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KKR will host LSG in Match 21. [Source- IPL/x.com]
Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against the Lucknow Super Giants in the upcoming 21st match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, April 8th. The high-octane clash will take place at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants have had similar starts to their respective IPL 2025 campaigns so far. Both the sides have secured two wins from four matches each and are sitting in mid-table position with four points.
They will be now eager to climb higher with a crucial win in this encounter in the City of Joy as the tournament is progressing towards its halfway mark pretty quickly and consistency will be key, to maintain their chances of a top four finish from here.
KKR vs LSG Head To Head Overview
Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants have played each other in a total of five IPL games, where Lucknow has the upper hand with 3 wins, while the Lucknow franchise emerged victorious on other 2 occasions.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
Quinton de Kock (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Player Options
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Lucknow Super Giants
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep and Digvesh Rathi.
Impact Player Options
Ravi Bishnoi
Top Run-Scorers in KKR vs LSG
We are considering only the players present in the current squad.
Quinton de Kock - 228 runs
Quinton de Kock has taken part in this fixture previously while playing for the Lucknow franchise. The South African has amassed 228 runs for LSG against KKR at an average of 76 and a strike-rate of 170.15 across four matches.
Sunil Narine - 131 runs
Sunil Narine has done some real damage with the bat at the top of the order for the 2024 champions. And it's no different when it comes facing Lucknow against whom the explosive opener has scored 131 runs at a strike-rate of 198.48.
Rinku Singh - 129 runs
Rinku Singh Singh finds himself in their position in the list of highest run-scorers in KKR vs LSG fixtures among the active players in both the squads. The southpaw has scored 129 runs at a strike-rate of 186.96 across four games for KKR against Lucknow.
Top Wicket-Takers In KKR vs LSG
We are considering only the players present in the current squad.
Andre Russell - 5 wickets
Andre Russell has been one of the biggest match-winners for KKR over the years. The star all-rounder has been in the centre of attention with the ball whenever KKR played Lucknow, taking 5 wickets at a strike-rate of 12.
Varun Chakravarthy - 5 wickets
Varun Chakravarthy is second in this list of highest wicket-takers in matches involving Kolkata and Lucknow. The ace spinner has taken 5 wickets at an average of 27.20 and 18 strike-rate for KKR against Lucknow.
Ravi Bishnoi - 5 wickets
Ravi Bishnoi is lead spinner for Lucknow Super Giants since their inaugural season back in 2022. The right-arm leg spinner has scalped 5 wickets at an average of 27.40 and a strike-rate of 21.20 across four games against Kolkata.
KKR vs LSG Key Stats
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Key Records
- Kolkata Knight Riders has been brilliant with the ball during the middle-overs period in IPL 2025 - 15 wickets, 19.67 average and 14.72 strike-rate.
- Rinku Singh continues to shine in Eden Gardens where he is KKR’s best batter since IPL 2023 - 427 runs, 47.44 average and 156.99 strike-rate.
- Andre Russell is averaging just 11.86 against right-arm leg spinners in IPL since 2023 - 83 runs, 7 dismissals, 131.75 strike-rate.
- However, Andre Russell will be a very crucial option with the ball as he has taken at least two wickets in every match played at Eden Gardens since 2023 - 14 wickets, 20.21 average and 9.79 strike-rate.
- Vaibhav Arora has been the star with the ball for KKR this season so far - 6 wickets, 17.33 average and 11 strike-rate.
- Varun Chakravarthy got the wicket of Rishabh Pant on both the occasions these two players met each other last year - 2 wickets, 7 runs, 70 strike-rate in IPL 2024.
- Spencer Johnson might trouble Nicholas Pooran early on as his T20 numbers against him are - 1 wicket, 10 runs, 45.45 batting strike-rate.
- Sunil Narine scored a magnificent 39-ball 81 the last time these two sides met each other.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Key Records
- Lucknow Super Giants has been one of the best batting sides inside the powerplay this season - 5 dismissals, 47.40 average and 164.58 strike-rate.
- Mitchell Marsh has been the highest runs scorer inside the powerplay this season so far - 128 runs, 1 dismissal, 193.94 strike-rate.
- Shardul Thakur has taken a wicket every 8.5 balls inside the powerplay this season - 5 wickets, 14 average, 8.5 strike-rate.
- LSG has also taken the highest numbers of wickets inside the powerplay so far in IPL 2025 - 9 wickets, 16 strike-rate.
- There hasn't been anyone better than Nicholas Pooran in the middle-overs in this year's IPL so far - 147 runs, 233.3 strike-rate.
- Moreover, Nicholas Pooran has magnificent batting numbers in T20s at the Eden Gardens - 287 runs, 57.4 average and at a strike-rate of 148.70 which also includes four 50s in five games.
- Lucknow’s spin attack has been the most expensive one in the entire league so far - 5 wickets, 11.50 economy rate, 54.80 average.
Records Which Could Be Broken In KKR vs LSG Match 21 Of IPL 2025
- Nicholas Pooran is 30 runs away from completing 2000 IPL runs.
- Rishabh Pant needs 1 dismissal to complete 100 IPL dismissals as a fielder/keeper.
- Mitchell Marsh is 2 sixes away from completing 50 IPL sixes.
- Rinku Singh needs 2 sixes to complete 50 IPL sixes.
- Rinku Singh is 46 runs away from completing 1000 IPL runs.
- Andre Russell needs 6 runs to complete 2500 runs in IPL cricket.
- Shardul Thakur is four wickets away from completing 200 T20 wickets.
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