The 21st match of the IPL 2025 brings Kolkata Knight Riders against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens.
IPL matches will unfold at Eden Gardens in Kolkata during this fixture as 74 events span across 13 cities through two months of cricketing excitement. The Qualifier 1 match and the Eliminator match will take place in Hyderabad on dates May 20 and May 21. The Qualifier 2 match and championship final will be held at Kolkata during May 23 and May 25.
Kolkata Knight Riders currently hold the fifth position in the table after obtaining two victories and two defeats in the four matches they have contested. The team secured an 80-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad before this match so they show strong confidence at their home venue.
Lucknow Super Giants hold the sixth position in the table with two wins and two losses from their four games. The team secured their victory against Mumbai Indians in their most recent match and desires another successful performance. The upcoming contest shows all signs of becoming an exhilarating encounter.
TIME & VENUE
Indian Premier League, 8 Apr 2025, Tue, 3:30 PM IST, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
Q de Kock (wk), RK Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (C), VR Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, AD Russell, SP Narine, MM Ali, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana
BENCH : Rahmanullah Gurbaz, L Sisodia, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, AS Roy, Vaibhav Arora, M Markande, A Nortje, Umran Malik, SH Johnson, C Sakariya
Lucknow Super Giants
Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rishabh Pant (C), A Badoni, DA Miller, AK Markram, Abdul Samad, MR Marsh, Ravi Bishnoi, D Singh, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur
BENCH : A Juyal, Himmat Singh, MP Breetzke, Arshin Kulkarni, Y Chaudhary, Shahbaz Ahmed, RS Hangargekar, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Akash Singh, Akash Deep, Manimaran Siddharth, P Yadav
