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]IPL 2026, Match 15: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 9th at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Ajinkya Rahane will captain KKR, while Rishabh Pant will lead LSG. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Rishabh Pant, and Mitchell Marsh.
It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants |
|---|---|
| League | IPL 2026 |
| Match No. | 15th T20 |
| Date | Thursday, 9 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
KKR vs LSG – Full Squad
| KKR Squad | Role | LSG Squad | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinku Singh | Batter | Abdul Samad | Batter |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter | Ayush Badoni | Batter |
| Rovman Powell ✈️ | Batter | Aiden Markram ✈️ | All-rounder |
| Ajinkya Rahane (C) | Batter | Matthew Breetzke ✈️ | Batter |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | Himmat Singh | Batter |
| Sunil Narine ✈️ | All-rounder | Nicholas Pooran (WK) ✈️ | Batter |
| Ramandeep Singh | All-rounder | Rishabh Pant (C) | Batter |
| Anukul Roy | All-rounder | Mitchell Marsh ✈️ | All-rounder |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Bowler | Shahbaz Ahmed | All-rounder |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | Arshin Kulkarni | All-rounder |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | Mohammed Shami | Bowler |
| Cameron Green ✈️ | All-rounder | Mayank Yadav | Bowler |
| Finn Allen ✈️ | Batter | Avesh Khan | Bowler |
| Matheesha Pathirana ✈️ | Bowler | Mohsin Khan | Bowler |
| Kartik Tyagi | Bowler | Manimaran Siddharth | Bowler |
| Prashant Solanki | Bowler | Digvesh Singh Rathi | Bowler |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | Batter | Prince Yadav | Bowler |
| Rahul Tripathi | Batter | Akash Singh | Bowler |
| Tim Seifert (WK) ✈️ | Batter | Arjun Tendulkar | Bowler |
| Sarthak Ranjan | Batter | Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️ | All-rounder |
| Daksh Kamra | All-rounder | Anrich Nortje ✈️ | Bowler |
| Rachin Ravindra ✈️ | All-rounder | Mukul Choudhary | Batter |
| Blessing Muzarabani ✈️ | Bowler | Naman Tiwari | Bowler |
| Saurabh Dubey | Bowler | Akshat Raghuwanshi | Batter |
| Navdeep Saini | Bowler | Josh Inglis ✈️ | Batter |
KKR vs LSG – Predicted Playing 11
| KKR | LSG |
| Finn Allen ✈️ | Mitchell Marsh ✈️ |
| Ajinkya Rahane (C) | Mukul Choudhary |
| Cameron Green ✈️ | Aiden Markram ✈️ |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK) | Rishabh Pant (C & WK) |
| Rovman Powell ✈️ | Nicholas Pooran ✈️ |
| Rinku Singh | Ayush Badoni |
| Ramandeep Singh | Abdul Samad |
| Anukul Roy | Prince Yadav |
| Navdeep Saini | Mohammed Shami |
| Vaibhav Arora | Avesh Khan |
| Kartik Tyagi | Manimaran Siddharth |
| Impact Sub: Blessing Muzarabani ✈️ | Impact Sub: Digvesh Singh Rathi |