The sixth match of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League will be between two teams that have had very different histories and legacies in this league, as the Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the Lucknow Super Giants in Match 13 of the competition. But when will this IPL 2026 match be played, where will it be played, and where can you watch it live? These, among some other questions, will be answered here.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have had vast success in the IPL. They have lifted the trophy on three occasions, in 2012, 2014, and as recently as 2024, where they defeated SRH in the final. The Knight Riders had quite a disappointing season in 2025, as they finished eighth on the points table, missing out on the playoffs by a mile.
Where To Watch KKR Vs LSG Live
They have started this season off in disastrous fashion. In the two games the Knight Riders have played, they have been thoroughly beaten by the Mumbai Indians, before being ravaged by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Their most recent game against the Punjab Kings was washed out
On the other hand, the Lucknow Super Giants were part of the IPL expansion in 2022, introduced to the tournament alongside the Gujarat Titans. And while GT overshadowed the Super Giants after winning their first season in the league, Lucknow has found some success too, making it to the playoffs in two out of their four seasons. Last season was a forgettable one for them, as they finished seventh.
The Lucknow Super Giants were thoroughly beaten in their opening game before defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thriller in their second.
KKR VS LSG Rivalry History
The KKR Vs LSG rivalry, while not too deep on the pitch, is based on the person who mentored these teams in recent years. The current Indian Cricket Team head coach, Gautam Gambhir, mentored the Super Giants in 2022 and 2023. That was also the most successful era of the franchise. Then, in 2024, he went back to the Knight Riders and won the title
The head-to-head record for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants is kind of one-sided. In the six games these teams have played against one another, Kolkata has won only two, while Lucknow has been triumphant on four occasions. Their most recent game in 2025 saw LSG win a high-scoring thriller, where over 570 runs were made.
Ajinkya Rahane will captain the Knight Riders this season, and this is their probable playing XI with the impact player –
Ajinku aRahane (C), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakravarthy*
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant will be the Lucknow Super Giants skipper in IPL 2026. Here is their probable playing XI with the impact player.
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, M Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi*
When Is The KKR Vs LSG Match?
This KKR vs LSG Match 13 of IPL 2026 will be played on Thursday, April 7, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match will commence at 7:30 PM.
This match, like all IPL matches this season, can be watched live in India on the Star Sports Network on TV. It will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.
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