Get to Know Who will win Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2024 Match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, Playing 11, Dream11 & winning probabilities.
Pitch Report:
The Eden Gardens pitch is known for its balanced nature, providing support for both the batters and bowlers alike. Early in the match, the pitch is expected to offer seam movement and swing, giving the fast bowlers an advantage. However, as the game progresses, the pitch is likely to become more batting-friendly, providing more opportunities for the batters to score runs. Spinners may also get some assistance from the surface, though this may be limited, especially since it is the first match of the season, when the pitch conditions may not fully favour spin bowling.
KKR vs LSG Toss Prediction:
Almost 67% of IPL matches at this venue have been won by the team fielding first although the last two games here have been won by the team batting first. Our prediction is that both sides will want to chase.
KKR vs LSG Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Phili Salt(wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Player - Anukul Roy
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):
KL Rahul (wk/c), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur
Impact Player - Manimaran Siddharth
KKR Team News & Playing 11
KKR Team News
There were some concerns over the fitness of Sunil Narine during the last game whilst he was batting but he was able to continue and then bowl four overs in the second innings against CSK. No changes are predicted for KKR ahead of this match.
KKR Key Players
- Shreyas Iyer- the captain top scored for KKR in the last game but he will want to increase his strike-rate from only 106.25 in that match.
- Sunil Narine- the all-rounder is averaging over 40 so far in IPL 2024 and is likely to continue to play unconventional but effective shots at the top of the order.
- Andre Russell- after going wicketless at Chepauk in the last match, the West Indian all-rounder will be keen to utilise the pace on offer at Eden Gardens in this game.
- Vaibhav Arora- the 26 year old right-arm fast medium bowler impressed with figures of 2/28 against CSK and dismissed Rachin Ravindra before also getting the wicket of Shivam Dubey.
LSG Team News & Playing 11
LSG Team News
As expected, Mayank Yadav missed out on Friday after experiencing soreness in his lower abdominal area and the news from coach Justin Langer ahead of the match with Delhi Capitals was that the pace bowler would be out for a couple of matches.
LSG Key Players
- KL Rahul- the right-hander is a fine batter but there are often question marks over his strike-rate in T20 cricket. However, he comes into this game after hitting at 177.27 against Delhi Capitals.
- Ayush Badoni- the 24 year old right-hander was exceptional for Lucknow in their last match and kept them in the match with 55 not out from 35 balls.
- Ravi Bishnoi- the spinner had a slow start personally to the tournament but looks back to his confident self and has dismissed top players in his last two games.
- Yash Thakur- the pace bowler got the crucial wicket of David Warner against Delhi Capitals and has taken seven wickets from his last three matches.
KKR vs LSG Head to Head
Lucknow Super Giants have beaten KKR in all three of their previous head to heads. However, the last two games have been exceptionally close with Lucknow winning by 2 runs in May 2022 and 1 run in May 2023.
KKR vs LSG Head to Head Stats in T20's
| Matches Played | KKR Won | LSG Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow SuperGiants Dream11 Prediction Today
Batters: S Iyer
All-rounders: S Narine, A Russell
Bowlers: M Starc, V Chakravarthy, R Bishnoi, N Ul Haq
Here is Our Scenarios for IPL 2024 KKR and LSG Match Prediction
Here are the cases for who will win today’s IPL Match 26,
Kolkata and Lucknow Today Match Prediction.
Scenario 1
Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss and bowl
First Innings Score - 180-190
Kolkata Knight Riders win the match
Scenario 2
Lucknow Super Giants win the toss and bowl
Power Play score - 58-62
First Innings Score - 190-200
Kolkata Knight Riders win the match