LSG vs KKR: Who are impact players nominated by Lucknow Super Giants & Kolkata Knight Riders for match 38 of IPL 2026
The venue of LSG vs KKR, match 38 of IPL 2026, is Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are clashing in the Indian Premier League 2026 at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Both teams have completely struggled to find their form even after the halfway stage of IPL 2026.
Rishabh Pant & Co. are placed ninth in the IPL 2026 points table, with just two wins and five defeats in seven encounters. With four points, Lucknow languish in the ninth spot in the points table.
Both their wins came against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Hence, it is the second clash between both sides in the tournament. LSG have lost four games in a row and will need to bounce back at any cost against KKR.
On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane & Co. are stranded in the last position in the IPL 2026 points table. They failed to win any of their first six games (one no result), but registered their first victory of the season against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their previous game.
The three-time champions have shown humiliating form in the first half and need to pull up their socks soon; otherwise, it will be impossible for them to make it to the playoffs.
Who are the impact players in the LSG vs KKR match of IPL 2026?
In match 38 of IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Both sides have named five players as impact substitutes for the game, one of whom will take the field.
LSG Impact Players: Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Manimaran Siddharth.
KKR Impact Players: Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini, Varun Chakravarthy.
LSG vs KKR’s playing XIs
Lucknow Super Gants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (WK/C), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohsin Khan.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Tim Seifert (WK), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.
Where is the LSG vs KKR match of IPL 2026 taking place?
The match is underway on April 26 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Who is captaining LSG in IPL 2026?
Rishabh Pant is captaining LSG in the tournament.
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