Moeen Ali (KKR), Shardul Thakur (LSG), Rishabh Pant (LSG)

LSG have a slight edge over KKR, having beaten them thrice in the five matches between them. Both of KKR's wins over LSG have come in the last two matches. 

Both teams have had no momentum in this competition, but LSG's batting is looking powerful despite Rishabh Pant not coming to the party yet. If KKR can keep the top-order quiet, they can get the vital two points.

Mitchell Marsh is in form for LSG, having hit three fifties in four matches so far. His 185 runs this season have come at a strike rate of 185.85, and he would back himself to come good against KKR.

Varun Chakaravarthy seems to have returned to his best following his spell of 3/22 against SRH at the Eden Gardens in the previous game. Overall, he has six wickets in IPL 2025 at an economy rate of 6.26.

While the pacers have picked up nearly 54% of the wickets to fall here in IPL 2025, the spinners have been far better in other aspects. The spinners have conceded at 8 runs per over and have struck every 15 deliveries, 20.1 runs apart. The corresponding numbers for pacers here are 9.7, 18.4, and 29.6, respectively.
The average first innings score here this season has been 187.

This is a day game in Kolkata, and showers are expected during the second half of the match. There could be some interruption, but hopefully, not enough for a washout.
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