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As IPL 2025 is ready to resume on May 17, the majority of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) international players will likely land in Bengaluru between Wednesday evening and early Thursday. At the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, KKR will play Royal Challengers Bengaluru in an important game as the season begins. Following the IPL's one-week suspension on May 9 due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, and team coach Dwayne Bravo, who are part of KKR's West Indian contingent, have been in Dubai since departing India. After a ceasefire was declared on May 10, the IPL might potentially return, and clubs started calling up their foreign players. While South Africa's Anrich Nortje will join the team in Bengaluru from the Maldives, KKR's wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is currently in Kabul, will travel to Dubai to join the West Indian team. Fast bowler Spencer Johnson and all-rounder Moeen Ali are currently in Australia and the UK, respectively, and while there is no word on when they will be available again, there are signs that they will. The return of Quinton de Kock has not yet been confirmed. On Wednesday, KKR's Indian players and support staff are expected to begin arriving in Bengaluru in groups. With 5 wins and one loss from 12 games, KKR is now ranked sixth in the standings. On May 25, KKR will play their final league match in Delhi against Sunrisers Hyderabad following their match against RCB. To have a chance of making the playoffs, they must win both games to get 15 points. On Monday, the IPL announced the updated schedule for the remaining games of the season, which now includes 13 league games in addition to the four playoff games. The locations for the playoffs have not yet been revealed, but the remaining league games will take place in Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. The following are the playoff dates: May 29 for Qualifier 1, May 30 for Eliminator 2, June 1 for F

In the 13th match of the Indian Premier League 2025, the Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings will square off on April 1 at the storied Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Currently, Punjab Kings is in fifth place in the points standings, while the hosts are in third place. With the goal of winning this game to improve their rankings, the two teams appear posing this time. After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets in their most recent match, the Lucknow Super Giants enter this match. Star seamer Shardul Thakur took four wickets, while power batter Nicholas Pooran scored 70 runs. However, Punjab Kings, who have only played one match thus far, come into this match having defeated Gujarat Titans by 11 runs. The two teams hope to carry over their winning streak into their upcoming matchup, having won their previous games. There will be a fierce match in Lucknow as the two titans want to continue their winning streak. Lucknow Super Giants vs. Punjab Kings Match Details: Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings League: Indian T20 League Date: Tuesday, 1st April 2025 Time: 7:30 PM (IST) Pitch Report: The short square border is 69 meters long, while the longest is 76 meters. The longest straight boundary in the nation is 81 meters long. The T20 format is average scoring ground. In night matches, there may be benefits to batting first. Weather Report: There will be clean weather in Lucknow, IN, during the game. The match day is predicted to be around 20°C with a wind speed of 7.5 km/h and an 18% humidity level. And there is a 10-kilometer view. Precipitation is not expected during the game. LSG vs PBKS Head-to-Head Records: Matches Played: 4 LSG Wins: 3 PBKS Wins: 1 No Result: 0 Tie: 0 LSG vs PBKS IPL 2025 Predicted XIs: Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh (w), Priyansh Arya, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal Lucknow Super Giant