IPL Cricket Betting Tips: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders

The 2026 Indian Premier League season rolls on, and our cricket betting tips turn to Lucknow on Sunday as the Super Giants host Kolkata Knight Riders in a fixture that neither side can afford to lose.

It has been a miserable campaign so far for LSG, who sit ninth in the table with just two wins from seven games. Their latest defeat came against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday - a 40-run loss at their own Ekana Stadium that leaves their play-off hopes in jeopardy already.

KKR are in no better shape. The Knight Riders finally ended a long losing streak with a four-wicket win over Rajasthan last weekend, but with just one win from seven, they remain rooted to the foot of the table.

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Cricket Betting Tips: Raghuvanshi Ready To Fire?

The last time these two sides met, it was LSG who came out on top in the most dramatic of fashions - edging home by three wickets off the very last ball at Eden Gardens. It was the kind of finish that sums up just how tight and tense this rivalry has become, with five of the seven all-time meetings between the sides decided by four runs or fewer.

For KKR, there has been one genuine bright spot in an otherwise bleak campaign - young opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi. The 20-year-old tops KKR's run charts this season, and he has been at his best when the team has needed him most.

However, LSG's bowling attack is a daunting prospect. Prince Yadav holds the Purple Cap as the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets from seven games, while Mohammed Shami has been equally menacing with the new ball.

Raghuvanshi's ability to get KKR off to a fast start against that bowling threat makes him a solid selection, and at 16/5 with PricedUp to top-score for the visitors, he looks overpriced given his recent form.

With the powerplay so crucial on Ekana's slow surface, we also like KKR at 5/4 to have the highest powerplay score in their innings. Raghuvanshi has been KKR's go-to man at the top all season, and with little to lose in a must-win game, expect him to come out attacking from the first ball.

6/4 Cricket Betting Tip: Marsh To Make His Mark

Despite four straight defeats and a batting order that has looked fragile for much of the season, LSG do have one man finally showing signs of life at the top. Mitchell Marsh scored 55 against Rajasthan Royals - his first half-century of the 2026 campaign. It was the kind of innings that reminded everyone what the Australian is capable of after a record-breaking 2025 season.

The concern for LSG remains who follows him. Nicholas Pooran has been badly out of form, with just 51 runs from six innings. For a player retained after back-to-back 500-run seasons, it is a staggering loss of form.

Marsh, by contrast, is a man building momentum on a ground he knows well, and at 9/4 to top-score for LSG, he is our cricket best bet today selection from the home camp.

The head-to-head record leans in LSG's favour too, with the Super Giants leading this rivalry 5-2 across seven all-time meetings.

Home advantage and a superior bowling attack point toward the hosts, and LSG at 10/11 to win the match is worth backing also.