IPL Today’s Match LSG vs KKR Playing 11: No Pathirana in Kolkata, Linde back for Lucknow

LSG captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first. They also announced a change bringing in George Linde in place of Manimaran Siddharth. Surprisingly though, Kolkata remained unchanged, meaning there was no chance to bring in Matheesha Pathirana, who had been cleared medically fit to play. He has not even been listed in impact substitute options.

Both sides are under pressure to stay in the playoff race. The Lucknow pitch is usually slow, so this match could be more about smart tactics than big hitting.

Lucknow Super Giants are coming into this game after a tough 40-run loss to Rajasthan Royals on April 22. While chasing 160 their batting struggled and they were all out for just 119. Mitchell Marsh was the only standout performer scoring 55 off 41 balls.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are coming in with some confidence after beating Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets on April 19. Varun Chakaravarthy bowled brilliantly taking 3 wickets for 14 runs and Rinku Singh played a key role with an unbeaten 53 off 34 balls to guide his team to a close win.

LSG vs KKR, IPL 2026 Today Match Date

The match between LSG vs KKR is scheduled to be played on April 26.

LSG vs KKR Today IPL Match Time

The match between LSG vs KKR begins at 07:30 pm while the toss took place at 7:00 pm IST.

LSG vs KKR, IPL 2026 Today’s Match Venue

LSG vs KKR Playing 11s

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohsin Khan.

LSG Impact Substitute Options:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

KKR Impact Substitute Options:

LSG vs KKR Today IPL Match Full Squads

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Josh Inglis, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mohsin Khan, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mukul Choudhary, Anrich Nortje, Matthew Breetzke, Manimaran Siddharth, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, Himmat Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Kartik Tyagi, Gus Atkinson.