KKR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction, Match 15, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

Kolkata Knight Riders set to face Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 9.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 09 Apr 2026, 19:15 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 15th match of the Indian Premier League 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Kolkata Knight Riders haven't had a good start to the season, losing their first two matches. Their last match against the Punjab Kings was washed out due to rain, leaving them with just one point in the season.

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants did perform well in their last match. They secured a 5-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, their first win of the season. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a total of 156 runs. Chasing this, Lucknow got a good start as Aiden Markram scored 45 runs off just 27 balls while Rishabh Pant played a match-winning knock of 68 runs off just 50 balls to get a comfortable 5-wicket win.

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Apart from this, the bowling from Lucknow Super Giants was also excellent, especially by Mohammed Shami, who took two wickets for 8 runs in four overs. Additionally, Prince Yadav and Avesh Khan were also successful in getting two wickets each, due to which the Sunrisers failed to score a big score.

Match Information

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 15

Indian Premier League, 9 Apr 2026, Thur, 7:30 PM IST ,Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

JioHotstar

Weather Report

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Haze

31.0°C

84% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Kolkata Knight Riders

T
L
L
L
NR

Lucknow Super Giants

W
L
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Mitchell Marsh

LSG - all

563 Runs

13 Matches

2

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

KKR - bat

422 Runs

13 Matches

3

Finn Allen

KKR - bat

329 Runs

10 Matches

4

Cameron Green

KKR - all

320 Runs

13 Matches

5

Rishabh Pant

LSG - wk

312 Runs

14 Matches

6

Rinku Singh

KKR - bat

295 Runs

13 Matches

1

Finn Allen

KKR - bat

219.33

10 Matches

2

Josh Inglis

LSG - wk

186.01

5 Matches

3

Mitchell Marsh

LSG - all

163.19

13 Matches

4

Ayush Badoni

LSG - all

152.48

10 Matches

5

Rinku Singh

KKR - bat

149.75

13 Matches

6

George Linde

LSG - all

147.62

3 Matches

1

Kartik Tyagi

KKR - bowl

18 Wkts

13 Matches

2

Prince Yadav

LSG - bat

16 Wkts

14 Matches

3

Sunil Narine

KKR - all

14 Wkts

12 Matches

4

Mohsin Khan

LSG - bowl

11 Wkts

7 Matches

5

Mohammed Shami

LSG - bowl

11 Wkts

13 Matches

6

Vaibhav Arora

KKR - bowl

11 Wkts

11 Matches

1

Sunil Narine

KKR - all

6.40

12 Matches

2

Mohsin Khan

LSG - bowl

7.50

7 Matches

3

Prince Yadav

LSG - bat

8.76

14 Matches

4

Varun Chakravarthy

KKR - bowl

8.78

10 Matches

5

Mohammed Shami

LSG - bowl

8.82

13 Matches

6

Saurabh Dubey

KKR - bowl

8.83

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen, C Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rovman Powell, RK Singh, Ramandeep Singh, AS Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, B Muzarabani

Bench : Tejasvi Dahiya, Tim Seifert, Manish Pandey, RA Tripathi, S Ranjan, D Kamra, SP Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Varun Chakravarthy, Umran Malik, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, SS Dubey, NA Saini

Lucknow Super Giants

AK Markram, MR Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C), A Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, , Avesh Khan, D Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, P Yadav

Bench : JP Inglis, Himmat Singh, MP Breetzke, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Shahbaz Ahmed, W Hasaranga, Akash Singh, Mayank Yadav, AS Tendulkar, M Shami, Mohsin Khan, A Nortje, Naman Tiwari

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is generally considered ‌an excellent one for batting, with a fast outfield making runs easy. Flat pitch with true bounce, allowing batters to dominate. While fast bowlers can get early movement, it often slows down, aiding spinners. With small boundaries and dew as a factor, chasing is highly advantageous. The average first-inning score at this venue is 171 runs.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

171

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9.5
C

Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR | BAT

Angkrish has performed exceptionally well in the IPL, as he has scored 277 runs with a strike rate of 146 in the last 10 games. His fans will expect a good performance from him this season.

9
VC

Aiden Markram LSG | BAT

Aiden Markram has performed exceptionally well in the IPL. He has scored 357 runs with a strike rate of 152 in the last 10 games. His fans will expect a good performance from him this season.

7.5

Ajinkya Rahane KKR | BAT

Rahane is an excellent top-order batter who has consistently performed well in recent times. He scored 269 runs in the last 10 games. He has the ability to perform well this season.

9

Rishabh Pant LSG | WK

Rishabh Pant is an excellent top-order batter who has consistently performed well in the IPL. He scored 304 runs in the last 10 games, including 68 in the previous game against SRH. He can perform well this season.

8

Vaibhav Arora KKR | BOWL

Vaibhav Arora has performed well in the IPL. He has taken 13 wickets in the last 9 games. KKR fans will expect a good performance from him this season.

7.5

Prince Yadav LSG | BAT

Prince Yadav is a young, talented pacer who is known for his excellent Yorker in death overs. He took two wickets in the previous game against the Sunrisers.

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8

Ramandeep Singh

KKR | BAT

8.5

Rahul Tripathi

KKR | BAT

Last Updated On - Apr 9 2026 7:15 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

5 : 6

LSG

Credits Left
9/100

Mega League
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
C

9.5

Rishabh Pant
VC

9

Nicholas Pooran

9

Finn Allen

8

Ajinkya Rahane

7.5

Aiden Markram

9

Mitchell Marsh

8

Cameron Green

7.5

Prince Yadav

7.5

Mohammed Shami

8

Vaibhav Arora

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

6 : 5

LSG

Credits Left
9.5/100

Grand League
Angkrish Raghuvanshi

9.5

Rishabh Pant

9

Ajinkya Rahane
C

7.5

Rinku Singh

8.5

Aiden Markram
VC

9

Mitchell Marsh

8

Cameron Green

7.5

Prince Yadav

7.5

Mohammed Shami

8

Blessing Muzarabani

8

Vaibhav Arora

8

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