KKR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction, Match 21, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for IPL 2025

Both teams will be keen to do well.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 08 Apr 2025, 15:18 IST

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Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

KKR will take on LSG in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League 2025. This match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 74 matches will be played across 13 cities over the next two months as the IPL fever kicks off. Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively. Qualifier 2, on May 23, and the final on May 25, will be in Kolkata.

Kolkata Knight Riders have two wins and two losses in four matches and are placed fifth in the table. They beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs in the previous match and will be high on confidence especially playing at their home ground.

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants are placed sixth in the table with two wins and as many losses in four matches. They beat Mumbai Indians in the previous match and will be looking to put up another good performance. This promises to be an exciting match. 

Also Check: Who will win today’s IPL match between KKR vs LSG?

Match Information

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 21

Indian Premier League, 8 Apr 2025, Tue, 3:30 PM IST ,Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Live Stream

Jio Hotstar

Weather Report

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Clouds

28.8°C

79% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Kolkata Knight Riders

W
L
W
L
W

Lucknow Super Giants

W
L
W
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Mitchell Marsh

LSG - all

627 Runs

13 Matches

2

Nicholas Pooran

LSG - wk

524 Runs

14 Matches

3

Aiden Markram

LSG - bat

445 Runs

13 Matches

4

Ajinkya Rahane

KKR - bat

390 Runs

13 Matches

5

Ayush Badoni

LSG - all

329 Runs

14 Matches

6

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

KKR - bat

300 Runs

12 Matches

1

Akash Deep

LSG - bowl

300.00

6 Matches

2

Nicholas Pooran

LSG - wk

196.25

14 Matches

3

Abdul Samad

LSG - bat

176.34

13 Matches

4

Avesh Khan

LSG - bowl

175.00

13 Matches

5

Sunil Narine

KKR - all

170.83

12 Matches

6

Andre Russell

KKR - all

163.73

13 Matches

1

Varun Chakravarthy

KKR - bowl

17 Wkts

13 Matches

2

Vaibhav Arora

KKR - bowl

17 Wkts

12 Matches

3

Harshit Rana

KKR - bowl

15 Wkts

13 Matches

4

Digvesh Singh

LSG - bowl

14 Wkts

13 Matches

5

Avesh Khan

LSG - bowl

13 Wkts

13 Matches

6

Shardul Thakur

LSG - bowl

13 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Anukul Roy

KKR - all

6.75

1 Match

2

Varun Chakravarthy

KKR - bowl

7.66

13 Matches

3

Sunil Narine

KKR - all

7.80

12 Matches

4

Ayush Badoni

LSG - all

7.80

14 Matches

5

Digvesh Singh

LSG - bowl

8.25

13 Matches

6

Moeen Ali

KKR - all

8.50

6 Matches

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, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana, SH Johnson

Bench : Rahmanullah Gurbaz, L Sisodia, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, AS Roy, MM Ali, Vaibhav Arora, M Markande, A Nortje, Umran Malik, 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, Arshin Kulkarni, Y Chaudhary, Shahbaz Ahmed, MP Breetzke, RS Hangargekar, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Akash Singh, Akash Deep, Manimaran Siddharth, P Yadav

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

55%

Batting Pitch

171

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Nicholas Pooran LSG | WK

Nic Pooran smashed 499 runs in the previous season at a strike rate of 178. He smashed 75 runs against DC in the opening match will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

9
C

Sunil Narine KKR | ALL

Sunil Narine is the MVP in a fantasy side. He will open the batting and is a quality off-spinner. Back him to get points from both departments.

9

Rishabh Pant LSG | WK

Rishabh Pant amassed 446 runs in 13 matches last season and will also give points with his wicket-keeping. Back him to do well

9

Andre Russell KKR | ALL

Andre Russell is a quality all-rounder and has an excellent record at Eden Gardens . He will be a top pick against this opposition.

8

Varun Chakravarthy KKR | BOWL

Varun Chakravarthy picked up 21 wickets in 11 matches in the previous edition and will be a very good pick for this match.

8.5

Venkatesh Iyer KKR | ALL

Venkatesh Iyer scored a half century in the previous match against SRH and will be a handy budget pick against this opposition.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Ramandeep Singh

KKR | BAT

6.5

Abdul Samad

LSG | BAT

Last Updated On - Apr 8 2025 3:18 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

7 : 4

LSG

Credits Left
7.5/100

Head To Head
Quinton de Kock

8.5

Nicholas Pooran
C

9

Rinku Singh

8.5

Ajinkya Rahane

7.5

Aiden Markram

9

Venkatesh Iyer

8.5

Andre Russell
VC

9

Sunil Narine

9

Mitchell Marsh

8

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Digvesh Singh

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

6 : 5

LSG

Credits Left
5/100

Mega League
Quinton de Kock
VC

8.5

Nicholas Pooran

9

Rishabh Pant

9

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

9.5

Aiden Markram

9

Andre Russell

9

Sunil Narine
C

9

Mitchell Marsh

8

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Harshit Rana

7.5

Shardul Thakur

8.5

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