The 38th match of IPL 2026 is today between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders. This match will be played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow from 7:30 pm. Both the teams are at the bottom position in the points table. LSG is at ninth place and KKR is at tenth place. Now it is important for Kolkata to win every match, same is the situation with Lucknow.
LSG vs KKR Head to Head
Head to head figures are also not good for Kolkata. He has had 7 matches with Lucknow, out of which KKR has won only 2 times while facing defeat 5 times. Kolkata’s highest score against LSG is 235. Lucknow has the highest score of 238 in front of Kolkata.
Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI
Ayush Badoni, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Mukul Chaudhary, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Mohsin Khan.
Impact Player: Prince Yadav.
Kolkata Knight Riders probable playing eleven
Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Karthik Tyagi, Mathisha Pathirana.
Impact Player: Varun Chakraborty.
Ekana Stadium pitch report
According to the report, today’s match will be played on a black soil pitch, in such a situation the spinners can get more help. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first. Till now all the matches played on this ground have been low scoring, the pitch is expected to remain the same even today. Fast bowlers can also get help in the beginning, in such a situation it will not be easy for the batsmen to score runs. The average score here in the first innings is 170 runs.
