IPL 2024: LSG to Wear Mohun Bagan's 'Maroon and Green' Colours vs KKR at Eden Gardens

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will again sport the colours of Mohun Bagan Super Giant, both owned by RPSG group, in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. They had also donned similar colours last season for the same fixture.

The match will be KKR’s first of the five matches at home on the trot and the Gautam Gambhir-mentored side will be fully aware this can prove decisive to clinch the play-off spot for the first time since 2021.

In the points tally, nothing separates the two teams, both of whom have secured three wins each, and lost their respective last-round matches. KKR’s over-reliance on their Caribbean ageing duo of Sunil Narine and Andre Russell was exposed by defending champions Chennai Super Kings when they lost by seven wickets in their previous outing.

While KKR will be overwhelming favourites at Eden, LSG with their unassuming approach will not give up easily, even as they will miss their pace sensation Mayank Yadav for a second successive match.

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Gambhir Returns ‘Home’ from ‘Away’

Gautam Gambhir, who was Lucknow Super Giants’ mentor in the last two seasons, has returned to his former team, KKR, which won two titles (2012 and 2014) during his previous stint at KKR from 2011-17.

KKR could never win against LSG in three attempts while Gambhir was at the opposition dugout.

Gambhir said it’s a new day and they would start from scratch.

“It’s a new day, new start. What difference does it make that what has happened in the last two years? It really makes no difference. We start from scratch.

“All of us are really looking forward to the game tomorrow. You know, it’s a quality side. But we are a quality side as well,” he said.

(With inputs from Agencies)