LSG vs KKR Live Score: Two struggling sides meet in Lucknow with both campaigns on the line in IPL 2026. Lucknow Super Giants are yet to win at home this season under Rishabh Pant, who is also under pressure with the bat, while Kolkata Knight Riders arrive with just one win and plenty of questions to answer.
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IPL 2026 Match 38: LSG vs KKR Live Score and Match Updates
LSG vs KKR Live: Action begins in Lucknow
We are underway at the Ekana Stadium. Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert walk out to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Mohammed Shami has the new ball in hand for Lucknow Super Giants as the first over gets underway.
LSG vs KKR Live: Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi
Impact Subs: Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Varun Chakravarthy
LSG vs KKR Live: Lucknow Super Giants playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants: 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
Impact Subs: Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth
LSG vs KKR Live: Toss Update
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in today’s IPL 2026 clash.
LSG vs KKR Live: Toss Update
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in today’s IPL 2026 clash.
LSG vs KKR Live: Pitch Report
The surface at Ekana Stadium has been one of the lowest-scoring venues this season, with an average score around 155-156. This is a black soil pitch being used for the first time, and it shows visible cracks which could lead to some variable bounce.
Compared to the red soil surface used earlier, this pitch is expected to have slightly lower bounce and might feel a bit tacky, making strokeplay difficult, especially early on. The ground dimensions are decent, with 64m and 69m square boundaries and 73m straight, adding to the challenge for batters.
Teams chasing have enjoyed success here, winning 8 of the last 11 matches, so the toss could once again play a crucial role.
LSG vs KKR Live Score: Head-to-head record
- Total Matches: 6
- Lucknow Super Giants won: 4
- Kolkata Knight Riders won: 2
LSG vs KKR Live: Points table position
Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders find themselves in a really poor spot in the IPL 2026 points table, with both teams struggling badly this season and running out of time to recover.
- Lucknow Super Giants – 9th place, 2 wins in 7 matches, just 4 points, NRR -1.277. A disappointing campaign so far with heavy defeats hurting their chances.
- Kolkata Knight Riders – 10th place, only 1 win in 7 matches, 3 points, NRR -0.879. Their season has never really taken off and they remain at the bottom.
LSG vs KKR Live: Match Details
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 38th Match, IPL 2026
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date: April 26
Match Time: 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT)
Toss Time: 7:00 PM IST