Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens mein Punjab Kings se takra rahe hain IPL regular season mein. KKR ne 2026 ke dono opening matches haar gaye hain, pichle saal eighth finish karne ke baad. PBKS, jo 2025 ke finalists the, is season ki shuruaat do wins ke saath ki hai aur apni pichli squad ka zyada hissa retain kiya hai. Shreyas Iyer apni purani team ke khilaf PBKS ko lead kar rahe hain, jise unhone do seasons pehle title tak pahunchaya tha.
Toss & Conditions
Eden Gardens 2023 se IPL ka sabse fast-scoring venue raha hai, jahan Sunrisers Hyderabad ne is season ke ek hi match mein 226 runs banaye the. Surface high scoring ko favor karti hai, isliye batting first karna ya dew ke saath chase karna dono hi viable strategies hain.
Head-to-Head
Punjab Kings ne Kolkata Knight Riders ke khilaf pichle teenon matches jeete hain.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL regular season table mein ninth position par hain, do losses ke baad zero points aur -1.964 ke net run rate ke saath. Unhone apne pichle teen matches haare hain, jisme se do is season ke hain.
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings IPL regular season mein fourth position par hain, do wins se chaar points aur +0.637 ke net run rate ke saath. Unhone apne pichle teen matches mein se do jeete hain aur abhi playoff position mein hain.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Cameron Green ko KKR ne INR 25.2 crore mein kharida tha, usne apni pehli do innings mein 18 aur 2 runs banaye hain, aur ab tak is season bowling nahi ki hai.
- Vijaykumar Vyshak ne PBKS ke liye do matches mein paanch wickets liye hain, jisme se teen death overs mein aaye.
- Yuzvendra Chahal ne Ajinkya Rahane ko chaar baar aur Rinku Singh ko do baar IPL match-ups mein out kiya hai, Rahane ke against 45 balls mein 46 runs diye aur Rinku ke against 19 balls mein 15 runs.
- Prabhsimran Singh ne Sunil Narine ke against 17 balls mein 29 runs banaye hain bina out hue.
- PBKS ka Eden Gardens par win ratio 0.44 hai, chaar wins, nau losses aur ek washout ke saath.
Key Stats
Prediction
Key stats Punjab Kings ke favor mein 7-1 ja rahe hain, jahan unke paas points, NRR, Elo, recent form aur head-to-head record mein advantage hai, jabki KKR sirf death-over economy mein aage hain. Chaaron predictive models PBKS ko favor karte hain, average 64% win probability ke saath. Bookmakers bhi PBKS ko 58% (odds 1.65) par support kar rahe hain, jabki KKR ke chances 42% (odds 2.26) hain. PBKS ki stronger batting form aur balanced bowling unit KKR ke early-season struggles aur expensive bowling figures ke contrast mein clearly better lag rahi hai.
KKKolkata Knight Riders
161/10
SRSunrisers Hyderabad
226/8
MIMumbai Indians
224/4
KKKolkata Knight Riders
220/4
SRSunrisers Hyderabad
278/3
KKKolkata Knight Riders
168/10
KKKolkata Knight Riders
179/6
CSChennai Super Kings
183/8
KKKolkata Knight Riders
206/4
RRRajasthan Royals
205/8
DCDelhi Capitals
190/9
KKKolkata Knight Riders
204/9
KKKolkata Knight Riders
7/0
PBPunjab Kings
201/4
KKKolkata Knight Riders
159/8
GTGujarat Titans
198/3
PBPunjab Kings
111/10
KKKolkata Knight Riders
95/10
KK4PB5KKKolkata Knight Riders
7/0
PBPunjab Kings
201/4
PBPunjab Kings
111/10
KKKolkata Knight Riders
95/10
KKKolkata Knight Riders
261/6
PBPunjab Kings
262/2
KKKolkata Knight Riders
182/5
PBPunjab Kings
179/7
PBPunjab Kings
191/5
KKKolkata Knight Riders
146/7
KKKolkata Knight Riders
141/4
PBPunjab Kings
137/10
KKKolkata Knight Riders
165/7
PBPunjab Kings
168/5
PBPunjab Kings
123/9
KKKolkata Knight Riders
126/5
KKKolkata Knight Riders
149/9
PBPunjab Kings
150/2
PBPunjab Kings
162/5
KKKolkata Knight Riders
164/6
CSChennai Super Kings
209/5
PBPunjab Kings
210/5
PBPunjab Kings
165/7
GTGujarat Titans
162/6
RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
190/9
PBPunjab Kings
184/7
PBPunjab Kings
207/5
MIMumbai Indians
203/6
PBPunjab Kings
101/10
RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
106/2
PBPunjab Kings
187/3
MIMumbai Indians
184/7
PBPunjab Kings
206/8
DCDelhi Capitals
208/4
RRRajasthan Royals
209/7
PBPunjab Kings
219/5
PBPunjab Kings
236/5
LSLucknow Super Giants
199/7
CSChennai Super Kings
190/10
PBPunjab Kings
194/6