KKR vs LSG Live Score, IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants have won the toss and have opted to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders. After a win and a loss, Lucknow Super Giants travel to Kolkata for their third game. The hosts, Kolkata Knight Riders, finally managed to score a point after their match against Punjab Kings was washed out. However, KKR have a lot of work to do as they were not in a good position in the game. The good news for them is the return of Cameron Green, the bowler. He received a green signal from Cricket Australia to bowl in the Indian Premier League. For Lucknow, they need their captain, Rishabh Pant, to fire.
Kolkata vs Lucknow Match Details
- Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants
- Date: Thursday, April 9
- Tournament: Indian Premier League 2026, Match 15
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Match Time: 7:30 PM IST
- Captains: Ajinkya Rahane (KKR), Rishabh Pant (LSG)
Predicted KKR vs LSG Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders
Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi
Impact Player Options: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert
Lucknow Super Giants
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi
Impact Players: Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh
Live
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE score: Bowling still thin
09/04/2026 19:26
Sunil Narine comes in, but Vaibhav Arora goes out. So it just four main bowlers -- Anukul, Narine, Navdeep and Kartik Tyagi.
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE score: When will Green bowl?
09/04/2026 19:20
Now one of the biggest questions is, where will Cam Green bowl? He might just be a bit rusty; one expects him to get a couple of overs right after the powerplay.
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE score: Lucknow Super Giants playing XI
09/04/2026 19:09
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, M Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav
Impact subs: Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE score: Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI
09/04/2026 19:09
Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi
Impact subs: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Lucknow to bowl first
09/04/2026 19:04
Lucknow Super Giants have won the toss and have opted to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane confirms that Varun Chakravarthy is unavailable and that Cameron Green will bowl, while Sunil Narine is back in the playing XI
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE: Justin Langer speaks
09/04/2026 18:55
"What I expect tonight at Eden Gardens, the rain's gone, which is brilliant, and it's a great place to play cricket. It'll be a high-scoring game, as we'd expect. We're very well prepared for this game, so we'll be looking to put our best cricket onto the park. (have you settled on your top-four?) Oh, in a perfect world, it's very settled. Obviously, there's little factors that come in throughout, but, you know, I've seen that Mitch and Aiden up the top was a very powerful combination. They loved batting together. We've got Rishabh, Nicky P, Aayush. We've got some other really good young players, you know, in and amongst it. So we're lucky to have plenty of talent. Now it's just a matter of executing the plans," Justin Langer said.
KKR vs LSG LIVE: How has Varun Chakravarthy fared recently?
09/04/2026 18:46
Once considered as KKR's mystery bowling option, Varun Chakravarthy has worrisome stats over the last few games. In the last 25 overs, he has conceded 304 runs and has taken just 5 wickets
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE: A bit of Lucknow in Kolkata
09/04/2026 18:34
KKR have lost one game in Kolkata while, one game has been washed out due to rain. Ahead of LSG's encounter against KKR in IPL 2026, let's take a look at the public perception
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Head to Head record
09/04/2026 18:23
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants have become mini-derbies due to LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka. Kolkata is Goenka's home state, and that's the reason LSG want to showcase their best. In six matches so far, Lucknow have had the edge with 4 wins to Kolkata's 2. After Kolkata's twin wins in 2024, LSG won the only clash in 2025.
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE: Lucknow Super Giants preview
09/04/2026 18:22
Lucknow Super Giants are coming back from an easy win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They have an excellent pace battery, comprising of Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan and Prince Yadav. They are a bit light in the spin department with Wanindu Hasaranga still unavailable. However, they have problems with batting. With Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram and Rishabh Pant blowing hot and cold, LSG haven’t been able to put up a solid batting display. They need their batters to show up at the Eden Gardens, where runs could be easier to come by.
KKR vs LSG LIE: Kolkata Knight Riders preview
09/04/2026 18:20
After two losses and a no result, Kolkata Knight Riders are still searching for their first win. They have had multiple batting collapses. A struggling pace bowling attack and underperforming spinners have compounded their problems. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy have both been underwhelming. Neither of them was part of the XI that faced Punjab Kings due to sickness and injury. Cameron Green’s poor run of form with the bat also created issues as he did not turn up with the ball either. However, Cameron has received green signal to bowl in IPL 2026. Hence, if Green bowls four overs, KKR can opt for a specialist batter or bowler, depending on the situation.
KKR vs LSG Live Updates: Lucknow Super Giants Squad
09/04/2026 16:47
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Josh Inglis, Naman Tiwari, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohsin Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga
KKR vs LSG Live Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
09/04/2026 16:47
Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Saurabh Dubey, Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra
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