LSG vs KKR, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match number 54 of IPL 2024 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, May 5. The LSG vs KKR contest is the second match of a double-header.
Both Lucknow and Kolkata have had impressive IPL 2024 campaigns. While Lucknow Super Giants have won six and lost four of their 10 matches, Kolkata Knight Riders have won seven and lost three of 10 games. In their previous meeting, Lucknow beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets, while Kolkata got the better of MI by 24 runs.
When the two two sides met in the first half of IPL 2024, KKR hammered LSG by eight wickets at the Eden Gardens. Batting first, Lucknow were held to 161-7, which Kolkata gunned down in 15.4 overs.
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Today's LSG vs KKR toss result
Lucknow Super Giants have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Captain KL Rahul said:
“Not much to say. I am not the best reader of the wicket. We just want to chase.”
For LSG, Yash Thakur comes in for Mayank Yadav. Batting first, KKR are going in with an unchanged side.
LSG vs KKR - Today's match playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Lucknow subs: Arshin Kulkarni, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, Devdutt Padikkal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Kolkata subs: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora
Today's LSG vs KKR pitch report
This is the third time this surface is being used in the IPL. Aaron Finch says that there's a hint of green grass in it, but there are some bare red patches as well.
He expects the used pitch to be a bit slower than it might have been in the past. Anywhere around the 190-200 mark could be a good score batting first, Finch concludes.
Today's LSG vs KKR match players list
Lucknow Super Giants squad: KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Ashton Turner, Manimaran Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Matt Henry, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Devdutt Padikkal, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Chetan Sakariya, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Srikar Bharat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sakib Hussain, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar
LSG vs KKR - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar, Rohan Pandit
TV umpire: Anil Chaudhary
Match Referee: Rohan Pandit