The third home match for KKR this season. It will be the 5th Match for both these teams. Both teams have won 2 Matches and lost 2 Matches. This match will be important as the winner of this match will be in the Top 4 with 3 wins. This match will happen on 8th April at 3:30 PM IST at Eden Gardens. In this article, check out the KKR vs LSG Betting Odds, Tips, Pitch Report, Weather Report, key players to watch out for with our win prediction. Let’s start.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (KKR vs LSG) IPL 2025 Match Details:
Tournament | TATA IPL 2025 |
Tournament Match No | 21 |
Format | T20I |
Match Date | 8th April 2025 |
Match Time | 3:30 PM IST |
Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (KKR vs LSG) Teams Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders have played 4 Matches this season. They have won 2 Matches and lost 2 Matches. This will be their 5th Match. Their openers Quinton De Kock and Sunil Naraine have done well but they need to continue attacking more. Moeen Alu has been a great addition. Their middle order of Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh are one of the most powerful in the tournament. Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora have continued the form from last season.
KKR Predicted Playing XI
Quinton De Kock (WK), Sunil Naraine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Lucknow Super Giants Preview
LSG are a team that have a mixed bag of form. Their openers have been great Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram have given fast starts. Nicholas Pooran has been the best six hitter in the IPL. Rishabh Pant has not been a good batter but he has been a good captain. David Miller has found his form. They have got almost all their bowling back. Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur. It will be a tight match.
LSG Predicted Playing XI
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (KKR vs LSG) Head to Head
There have been 5 Matches between KKR vs LSG. LSG have won 3 Matches and KKR have won 2 Matches. This will be their 6th Match against each other.
Recent Performances
KKR – W L W L W
LSG – W L W L W
KKR vs LSG Pitch Report - Match 21, IPL 2025
The pitch for this match will be one that will favour the batters and the spinners. The batters will be able to score runs if they get set. Spinners will get help and that will suit both teams.
KKR vs LSG Weather Report - Match 21, IPL 2025
The temperature will be 29 degrees and there will be no rain.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (KKR vs LSG) Key Players to Watch Out For
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Ajinkya Rahane will be the key batter for KKR. He is the captain and he will look to play attacking cricket. He has found good form and he is hitting sixes at will. A score above 70 will do him a world of good.
Varun Chakravarthy will be the key bowler for KKR. He is one of the best spinners in the world. He has a knack of taking wickets. He will look to take 3 wickets in this match.
Sunil Naraine will be the X factor player for KKR. They have so many players who can be X factor players. Sunil Naraine is an all time IPL legend. He will have to attack from ball 1 and take wickets at an economy of less than 8.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Mitchell Marsh will be the batter to look forward to in this match. He has been in sparkling form in all their matches. He is hitting sixes and giving LSG the perfect start. He will look to stay till the 15th over as it will help his team.
Akash Deep is the bowler that will be important. He is one of those bowlers who can bowl fast as well as slower balls. He will have to take wickets throughout the match.
Nicholas Pooran is the X factor player for LSG. He is one of the most fearsome batters in the world. He destroys spinners and there will be 2 quality in this match against him.
KKR vs LSG Betting Odds on Paripesa
According to Paripesa, KKR are the favourites to win this match as they have Odds of 1.77. LSG are the underdogs in this match as they have Odds of 2.12.
KKR vs LSG Best Bets to consider on Paripesa
Bet | Betting Odds | |
Match Winner | KKR - 1.77 LSG - 2.12 | |
Highest Score in an over in match | >22.5 - 1.91 <22.5 - 1.79 | |
KKR Top Batter | Quinton De Kock - 4.90 Ajinkya Rahane - 5.80 | |
KKR Top Bowler | Varun Chakravarthy - 3.45 Harshit Rana - 5.50 | |
LSG Top Batter | Nicholas Pooran - 3.25 Mitchell Marsh - 4.60 | |
LSG Top Bowler | Avesh Khan - 4.00 Shardul Thakur - 4.00 Ravi Bishnoi - 4.90 |
KKR vs LSG Win Probability
Scenario 1: Kolkata Knight Riders wins the toss and choose to bowl
The chasing team will have an edge on Eden Gardens because of dew factor and conditions become more favorable for batting under lights. In this scenario, KKR will be favorites and have a win probability of 60%.

Scenario 2: Lucknow Super Giants wins the toss and choose to bowl
In this scenario, the win probability will be 50-50 for both the teams.

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