IPL 2025 Fantasy League: Best Fantasy XI for Match 21 - KKR vs LSG | IPL Fantasy Tips
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) go up against the Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) in the 21st match of IPL 2025 on Tuesday, April 8, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The choice to back Liam Livingstone over Will Jacks didn't end well, with Bumrah's return expectedly costing Ashwani Kumar his place in the MI playing XI.
Players playing in Match 20: Ashwani Kumar (MI) (BOWL) (7 Credits), Suryakumar Yadav (MI) (BAT) (10 Credits), Liam Livingstone (RCB) (ALL) (9 Credits), Josh Hazlewood (RCB) (BOWL) (8.5 Credits), and Virat Kohli (RCB) (BAT) (10.5 Credits).
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav. | Vice-Captain: Virat Kohli.
Total Points: 6573.
I have two players from this fixture and plan to make three transfers ahead of this match.
Transfer Deadline: Monday, April 7, 7.30 pm IST.
Note: The suggested team may change depending on the toss or other unexpected team news. Any such changes will be updated for the next match day.
Transfers
Transfers Made: 3 | Transfers Remaining: 159.
1) Liam Livingstone (RCB) (ALL) (9 Credits) - OUT | Digvesh Rathi (LSG) (BOWL) (7 Credits) - IN
2) Suryakumar Yadav (MI) (BAT) (10 Credits) - OUT | Sunil Narine (MI) (ALL) (8.5 Credits) - IN
3) Ashwani Kumar (MI) (BOWL) (7 Credits) - OUT | Harshit Rana (KKR) (BOWL) (9 Credits) - IN
To replace Ashwani Kumar, who was playing the role of an enabler on the team, I'm happy to bring in LSG's Digvesh Rathi. The mystery spinner costs only seven credits and appears to be a mainstay in this LSG team, bowling in some very wicket-taking phases of the game.
His idol, Sunil Narine, is my main transfer in for this match. The Caribbean all-rounder is yet to produce a big performance with either bat or ball this season, but I'm expecting big things from Narine against LSG, a team he has a great record against.
With the overseas slots taken up after Narine's transfer, I'm content to go for Harshit Rana as my final pick for this match. The seamer has picked up only three wickets in four matches this season, but his wicket-taking records suggest he is a much better bowler.
Given LSG's tendency to use wickets in bulk towards the end of their innings, Harshit could be a very effective selection in today's match.
IPL Fantasy 2025 - Best Fantasy XI for Match 21 - KKR vs LSG: Thoughts and Captaincy Tips
Players playing in Match 21: Nicholas Pooran (LSG) (WK) (10 Credits), Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) (BAT) (8.5 Credits), Harshit Rana (KKR) (BOWL) (9 Credits), Sunil Narine (MI) (ALL) (8.5 Credits), and Digvesh Rathi (LSG) (BOWL) (7 Credits).
The two West Indian stars from either team are the primary captaincy options for this match, but Ajinkya Rahane and Harshit Rana wouldn't be bad options either, with both players due for a big score/wicket haul. I'll make my final decision post the pitch report and the toss.
Other Players
Noor Ahmad (CSK) (BOWL) (8.5 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs PBKS, Match 22
Shubman Gill (GT) (BAT) (10 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs RR, Match 23
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) (BAT) (10 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs CSK, Match 22
Prasidh Krishna (GT) (BOWL) (8 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs RR, Match 23
Josh Hazlewood (RCB) (BOWL) (8.5 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs DC, Match 24
Virat Kohli (RCB) (BAT) (10.5 Credits) | Next Fixture: vs DC, Match 24