Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: Playing XI | IPL 2025
As the IPL 2025 progresses, the upcoming match will be played between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Lucknow Super Giants. The match was originally scheduled for April 6 but was postponed due to logistical issues. Both teams won their last matches against PBKS and Hyderabad, while LSG was against Mumbai. This article will discuss the XIs of both teams playing in the upcoming match.
In their last match against Hyderabad, Kolkata scored an impressive 200 runs, highlighted by half-centuries from Venkatesh Iyer and Angkrish Raghuwanshi, who scored 60 and 50, respectively. While chasing the target, the SRH batting order faltered and was all out in just 16 overs, totaling 120 runs. With this victory, KKR climbed to fifth place, boasting two wins and two losses in the four matches played this season so far.
On the other hand, they also defeated the Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring match played at their home ground, Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Lucknow batted first, scoring 203 runs and losing eight wickets in 20 overs. After that, the Mumbai Indians could only manage 192 runs in the second innings, losing the match by 12 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Playing XI
| Player | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter |
| Quinton de Kock | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-rounder |
| Rinku Singh | Batter |
| Andre Russell | All-rounder |
| Sunil Narine | All-rounder |
| Ramandeep Singh | Batter |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler |
| Spencer Johnson | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | impact Player |
Top Order: Ajinkya Rahane, Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer
Middle Order: Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Lower Middle Order: Ramandeep Singh
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Lucknow Super Giants: Playing XI
| Player | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Rishabh Pant | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Mitchell Marsh | Batter |
| David Miller | Batter |
| Aiden Markram | All-rounder |
| Nicholas Pooran | Batter |
| Ayush Badoni | Batter |
| Abdul Samad | All-rounder |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler |
| AkashDeep | Bowler |
| Avesh Khan | Bowler |
| Digvesh Singh | Bowler |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Impact Player |
Top Order: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, David Miller
Middle Order: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni
Lower Middle Order: Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur
Bowlers: Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh
Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi
With two victories in the four matches played, Kolkata Knight Riders currently sit in fifth place in the points table with 4 points. While Lucknow Super Giants, with two victories in their matches, are sitting at the sixth position.
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Kolkata Knight Riders: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Venkatesh Iyer |
| Wicketkeepers | Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Luvnith Sisodia |
| Batters | Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane |
| All-rounders | Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell |
| Bowlers | Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Umran Malik, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine |
Lucknow Super Giants: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Rishabh Pant |
| Wicketkeepers | Nicholas Pooran, Aryan Juyal |
| Batters | David Miller, Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke |
| All-rounders | Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahamad, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni |
| Bowlers | Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi |
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