
The 21st game of IPL 2025 will be in Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giant (LSG). The match is scheduled to be held on Tuesday (April 8) in Eden, Kolkata.
KKR entered the game on the back of a brilliant victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad and would fantasize their chances against LSG. After suffering a huge loss against the Mumbai Indians in the third game, KKR won the victory with 80 wins to beat SRH at home.
On the other hand, LSG also has the motivation to win with them. Rishabh Pant led the side to beat the Mumbai Indians with an exciting 12 wins, returning to victory and will win again.
Both KKR and LSG have won two wins from four games and they will be eager to win the upcoming match for the momentum of winning. So before the key game, this is the full KKR vs LSG match preview.
KKR vs LSG Match Preview-IPL 2025, Match 21:
KKR vs LSG, date and location:
The upcoming KKR vs LSG match will be held in Eden, Kolkata on Tuesday (April 8). The match is scheduled to take place at 7:30 pm IST.
Squad:
Kolkata Knight Rider:
Quinton de Cock (W) Sisodia, Moen Ali, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya
Lucknow Super Giant:
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Poran, Rishabh Pant (W/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, David Miller, Abdul Samad Akash Maharaj Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav, Shamar Josen Kulkari
KKR vs LSG Key Fight:
Mitchell Marsh vs vaibhav arora:
Mitchell Marsh has been in the red hot this season. So far, he has hit three and a half centuries in four innings. With the form around him, the swamp will also hope to make an impact in the upcoming game.
On the other hand, KKR hopes that Marsh won’t last long. Even if he manages to do a few hits, he will do enough damage. When Arshdeep Singh rejected him in the first match as a duck, the only thing Marsh didn’t impress the Bats this season was against the Punjab Kings.
KKR hopes Vaibhav Arora also dismisses the Inform LSG opener cheaply. Arora scored 3 wickets in the last game and hoped to make the most of his format.
Sunil Narine vs Shardul Thakur:
The last time LSG faced KKR, Sunil Narine hit them with a whirlwind. KKR Allrounder beat only 81 balls, only 39. Narine has failed to play with the Bats in the last two games and will be desperate to turn things around in the upcoming game.
If he goes, he could cause irreparable losses to any team, and LSG hopes to fire him as soon as possible. Their responsibility will be on their form of walker Shardul Thakur in order to get rid of Narine early in the situation.
Nicholas Poran vs Varr Chakaravarthy:
The battle between Nicholas Pooran and Varun Chakaravarthy is likely to determine the fate of the upcoming match between KKR and LSG. The poor have performed well this season. So far, he has hit two of the 50s in four innings, scoring more than 40.
He will also seek bat delivery with KKR. On the other hand, KKR will rely on their spinning spearhead Varun Chakaravarthy to ensure West Indies stars don’t get the game off.
KKR vs LSG Key Participants:
KKR -Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarty and Vaibhavrara will be the main players in KKR.
LSG- Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Poran, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi and Shardul Thakur will be the main players in LSG.
KKR vs LSG Weather Report:
The KKR vs LSG match is unlikely to be interrupted by rainfall because there are no forecasts for rainfall on the day of the match. The temperature hovered in the late 20s during the game.
in conclusion:
Both teams entered the game after winning the last game and will hope to make the most of the momentum.