New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns in the 15th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Eden Gardens on Thursday, April 9. Both the sides haven’t had the best of the campaigns so far and would be eager to make an impact in the 19th edition of the cash-rich league quickly.
The Knight Riders have played a total of three matches so far losing two of them with one game against Punjab Kings (PBKS) being washed out. Because of incessant rain in Kolkata city on April 6, the match could not move beyond a certain point because of the showers and hence was called off with both teams sharing one point each.
With just a single point in their kitty, the Knight Riders are placed at the eighth position in the points table while the Super Giants are at the sixth position with two points. Out of the two matches, LSG have won one game and lost the other. Both the franchises would try their level best to emerge victorious in Thursday’s clash.
KKR vs LSG live streaming
The live telecast of the match between KKR and LSG would be available on the Star Sports Network in India while the live streaming would be available on Jio Hotstar app and website.
KKR vs LSG head-to-head
As far as their head to head clashes in IPL are concerned, the Super Giants have a better record over the Knight Riders. In a total of 6 meetings, LSG have emerged victorious 4 times while Knight Riders have won on 2 occasions.
Pitch and weather report
Because of lot of rain in the City of Joy since last few days, the bowlers will definitely take some help from the pitch in Thursday’s clash. The initial innings should belong to the bowlers with the new ball and as the ball gets old, batters are expected to get some help.
As far as the weather is concerned, there could be few spells of rain in the morning and afternoon but the match time is expected to be dry. The temperature is expected to be around 30 degree Celsius and it will come down to 22 degree Celsius.