Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 21st match of IPL 2025 on Tuesday, April 8, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This will be the fifth game of the season for both teams. So far, both sides have won two games and lost two.
In their last match, KKR played against Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR scored 200 runs, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Venkatesh Iyer both hitting half-centuries. They then bowled out SRH for just 120 and won the match by 80 runs. Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy each took three wickets, and Vaibhav was named Player of the Match.
LSG took on Mumbai Indians in their previous game and posted 203/8 in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 60 runs from 31 balls. MI only managed 191/5 in reply, giving LSG a 12-run win. Digvesh Singh Rathi bowled a tidy spell and won Player of the Match.
KKR vs LSG Head to Head
These two teams have met five times in the IPL. LSG have won three games, while KKR have won two.
KKR vs LSG Pitch Report
The pitch at Eden Gardens is usually good for batting. The average first innings score in the last five matches here is 202 runs. However, teams bowling first have won four of those five games, so the captain winning the toss might prefer to bowl.
KKR vs LSG Weather Report
The weather is expected to be partly cloudy during the match. The temperature might remain over 30°C throughout the game.
KKR vs LSG Top Fantasy Picks
Varun Chakaravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Chakaravarthy has taken the most wickets for KKR this season.
- He has picked up 6 wickets in 4 matches, with an average of 15.66 runs per wicket, an economy rate of 6.26 runs per over, and takes a wicket every 15 balls.
Mitchell Marsh (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Marsh is the leading run-scorer for LSG with 184 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 185.85.
KKR vs LSG Fantasy Captain picks
Quinton de Kock (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- The wicketkeeper-batter has scored 103 runs in four games with a strike rate of 137.33.
Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants)
- He is the only batter to score over 200 runs this season and has amassed 201 runs in four games at a strike rate of 218.47.
KKR vs LSG Head to Head Fantasy Team for Match 21 of Indian Premier League 2025
| Role | Player Name | Team |
| Wicketkeeper | Quinton de Kock (C) | KKR |
| Wicketkeeper | Nicholas Pooran | LSG |
| Batter | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | KKR |
| Batter | Ajinkya Rahane | KKR |
| Batter | Venkatesh Iyer | KKR |
| Batter | Mitchell Marsh | LSG |
| All-Rounder | Aiden Markram | LSG |
| All-Rounder | Sunil Narine | KKR |
| Bowler | Digvesh Singh | LSG |
| Bowler | Shardul Thakur | LSG |
| Bowler | Varun Chakaravarthy (VC) | KKR |
KKR vs LSG Grand Fantasy Team for Match 21 of Indian Premier League 2025
| Role | Player Name | Team |
| Wicketkeeper | Nicholas Pooran (C) | LSG |
| Batter | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | KKR |
| Batter | Ajinkya Rahane | KKR |
| Batter | Venkatesh Iyer | KKR |
| Batter | Mitchell Marsh (VC) | LSG |
| Batter | Rinku Singh | KKR |
| All-Rounder | Andre Russell | KKR |
| All-Rounder | Sunil Narine | KKR |
| Bowler | Digvesh Singh | LSG |
| Bowler | Vaibhav Arora | KKR |
| Bowler | Varun Chakaravarthy | KKR |
