The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will be traveling from the southern part of India to the northern part of the country as it is a double-header on Sunday. In the evening game, match no. 38, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will host the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.
The LSG vs KKR is a reverse fixture, as the two teams met last time, which was a brilliant, thrilling encounter as it was KKR’s match until a storm named Mukul Choudhary announced himself at the bigger stages. He took the game away from the Knights in the span of three overs, scoring his maiden fifty in IPL. The fans will expect a similar encounter today as well.
IPL 2026: KKR vs LSG Preview:
The Lucknow Super Giants are the most confused team this season. They have tried three different opening combinations, and neither of them has worked. Skipper Rishabh Pant has been struggling with form as he has just scored one half-century in the tournament, and his captaincy decisions have also been criticised. LSG will look for a turnaround as they are placed 9th on the league table.
Kolkata Knight Riders have had their struggles ahead of the IPL. Their bowling has been their problem in the tournament; whether with a new ball or at the death, they have struggled. Now with Matheesha Pathirana available for the Knights, it is expected that Rovaman Powell will be making his way out as the Sri Lankan pacer might play tonight’s game.
The two sides have met each other seven times in the tournament, with LSG having the upper hand, winning 5 games, and KKR winning two. The Knights need to close the gap against the Super Giants. In the last five games, it has been a good contest with LSG winning three matches and KKR winning two.
The pitch for the LSG vs KKR clash will be a black-soil one, which means it will be a better batting surface, and it will help the pacers in the early stages; however, with hot and humid conditions, the team winning the toss will like to bowl first with dew to come in during the LSG vs KKR clash.
LSG vs KKR Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 38
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field/bat first. Rishabh Pant said,”We are going to bowl first. Just one change – Linde comes in for Siddharth. We are working towards it. We have to find a way, we are pretty close to it. We know we can turn around the season from here, I am pretty confident.”
LSG Playing XI vs KKR Today IPL 2026 Match 38
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(c/wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohsin Khan
KKR Playing XI vs LSG Today IPL 2026 Match 38
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora
LSG vs KKR Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 38
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Players: Himmat Singh, Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, M Siddharth, Avesh Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Players: Fin Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Varun Chakravarthy
