21st match of IPL 2025 Kolkata will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on 8 April at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Kolkata. With a good pitch to bat, both teams would expect a thrilling competition.
KKR will enter the competition against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with an 80 -run win. He has now won two out of four matches this season. His tournament started was not good for Ajinkya Rahane's men, but he grabbed his nerves and made outstanding comebacks in the previous game.
Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Veteran (LSG) has a similar experience in the tournament, with two wins in four matches. The previous game was a last thriller against Mumbai Indians (MI), where later failed to chase 22 runs from 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 great comeback in the next few delivery, which led to a very important victory for his team.
KKR and LSG will enter the battlefield on a winning note, full of confidence, and expect to win the game.
Matching details
| match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| venue | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| Date time | Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 3:30 pm (IST) |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | Sports18/Star Sports Network, JISTAR |
Pitch -report
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is known as a batting paradise. There is no possibility of rain. The captain who won the toss should be seen to bat second as the chase team has won 58.95% matches at the venue.
Head-to-head record
KKR and LSG have played five matches against each other, in which two more have won and three later.
| Matchbox | 05 |
| Kolkata won by Knight Riders | 02 |
| Lucknow won by Super Giants | 03 |
| No result | 00 |
| First faceoff |
LSG won 75 runs (May 7, 2022) |
| Previous faceoff | KKR won by 98 runs (May 5, 2024) |
XI predicts to play
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Sunil Narin, Quinton de Kok (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvananshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moin Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandip Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakarvarthi, Vaibhavari, Vaibhavarthi, Vaibhavarthi, Vaibhavarthi, Vaibhavarthi, Vaibhav
Impact player: Moin Ali
Lucknow Super Veteran (LSG):
Aiden Marcram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Poran, Rishabh Pant (W/C), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digwesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Impact player: Ravi Bishnoi
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