IPL 2026: Linde comes in as LSG elect to bowl first against unchanged KKR (Image Source: IANS)
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: Lucknow Super Giants have brought in left-arm spinner George Linde as captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 38 of IPL 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Both LSG and KKR need a win in a bid to turn around their struggling campaigns. LSG have managed just two wins in seven games to be in ninth place in the points table, while KKR have only one victory in as many matches and are at the bottom of the tally.
After winning the toss, Pant said Linde comes in for M Siddharth in the playing eleven. “We want to again put the opposition in the back first and just find the answer as a batting group.
