KKR Opt To Bowl First Vs LSG At Eden Gardens: Check Playing XI Details

KKR Vs LSG: Kokata Knight Riders have won the toss and opt to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in their 'rescheduled' IPL 2025 fixtue at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday, April 8.

Today's fixture provide both sides an opportunity to enter the Top 4 of points table with a win today.

Playing XI's

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh lyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan

Here's What Both Skippers Said During Toss

Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders Captain):

"We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks very good. The temperature is not that hot here in Kolkata. The pitch won't change much throughout the game. One side of the ground has a slightly shorter boundary and hence, we are bowling first."

"Everyone is looking forward to this game. This is a new game. We want to start fresh, taking all the positives from the previous game. We want to take one step at a time."

"People are going to talk about whether the batters are doing well or not. We can't do anything about it. We know Quinny (Quinton de Kock) and Sunil Narine are match-winners. We are not worried about them. Spencer Johnson comes in for Moeen Ali. That is the only change for us."

Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants Captain):

"I wouldn't say we are very happy with the start but the season is already set-up. We will work on the negatives and move on. Winning the game as a team is the most happiest team as a captain. We are playing the same XI."

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