Final result
Lucknow Super Giants won by 3 wickets
Player of the match: MD Choudhary
Result · Indian Premier League
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants
Result · Indian Premier League
H2H · KKR 2–5 LSGVenue par · 186Chase success · 53%POTM · MD Choudhary
Match preview & overview
Lucknow Super Giants edge KKR by 3 wickets in Eden Gardens thriller
Lucknow Super Giants beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets at Eden Gardens on 9 April 2026, completing a chase of 182 in what became a tense finish. Kolkata had posted 181/4 with a powerplay of 56 and an outstanding death spell of 66 runs from the final phase. Lucknow matched the powerplay score exactly, took the game deep through the middle overs, and held their nerve to win. MD Choudhary was named Player of the Match for his contribution with the ball, which helped keep KKR below 190 and kept the chase achievable. The result extends Lucknow's head-to-head lead over Kolkata to 5-2 across seven IPL meetings.
For Kolkata, this was another defeat in a difficult recent stretch. They have now lost four of their last five completed matches in IPL cricket, and conceding the chase at their home ground will sting. Their batting held up well, particularly in the death overs, but their bowling attack leaked enough through the middle and at the end to let Lucknow over the line. The margins in this rivalry are almost always tight, and this 3-wicket result continued that pattern.
Lucknow arrived at this fixture on mixed form themselves, with a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad and a loss to Delhi Capitals in 2026 before this match. The away win at Eden Gardens, where LSG have now beaten KKR multiple times, will be one of their more satisfying results of the season so far.
Pitch report & venue insights
Eden Gardens, Kolkata — 171-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2004–2026. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
171
T20 matches hosted
186
Avg 1st-innings score
170
Avg 2nd-innings score
53%
Chase success rate
44
Avg powerplay runs
60%
Toss-field rate
Head-to-head record
Lucknow Super Giants lead the series 5–2 from 7 completed matches
Seasons 2022–2026
Series standing
Kolkata Knight Riders
Lucknow Super Giants7
Total meetings
0
No results
7
In last 7
Recent encounters
Last 72026LSG won by 3 wickets
2025LSG won by 4 runs
2024KKR won by 98 runs
2024KKR won by 8 wickets
2023LSG won by 1 run
2022LSG won by 2 runs
2022LSG won by 75 runs
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
LSG chase down 182 with 3 wickets to spare
Lucknow Super Giants reached their target of 182 with 7 wickets down, completing one of the harder chases at Eden Gardens. Their middle overs were the decisive phase: 71 runs in overs 7-15, even at the cost of 4 wickets, kept them ahead of the required rate throughout the back half.
Angle 02
KKR's death overs were brilliant. LSG's were adequate
Angle 03
MD Choudhary named Player of the Match
Angle 04
LSG win their sixth in seven head-to-head meetings
Angle 05
KKR's powerplay 12 runs above the venue average
Key players
Players who decided it
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Eden Gardens' chase success rate of 53% across 171 matches suggests the toss and conditions are relevant but not decisive. Second-innings total markets may be worth consulting given how close the actual scores were to the venue's averages.
- Both powerplays produced 56 runs each in this match, well above the venue average of 44. Top batter markets in the powerplay phase may reflect more variance than the pre-match lines anticipated.
- LSG's 5-2 head-to-head record could make outright result lines for future KKR vs LSG fixtures interesting context, though sample sizes across seven meetings are limited.
- Player of the Match markets in close T20 chases tend to favour bowling performances that restrict the opposition in the middle overs, as this game demonstrated with Choudhary's award.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants
Who won the KKR vs LSG IPL match on 9 April 2026?
Lucknow Super Giants won the match at Eden Gardens by 3 wickets. They chased down Kolkata Knight Riders' total of 181/4, finishing on 182/7. MD Choudhary was named Player of the Match.
What were the scores in KKR vs LSG on 9 April 2026?
Kolkata Knight Riders posted 181/4 batting first. Lucknow Super Giants reached the target of 182 with 7 wickets down, winning by 3 wickets. Both teams scored 56 runs in their respective powerplays.
What is the head-to-head record between KKR and LSG?
Across seven IPL meetings, Lucknow Super Giants lead 5-2. Three of LSG's five wins have come at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, including narrow victories by 4 runs in 2025, 1 run in 2023, and now 3 wickets in 2026.
Where can I watch IPL matches in the UK?
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Who won the toss in the KKR vs LSG match at Eden Gardens?
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to field first. Eden Gardens has a toss-field rate of 58% across 171 matches, making that a typical decision, and LSG's bowlers used the conditions to restrict KKR to 181/4.
What is KKR's recent form heading into the 2026 IPL season?
Kolkata Knight Riders have had a difficult run of results. In their last five completed matches they recorded four defeats, against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad again, and Chennai Super Kings, plus one no-result against Punjab Kings in 2026.
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- Mohammed Shami — photo by NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
- Ishant Sharma — photo by Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
- Rohit Sharma — photo by Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India · source