Lucknow

KL Rahul (C)

Quinton de Kock (W)

Manish Pandey

Evin Lewis

Krunal Pandya

Deepak Hooda

Ayush Badoni

Andrew Tye

Avesh Khan

Ravi Bishnoi

Dushmantha Chameera

Chennai

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Robin Uthappa

Moeen Ali

Ambati Rayudu

MS Dhoni (W)

Ravindra Jadeja (C)

Dwaine Pretorius

Shivam Dube

Dwayne Bravo

Mukesh Choudhary

Tushar Deshpande

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Anshul Kamboj

Ayush Yogesh Mhatre

Dewald Brevis

Gurjapneet Singh

Jamie Overton

Kartik Sharma

Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ramakrishna Shekhar Ghosh

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shreyas Gopal

Spencer Henry Johnson

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Digvesh Singh Rathi

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Nicholas Pooran

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahamad

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Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash

LSG invited KKR to bat first in their IPL 2026 clash

Here are the playing XIs of both the sides:

KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane (L) and LSG captain Rishabh Pant in frame. (Twitter)

IPL 2026: LSG opt to bowl first against Narine-loaded KKR; Know playing XIs here

Shivam Dube backs Chennai Super Kings to bounce back despite poor start to IPL 2026.


Dube sends strong warning, promises turnaround ahead of clash with Delhi Capitals.

CSK remain winless after three games despite Dube’s impactful performances.

CSK's star all-rounder Shivam Dube in the frame (IPL).

IPL 2026: Shivam Dube warns teams of CSK's comeback amidst shoddy show

Former India's star all-rounder Irfan Pathan pointed out Shubman Gill's tactical mistake during Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans' IPL 2026 clash

Irfan Pathan feels Shubman Gill made a tactical mistake during DC vs GT IPL 2026 clash

GT had the last laugh against DC with one-run win in the last-ball thriller

Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill in this frame. (X)

'That was a big mistake': Irfan Pathan highlights Gill's tactical blunder

Murali Kartik wants a big change in Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) playing XI ahead of their IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Murali Kartik has called for a big change in KKR's playing XI amidst team's shoddy show in IPL 2026

Murali Kartik doesn't see anything coming from Cameron Green in the ongoing season

KKR's star all-rounder Cameron Green in this frame. (Screengrab)

'Not seeing anything coming from him': Kartik points out KKR's weak link

KL Rahul’s brilliant 92 earns praise from Ambati Rayudu, who backs his role as an anchor despite Delhi Capitals’ narrow loss.


Rayudu highlights Rahul’s decision-making as the key area, not his batting ability.

After a slow start, Rahul bounces back with a stunning knock against Gujarat Titans.

Lucknow vs Chennai Playing XI

LSG vs CSK Match 7 Playing XI - Mumbai (31 March 2022)

Playing XI