Match prediction for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Match 21 in Kolkata.
Match No.21 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will witness Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) hosting Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 8. The rescheduled match is set to take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, with the action to begin at 3:30 PM IST. Both teams are coming off a strong win in their previous games. They would hope to build on the momentum.
Check out our analysis for the KKR vs LSG match with the top betting tips and predictions.
Here are some of the best bets for this Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 match.
Varun Chakravarthy was magnificent in the previous game, picking three for 22 in his four overs. He has taken 16 wickets from the last nine games in the IPL at an economy of 6.19 and a strike rate of 12. Given his form and the opponent, you can expect him to take at least one wicket.
If the Eden Gardens pitch is anything like the previous game hosted here, LSG’s batting unit could struggle big time. KKR also have a better all-round bowling attack compared to LSG. You can back KKR to win this game.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has gotten a good start in each of the four games this season. He has scored 22 or more in all four innings, and he is coming off a superb fifty off 32 deliveries in the previous game.
Eden Gardens has usually produced good pitches for batting in recent years. But the previous game had a slower pitch where bowlers found good assistance here. The average first innings score at this venue since the start of the last year reads 195.
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Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other five times since the latter were introduced to the league. LSG won the first three encounters while KKR came out on top in the last two matches.
The Knight Riders have played four matches in the tournament, winning and losing two each. They are coming off a comprehensive victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs. Batting first, Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a 32-ball fifty while Venkatesh Iyer smashed 60 off 29 deliveries. Rinku Singh also made 32* off 17 as KKR posted 200 on the board.
Vaibhav Arora starred with the ball, picking up three for 29, including Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen. Varun Chakravarthy also snared three for 22 in his four overs to register a dominant win. Given Sunil Narine’s form with the bat, KKR might demote him down the order.
Possible XII: Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.
The Super Giants are one spot below KKR on the points, having won two out of their four games. Previously, they defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs at home. Mitch Marsh got them to a great start with 60 off just 31 deliveries. Aiden Markram then struck 53 off 38 as they pushed the total to 202.
Defending the target, most of the LSG pacers were expensive, but Digvesh Rathi’s spell turned out to be the difference. He took a wicket and conceded just 21 runs in four overs.
Possible XII: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep.
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The chasing team has won five of the previous nine IPL games. But dew will not be a factor in this afternoon game so expect the team winning the toss to bat first.
Take a look at the weather forecast, key matchup, and favourites to get a better idea of the match.
The weather in Kolkata is expected to be mostly sunny on Tuesday afternoon. There could be around 50% cloud cover, but rain should not be an issue with only a 5% chance of precipitation. The humidity should be around 54% while the wind gusts travel at up to 37 kmph. As for the temperature, it should be in the early to mid 30 degrees Celsius.
As per the betting markets, KKR will be favourites to win this encounter. They have a 54% chance of winning.
Nicholas Pooran has struck 68 runs in 42 deliveries against Varun Chakravarthy in the shorter format but has lost his wicket twice. The battle between these two could decide the match.
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