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- Kolkata Knight Riders will face Punjab Kings in the 44th match of IPL 2025. Today’s match will be played at Kolkata’s home ground Eden Gardens Stadium from 7:30 pm.
- So far this season, defending champion Kolkata has played 8 matches in which they have won 3 matches and lost 5 matches. Currently, KKR is at 7th position in the points table with 6 points.
- Punjab Kings have played 8 matches so far this season where they have won 5 matches and lost 3 matches. PBKS is currently at number 5 in the points table with 10 points.
Match Details, 44th Match
KKR vs PBKS
Date- 26 April
Stadium- Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
Time: Toss- 7:00 PM
Match Start – 7:30 PM
Do or die match for Kolkata
- It is very important for Kolkata to win today’s match to make it to the playoffs.
- In batting, Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane has so far scored 271 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 146 and he is the top run scorer of the team.
- In bowling, Harshit Rana has taken 11 wickets in 8 matches and is the highest wicket taker of the team.
Punjab Kings team in good form
- Punjab team is in good form this season, be it batting or bowling.
- In batting, Shreyas Iyer has scored 263 runs in 8 matches so far at a strike rate of 185.
- In bowling, Arshdeep Singh has taken the most 11 wickets in 8 matches. And is the highest wicket taker of the team.
KKR vs PBKS: Who is ahead in head to head?
- Kolkata has the upper hand in the head to head between the two teams.
- So far, 34 matches have been played between the two teams in IPL where Kolkata has won 21 and Punjab Kings has won 13 matches.
- At Kolkata’s home ground Eden Gardens, both the teams have come face to face 13 times where Kolkata has won 9 matches and Punjab Kings has won 4 matches.
KKR vs PBKS: Pitch Report
- The pitch of Kolkata’s Eden Gardens is mostly a batting friendly pitch. Batsmen get more help on this ground, so high scoring matches are seen on this ground.
- So far 97 IPL matches have been played here where the team batting first has won 41 matches and the team chasing has won 56 matches.
KKR vs PBKS: Weather Conditions
- The weather in Kolkata is going to be very clear on 26 April. The day will be sunny and there is no chance of rain. The temperature today is expected to be between 26 to 36 degrees.
Probable playing-12 of Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
Probable playing-12 of Punjab Kings
- Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell.
