LSG vs KKR Dream 11 Prediction, IPL 2024, Match 54: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI, fantasy team today’s and squads

Preview

As we witness the Indian Premier League season wind down the teams in the top 6 positions are fighting it out for a place in the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals are more or less through to the final four with three other spots still open. 

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are sitting in the third spot in the IPL 2024 table. KL Rahul and his side have been one of the most consistent sides this year and have played great cricket. If they happen to win on Sunday they will keep their position in the table intact. 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are second in the table and come to Lucknow after their 24-run win against Mumbai Indians. Shreyas Iyer and his team will want to win the game in order to keep their place in the top two spots alive as they seek to play the first playoff game. 

Match Details 

Match – Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 54

Venue – Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 

Date and Time – 5th May 2024, 19:30 IST

Live TV and OTT Details – Star Sports India (TV) and Jio Cinema (WEB and OTT)

Pitch Report 

The team that wins the toss will want to bat first as chasing has been a bit tough at this venue. Lucknow Super Giants barely managed to beat a beleaguered Mumbai Indians side in the last over. With the batting and bowling quality both sides possesses it should be a great contest with loads on runs on offer. 

LSG vs KKR Probable playing XI 

Lucknow Super Giants 

KL Rahul, A Kulkarni, M Stoinis, D Hooda, N Pooran, A Turner, A Badoni, K Pandya, R Bishnoi, N Haq, and M Khan

Likely Impact Player – Y Thakur 

Kolkata Knight Riders 

P Salt, S Narine, A Raghuvanshi, S Iyer, V Iyer, Rinku Singh, A Russell, R Singh, M Starc, H Rana, and V Chakravarthy

Likely Impact Player – M Pandey

Top players for LSG vs KKR Dream 11 Match 

Top Players – Lucknow Super Giants   

KL Rahul – IPL 2024 season has been yet another solid campaign for the 32-year-old LSG skipper KL Rahul. The right-handed batter has been in good form with the bat and has been scoring runs with a good strike rate. 

Marcus Stoinis – Australian star Marcus Stoinis has been a key player for the Lucknow Super Giants team. His century against the Chennai Super Kings side is the best knock in this season of the IPL and he is also more than handy with the ball. 

Top Players – Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunil Narine – It has been a great IPL 2024 for the West Indian legend after a few quiet years. The 35-year-old is scoring runs as an opener and also picking key wickers for his side to lead them to second in the table so far. 

Phil Salt – When Jason Roy pulled, KKR made a great choice to replace him with Phil Salt. This move turned out to be a game changer as the English batter has been giving KKR great starts with the bat this season. 

LSG vs KKR Must Picks for Dream 11 Cricket

Venkatesh Iyer – The 29-year-old played a match-winning knock in the game versus Mumbai Indians. Kolkata Knight Riders will bank on his batting once again and hope he can deliver the goods once again on Sunday against LSG. 

Nicholas Pooran – The West Indian star has been a delight to watch in the T20 format. Lucknow Super Giants will want Nicholas Pooran to bat with the same intensity he has been and help them win against a red-hot KKR team. 

Suggested playing XI No.1 for LSG vs KKR Dream11 Cricket Fantasy 

P Salt, KL Rahul, N Pooran(VC), S Iyer, V Iyer, D Hooda, A Russell, S Narine, M Stoinis (C), K Pandya, M Starc

Suggested playing XI No.2 for LSG vs KKR Dream11 Cricket Fantasy 

P Salt, KL Rahul (VC), N Pooran, S Iyer, V Iyer, D Hooda, A Russell, S Narine (C), M Stoinis, M Starc, M Khan

LSG vs KKR Risky Captaincy Choices 

Ravi Bishnoi – The young leg spin bowler hasn’t had the greatest of IPL seasons with the ball so far. Ravi Bishnoi has all the talents in the world and just is one game away from turning his fortunes around. 

Mitchell Starc – Australian pacer Mitchell Starc found his form to pick 4/33 in the last game versus Mumbai Indians. Despite this the KKR team management will be cautious as Starc hasn’t had a great IPL 2024 before that performance. 

Players you should avoid

Arshin Kulkarni – One of the latest Under-19 stars who has been touted for big things, the IPL debut of Arshin Kulkarni didn’t go as per plan. The youngster was out for just zero against MI and will want to prove that he belongs to the big stage.  

Harshit Rana – Kolkata Knight Riders young pacer, Harshit Rana has been expensive with the ball in the last few matches. His aggression has also seen him serve out a game’s suspension and will want be gearing to make his return to the side.