The Punjab Kings are all set to take on Kolkata Knight Riders once again—this time at the iconic Eden Gardens. In their last meeting earlier this season, Punjab had the upper hand in a low-scoring thriller at Chandigarh. Now, as the race for the playoffs heats up, every match matters, and the Kings will be looking to complete a season double over KKR.


What to Expect from the Pitch?


The Eden Gardens pitch has been a batter’s paradise in recent times. In the last 10 matches at this ground, the average first innings score is 204. This suggests that we might be in for a high-scoring contest, and the power-hitters from both sides will play a key role.


Head-to-Head Battle :

When it comes to head-to-head records, KKR currently lead with 21 wins out of the 34 matches played between the two sides. Punjab Kings have won 13 times. At Eden Gardens, chasing teams have had better luck. Teams batting second have won 15 times out of 22 games. So, winning the toss could be crucial.


Kolkata Knight Riders squads :

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy.

Punjab Kings Squad:

Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Josh Inglis (wk), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal.