IPL 2025 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Best Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders to continue winning momentum in our KKR vs LSG match 21 best squad playing 11 for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

It’s match 21 of the TATA IPL 2025, and we have the Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Lucknow Super Giants in their home den. This is the same match that has been rescheduled from 6th April to 8th April. There were security concerns on 6th April due to Ram Navami, and hence, the match was shifted to April 8 as the Government couldn’t provide the dedicated security for the match.

Both teams are coming into the match after solid victories in their last match. While Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by a big margin, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians in their home den. Both teams are high on confidence, and that should result in an even contest on the high-scoring venue of Kolkata. However, both teams are currently facing problems of their own. 

Rishabh Pant has been in horrible form currently, with 4 failures from 4 innings. Given that he is the captain of the side and the most expensive player in the history of the IPL, Pant’s expectations are sky-high. It’s not like he can’t do it. But it’s just the mindset that is currently stopping him from scoring runs. Similarly, the batting lineup of KKR hasn’t lived up to expectations so far, and are currently playing below their potential. 

Key Match Details

Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Match Details: Match 21 – KKR vs LSG 

Where: Kolkata 

When: April 31, 2025, 7:30 pm IST

The Kolkata pitch has been two-paced so far with assistance for bowlers as well as batters. While Kolkata Knight Riders have been able to score 170 and 200 in their two matches here, the belligerent batting lineup of the Sunrisers Hyderabad was bundled out for just 120 runs on the same pitch. This also means there is value for good batting, and if someone keeps 250-300 target in mind, they won’t be able to succeed. 

IPL 2025 Official Squad List for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Batters

1. Ajinkya Rahane
2. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
3. Luvnith Sisodiya
4. Manish Pandey
5. Rinku Singh
6. Rovman Powell (f)

Wicket-keepers

1. Quinton de Kock (f)
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (f)

All-rounders

1. Andre Russell (f)
2. Anukul Roy
3. Moeen Ali (f)
4. Ramandeep Singh
5. Sunil Narine (f)
6. Venkatesh Iyer

Bowlers

1. Anrich Nortje (f)
2. Harshit Rana
3. Mayank Markande
4. Spencer Johnson (f)
5. Umran Malik
6. Vaibhav Arora
7. Varun Chakravarthy

Kolkata Knight Riders Best Playing 11

The KKR team made a surprising change in the last match as they opted for Moeen Ali in place of Spencer Johnson to strengthen the spin department further. With Moeen in the side, the KKR team will rely on the pace duties of Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, and Andre Russell. While Vaibhav is more useful in the powerplay, Russell is someone who can bowl in the middle and death overs, and, if needed, can bowl in the PP too. 

This seems like a good combination for the KKR team, and they should continue with it. However, it is the batting-order that needs a change in the KKR team. The team is playing Venkatesh Iyer at 5, Rinku Singh at 6, Andre Russell at 7, and Ramandeep Singh at 8. This is too low for a batting of that class. If Narine magic fails for a couple of matches more, expect the KKR to shift the batting lineup by a place for all batters. 

IPL 2025 KKR vs LSG Best Playing 11 for Kolkata Knight Riders

1. Quinton de Kock (wk)
2. Sunil Narine
3. Ajinkya Rahane (c)
4. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
5. Venkatesh Iyer
6. Rinku Singh
7. Andre Russell
8. Ramandeep Singh
9. Moeen Ali
10. Harshit Rana
11. Varun Chakravarthy

Best Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora

IPL 2025 Lucknow Super Giants Royals (LSG) Official Squad List 

Batters

1. Aiden Markram (f)
2. Aryan Juyal
3. Ayush Badoni
4. David Miller (f)
5. Himmat Singh

Wicket-keepers

1. Matthew Breetzke (f&wk)
2. Nicholas Pooran (f&wk)
3. Rishabh Pant (wc&k)

All-rounders

1. Abdul Samad
2. Arshin Kulkarni
3. Mitchell Marsh (f)
4. Shahbaz Ahmed
5. Yuvraj Choudhary

Bowlers

1. Akash Deep
2. Akash Singh
3. Avesh Khan
4. Digvesh Singh
5. M. Siddharth
6. Mayank Yadav
7. Mohsin Khan
8. Prince Yadav
9. Rajvardhan Hangargekar
10. Ravi Bishnoi
11. Shamar Joseph (f)

The Lucknow Super Giants team may not make any changes to their playing 11 from the winning combination that played against the Mumbai Indians team. The form of Aiden Markram must please the management, and with Marsh and Pooran in stunning form, the batting looks solid for the LSG team. The only thing LSG must be hoping for is for Rishabh Pant to get back to form. If that happens, LSG will give a tough fight to the KKR team. 

IPL 2025 KKR vs LSG Best Playing 11 for Lucknow Super Giants

1. Aiden Markram
2. Mitchell Marsh
3. Nicholas Pooran 
4. Rishabh Pant (c&wk)
5. Ayush Badoni
6. Abdul Samad
7. David Miller
8. Abdul Samad
9. Avesh Khan
10. Akash Deep
11. Digvesh Singh

Best Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi

Top Fantasy Playing 11 for KKR vs LSG Match 21 of IPL 2025 

Batters: Ajinkya Rahane & Aiden Markram 

Wks: Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant & Quinton de Kock

All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer & Mitchell Marsh

Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy

CVC Choice: Nicholas Pooran & Quinton de Kock

So, that’s about the best playing 11 for the KKR vs LSG match 21 of IPL 2025. 

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