IPL 2025, Match 21: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Preview

The 21st match of IPL 2025 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 8 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. With a good pitch to bat on, both the teams will hope to have a thrilling contest.

KKR will enter the contest with a stunning 80-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). They have now won two out of four games this season. The start of their tournament was not good for Ajinkya Rahane’s men, but they held their nerves and made an outstanding comeback in the previous game.

Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have a similar experience in the tournament, with two wins in four games. The previous game was a last-over thriller against the Mumbai Indians (MI), where the latter failed to chase 22 runs off the last six balls.

MI captain Hardik Pandya was on strike in the last over and was facing Avesh Khan. While the first ball went for a six, Avesh made a brilliant comeback in the next few deliveries, securing a much-needed victory for his team.

KKR and LSG will enter the battleground on a winning note, full of confidence, and hoping to win the game.

Match Details

Match	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants
Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time	Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 3:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details	Sports18/Star Sports Network, JioStar

Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is known as a batting paradise. There are no chances of rain. The captain who wins the toss should look to bat second as the chasing team has won 58.95% of matches at the venue.

Head-to-Head Record

KKR and LSG have played five matches against each other, with the former winning two and the latter three.

Matches	05
Won by Kolkata Knight Riders	02
Won by Lucknow Super Giants	03
No Result	00
First Faceoff	LSG won by 75 runs (May 7, 2022)
Previous Faceoff	KKR won by 98 runs (May 5, 2024)

Predicted Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock(wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

Impact Player: Moeen Ali

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan

Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi

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