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IPL: Sunil Narine comes back as KKR asked to bat first against LSG – check full playing XI | Cricket News

By Sumitra Patel Last updated: April 9, 2026 2 Min Read
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IPL: Sunil Narine comes back as KKR asked to bat first against LSG - check full playing XI

NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders, who are still searching for their first win of the season, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.KKR got a big boost as ace spinner Sunil Narine came back into the side after missing last match against PBKS.“Looking to bowl first. We want to put the opposition into bat, we trust our bowlers to do the job. Definitely a victory adds to the atmosphere in the team. We are playing with the same team. We feel our top order is batting heavy, but we trust our top order to get us through,” LSG skipper Rishabh Pant said after winning the toss.Meanwhile, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “We wanted to bowl. (Referring to his decision to bat in the previous match) That match didn’t get over, so you never know. Sunil comes in, Varun is still recovering from his hand injury. When Cam Green bowls then we have an extra bowler.”Teams:Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Kartik TyagiKolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim SeifertLucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince YadavLucknow Super Giants Impact subs: Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh



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