Lucknow Super Giants will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 38th match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Kolkata Knight Riders have one win and five losses in seven matches and won their previous match Rajasthan Royals.

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant will lead the side for Lucknow Super Giants. They have two wins and five losses in seven matches and will be keen to put up a better performance. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. ipl 2026 design 1 gif do not edit 384x384 px

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Details

Series

Indian Premier League

Match

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Venue

Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

Match Timings

7:30 PM IST, 26th April

Live Streaming

JioHotstar

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Stats

Player

Team

IPL Performance

 

Karthik Tyagi

 

Rajasthan Royals

 

23 wickets

 

Mitchell Marsh

 

Lucknow Super Giants

 

1502 runs

 

Mohammad Shami

 

Lucknow Super Giants

 

140 wickets

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders:  Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy ipl 2026 design 1 gif do not edit 970x90 px

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Mitch Marsh has scored 1502 runs in his IPL career. He will be a LSG vs KKR Dream11 captaincy pick.

Sunil Narine has a good record in this format and will give points with his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this LSG vs KKR Dream11 match.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match winner

Both teams have struggled so far this season. Going by their current squads, LSG are expected to win this match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.