KKR vs LSG Live Score, IPL 2026: It was yet another heart-breaking loss for KKR, as their bowling crumbled under pressure once again. Defending 182 against LSG at home, they did well to take the match to the last ball, but the bowlers were unnerved by youngster Mukul Choudhary, who came up with 27-ball 54, to thwart their hopes.
So, this means, KKR are still languishing at the 9th spot, are yet to win a match in IPL 2026, while LSG are elevated to the 5th spot.
Rahane, Raghuvanshi bat well
KKR were unlucky to lose Finn Allen to a controversial decision, but Rahane (41), and Raghuvanshi (45) did well to take their team to 181. Rovman Powell and Cameron Green, despite their initial struggles, stitched a partnership of 70 runs, to get to a decent score.
Topsy-turvy chase
It was one of those days, where one did not know till the very end, as to which way the match was headed. Markram and Marsh forged a partnership of 41, but then LSG lost two quick wickets. Badoni came and smashed 54 from 34, until Lucknow were reduced to 128/7 in 16 overs. And from there on, Mukul Choudhary played his special innings.
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)
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
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KKR vs LSG Live Score: KKR WIN
09/04/2026 23:20
That is it. Two sixes in the last over, and Mukul Choudhary is the newest hero of the IPL. The ball was just wide of off stump, and he leans into it, to finish the match for Lucknow. Achieves his fifty in 26 balls. A last ball win for LSG.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Remember the name - Mukul Choudhary
09/04/2026 23:15
This boy Mukul Choudhary looks special. In just two overs he has changed the entire game, dealing in sixes. He starts the last over with a six.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Not over yet
09/04/2026 23:07
Mukul Choudhary is playing a little gem of an innings here. He blasts two sixes in an over to Kartik Tyagi. KKR would be nervous to get to their first win.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Narine the hero
09/04/2026 22:57
What exceptional bowling this has been from Sunil Narine. He brings out his very best to end his quota with figures of 1/13 as he manages to get the wicket of Shami.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: 50 for Badoni
09/04/2026 22:49
A 33-ball 50 for Badoni as he smashes Anukul Roy for a big six. But unfortunately for him, when things were starting to look bright, he gives a simple catch to Rinku Singh at the boundary.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Topsy turvy chase
09/04/2026 22:46
An over KKR is ahead, and the very next LSG make a mark. Navdeep Saini comes up with a poor over and is hit for a few boundaries by Badoni.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: OUT
09/04/2026 22:40
Lucknow have bottled this chase. Abdul Samad misses a straight one from Anukul Roy and the ball crashes into his stumps. A poor, poor shot, and Kolkata are ahead now.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Which way match is headed?
09/04/2026 22:33
LSG must feel that they are slighty ahead. Oh and we say this, Kartik Tyagi has struck, and removed Nicholas Pooran. This could be a match-changing moment.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Sunil Narine key
09/04/2026 22:24
Sunail Narine is still Kolkata's best bowler. He has given away only 12 runs in 3 overs, and needs to pick up wickets too.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Cameron Green into the attack
09/04/2026 22:13
Look, what has CAM Green done. He has removed Rishabh Pant on a short ball. The batter mistimes a shot and is caught out. Captain out fo 10 from 9.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Kartik Tyagi into the attack
09/04/2026 22:05
No signs of Cam Green as yet, as it is Kartik Tyagi's turn. He has an ordinary start and leaks 12 runs. They need to keep getting wickets regularly.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Narine into the attack
09/04/2026 22:00
Sunil Narine comes into the attack. This is what they needed in the PP -- two wickets, and they have that. So they need to cash in from here.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: OUT
09/04/2026 21:50
Vaibhav Arora has struck for KKR. He gets the wicket of Markram for 22, as the batter looks to dispatch it into the stands. Rovman Powell takes the catch. The same over produces the wicket of Marsh. On the leg side, the batter goes for pull, edges and is caught by the keeper.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Change in bowling
09/04/2026 21:48
Good over by Anukul comes to an end. Oh wait, Marsh finishes it with a massive six. Crusinig well LSG. KKR have no chance in the match.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Change in bowling
09/04/2026 21:42
There is yet another bowling change and Navdeep Saini has come into the attack. A few boundaries have started to come now. This match is slipping from KKR.
KKR vs LSG Live Score: Anukul Roy now
09/04/2026 21:38
Roy comes for his first over now. It has been a decent start with the ball for Kolkata, but they need a lot of wickets.
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Chase starts
09/04/2026 21:31
Vaibhav Arora starts the proceedings for KKR, while Aiden Markram opens with Marsh. The latter cuts for a four. But it is still an economical over.
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Lucknow need 182 runs to win
09/04/2026 21:20
Cameron Green (32 off 24) and Rovman Powell (39 off 24) power Kolkata Knight Riders to 181/4 in 20 overs. Prince Yadav has bowled a brilliant last over, conceding just 12 runs. LSG need 182 runs to win their second game of IPL 2026
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE score: 150 runs up
09/04/2026 21:04
A four from Cameron Green brings up 150-runs for KKR before the last two overs. But,Green has struggled throughout. He is on 25 runs off 20 balls. But a six from the Australian seems to have finally allowed him to break free from the shackles of poor form. Can he finish well?
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Powell goes all guns blazing
09/04/2026 20:56
Prince Yadav concedes 17 runs off his 3rd over as KKR near the 150-run mark. Powell leads the charge while Green is still going slow. 150 runs comes up for KKR, with Powell on 31 off 16
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Can Cameron Green get going?
09/04/2026 20:51
Cameron Green - KKR's highest buy in the IPL 2026 auction - has struggled so far, managing to score 8 off 13 balls. Meanwhile, Rovman Powell has managed to score a couple of boundaries in the last over. KKR are 128/4 in 16 overs and need to accelerate desperately.
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE: Rinku Singh clean bowled
09/04/2026 20:38
Rinku Singh gets cleaned up as a lazy shot results in him getting bowled over by Avesh Khan. He departs for 4 runs off 7 balls. The LSG bowler get his first wicket of the game and KKR lose their 4th wicket!
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Raghuvanshi departs
09/04/2026 20:28
Another set batter departs as Angkrish Raghuvanshi follows Ajinkya Rahane back to the pavilion in quick succession. The KKR batter is forced to depart after scoring 45 off 33 as Manimaran Siddharth strikes! KKR are three down
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE: Rahane departs
09/04/2026 20:23
Ajinkya Rahane has been asked to depart after being caught out by Mohammed Shami. A review has been taken to reconfirm if the catch has been taken cleanly. The third umpire confirms that it is out and the KKR has to walk back after scoring 41 off 24. The 84-run partnership has been broken
KKR vs LSG LIVE: 50-run partnership up
09/04/2026 20:06
The fifty-run partnership comes up between Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi off 32 balls. LSG have found no luck thus far after dismissing Finn Allen earlier on in the innings
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026 LIVE: Raghuvanshi on the charge
09/04/2026 19:59
Angkrish Raghuvanshi is taking on the LSG bowlers as he has struck 3 fours and 1 six in just 15 balls at a strike rate of 133.33. Meanwhile, Rahane is on 23 off 13, maintaining a strike rate which justifies the statements that he has made earlier.
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Angkrish, Rahane recover well
09/04/2026 19:55
After the loss of an early wicket, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angrish Raghuvanshi have put KKR back on track. The team has reached 40/1 in 4 overs. Rathi concedes from his first over
KKR vs LSG IPL 2026 LIVE: Finn Allen departs
09/04/2026 19:40
Divesh Rathi takes an exceptional catch near the boundary ropes to get rid of Finn Allen. KKR have lost an early wicket as Prince Yadav strikes. Rathi seems to have almost touched the boundary ropes but KKR decide against reviewing it!
KKR vs LSG LIVE: Fine first over from Shami
09/04/2026 19:37
Mohammed Shami concedes 6 runs from the first over as LSG get off to a good start against KKR.
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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