IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Preview, IPL 2025

21st T20 • Eden Gardens • Kolkata

Lucknow Super Giants

238/3 (20)

Kolkata Knight Riders

234/7 (20)

LSG won by 4 runs

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Date & Time

08 Apr, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TV/Streaming

JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

Match

21st T20,

Indian T20 League 2025

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Akshay Totre (India), Rohan Pandit (India, TV)

Referee

Shakti Singh (India)

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bowl

Pitch Report

New colours for me, but I have settled in nicely and am coming off a great last year. Great to be here. I think I have played enough T20 to know that conditions change, and then, if I don't get things right in the first over, I have three more overs to contribute. Playing more on conditions like these will help me grow better. Last year, I was bowling in the powerplay and through the middle. I feel my strengths are bowling upfront with the new ball and throwing the first punch with getting an early wicket. I am easy with anything, Hopefully we can restrict their batters to low total, and our guys can chase it down soon

1st Innings

152Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

133.1Avg SR

2nd Innings

140Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

133.96Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

KKR

2- 3

LSG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Lucknow Super Giants

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Nicholas Pooran

LSG . WK

201 Runs

4 Matches

Mitchell Marsh

LSG . BAT

184 Runs

4 Matches

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

KKR . BAT

128 Runs

4 Matches

Top Bowlers

Shardul Thakur

LSG . BOWL

7 Wkts

4 Matches

Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR . BOWL

6 Wkts

4 Matches

Vaibhav Arora

KKR . BOWL

6 Wkts

3 Matches

Player of the Match Nicholas Pooran

87(36)

Lucky Winner Maheshwari Jaldeep

LSG

KKR

Info

Lucknow Super Giants

238/3 (20)

Batters

Aiden Markram

167.86

b Rana

Mitchell Marsh

168.75

c Singh b Russell

Nicholas Pooran

241.67

Not out

Abdul Samad

150.00

b Rana

David Miller

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 2, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 11.9)

238/3

Did not Bat

Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, Ravi Bishnoi

Bowlers

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Vaibhav Arora

8.75

Spencer Johnson

15.33

Varun Chakaravarthy

7.75

Harshit Rana

12.75

Sunil Narine

12.67

Andre Russell

16.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Aiden Markram

b Rana

1-99

10.2

Mitchell Marsh

c Singh b Russell

2-170

15.2

Abdul Samad

b Rana

3-221

18.2

Kolkata Knight Riders

234/7 (20)

Batters

Quinton De Kock

166.67

lbw b Deep

Sunil Narine

230.77

c Markram b Singh

Ajinkya Rahane

174.29

c Pooran b Thakur

Venkatesh Iyer

155.17

c Markram b Deep

Ramandeep Singh

50.00

c Markram b Bishnoi

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

125.00

c Pant b Khan

Andre Russell

175.00

c Miller b Thakur

Rinku Singh

253.33

Not out

Harshit Rana

111.11

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 20)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 11.7)

234/7

Did not Bat

Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson

Bowlers

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Akash Deep

13.75

Shardul Thakur

13.00

Avesh Khan

11.25

Digvesh Singh

8.25

Ravi Bishnoi

11.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton De Kock

lbw b Deep

1-37

2.3

Sunil Narine

c Markram b Singh

2-91

6.2

Ajinkya Rahane

c Pooran b Thakur

3-162

12.6

Ramandeep Singh

c Markram b Bishnoi

4-166

13.6

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

c Pant b Khan

5-173

14.6

Venkatesh Iyer

c Markram b Deep

6-177

15.2

Andre Russell

c Miller b Thakur

7-185

16.1

Match Info

Date & Time

08 Apr, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TV/Streaming

JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

Match

21st T20,

Indian T20 League 2025

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Akshay Totre (India), Rohan Pandit (India, TV)

Referee

Shakti Singh (India)

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bowl

W 4 0 1 0 4

Over 17

Runs: 9

0 0 1lb wd 4 0 1

Over 18

Runs: 6

6 4 0 0 0 4

Over 19

Runs: 14

4 0 1 4 4 6

Over 20

Runs: 19

All Overs

Player of the Match Nicholas Pooran

87(36)

Lucky Winner Maheshwari Jaldeep

Commentary

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Nicholas Pooran (Player of the Match, Lucknow Super Giants): I have been asked this a lot of times. I practice a lot, and it comes off in the game, especially with the experience as well. You understand what is needed in the game; guys bowl everything, and if you know it, you are able to play well. Not only today but throughout, Aiden and Mitch have been great for us. That is one of the reasons we have scored so many runs. They play the situation and do exactly what the team wants and are great to have the win today. I take down my matchups and try my best, as the opportunity presents itself, I want to do well.

Rishabh Pant (captain, Lucknow Super Giants): When we batted, we didn't realise it, but after the powerplay, we realised. After the first break we had, we asked the bowlers to stick to the plans and keep the basics all right, not trying different things when being hit. That was a very conscious decision; when the game is running away, you want to slow it down. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and hopefully it worked. Back is getting better now

Avesh Khan gets a sapling for bowling the most dot balls in the match (10)

Ajinkya Rahane wins the On-The-Go-4s of the Match Award (8)

Nicholas Pooran wins the Super Sixes of the Match Award (8)

Nicholas Pooran wins the Fantasy King of the Match Award

Rinku Singh wins the Super Striker of the Match Award

7:37 pm IST: Time now for the post match presentation ceremony

While we wait in anticipation for the post match ceremony to begin, take a look at the articles which cover the key moments from this clash 👇

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Aiden Markram (47 runs off 28 runs for Lucknow Super Giants): "We've got some freaks in our team like Nicholas Pooran, and those runs of his helped us win this. We gave it our best in the power play. Sometimes the shots work, sometimes they don't. But with Mitchell Marsh, we are starting to get into the groove up front. Two big wins against two quality teams here, hoping for more!"

Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders captain): "Really tight one! This wicket is really good! No complaints. We fell only four short, and it was a great game! When you're chasing 230, you are bound to lose wickets. I thought that we put in a tremendous effort. The bowling attack which we have, we control our middle overs really well. Sunil was struggling a bit today, but we tend to bring in our spinners after the power play. Anyway, we have all options open, even with the consideration of a spinner more in the power play."

7:25 pm IST: Lucknow Super Giants beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 runs

KKR: 234/7 after 20 overs
Ajinkya Rahane: 61(35b) | Shardul Thakur: 2/52 (4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer: 45(29b) | Akash Deep: 2/55 (4 overs)

Phew, that was close. But in the end, it is LSG that prevails. Thirce now has Rinku Singh had LSG on their toes in a chase, but he has fallen short by a wafer-thin margin, which will hurt him. LSG are the ones who will be smiling from ear to ear after a win in the City of Joy, with the two points also in their kitty.

KKR had a good start, which was soon halted by Akash Deep, who trapped Quinton de Kock early. Later on, it was Sunil Narine and Ajinkya Rahane who batted really well and put together 50 runs for the wicket, but then Narine too lost his way. Later on, Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer kept the ship steady until they lost one too many wickets and collapsed in the middle.

Later on, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh gave it their all. The two ensured that the target could have been chased down, but some good, disciplined last over bowling by Ravi Bishnoi ensured that the batters eventually fell short of the mark in the end overs. LSG, with that, ensured their third win of the tournament and moved up in the points table.

The five-bowler theory seems to have paid off time and again for LSG. Akash Deep and Shardul Thakur, though expensive, picked up two wickets each. Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, and Avesh Khan picked up one wicket each and bowled tight overs that ensured the opposition couldn't gun down the target.

Let's go down to take a look at the presentation ceremony

overs

234 /7 score

runs

Rinku Singh *

38 (15)

Harshit Rana

10 (9)

Ravi Bishnoi

1 /47

19.6 Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, SIX RUNS TO FINISH! BUT IT'S THE MATCH TO LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS. Length ball on middle-and-off. Rinku gets down on one knee again and slams this one well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. But, KKR fall short by 4 runs!

19.5 Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, FOUR MORE! Full around off-stump. Rinku spanks it down the ground, over the bowler from down on one knee!

Rinku needed to go for a six, but gets a four instead. KKR need 15 off 2, which will be possible only if Ravi Bishnoi errs

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Mitchell Marsh, Lucknow Super Giants, IPL, IPL 2025, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Kolkata Knight Riders: "Can just go sit on by back side and enjoy"- LSG star's hilarious take on being used as Impact Sub in IPL 2025