IPL 2024, KKR vs PBKS: Today in the 42nd match of IPL-17, the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face each other. This match between the two teams will be played at Kolkata’s home ground Eden Garden Cricket Stadium from 7:30 pm today. Kolkata team had to face Rajasthan by 2 wickets in its last match. Punjab also lost by three wickets to Gujarat in its last match.
In today’s match, KKR will enter with the intention of registering its second win on its home ground. At the same time, Punjab will try to remain in the race for the playoffs, for which it needs to win at any cost. Let us know for whom the pitch can prove helpful in this exciting match. Let us look at the important statistics related to this match.
Let us tell you that in the current season, the Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders team, after winning 5 out of 7 matches, is currently occupying the second position in the points table (IPL 2024 Points Table) with 10 points. Whereas Punjab Kings team is at 9th position in the points table with 4 points, having won only two out of eight matches.
KKR vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record
In the head-to-head clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, Kolkata has the upper hand. In the history of IPL, the two teams have clashed a total of 32 times. During this period, Kolkata has won 21 matches. At the same time, Punjab Kings team has been successful in winning 11 matches. A total of 12 matches have been played between the two teams at Eden Gardens. Here too KKR is dominant, registering 9 wins. Punjab team has been successful in winning only three matches.
Eden Gardens pitch report
The pitch in Eden Garden is traditionally made of black soil. Batsmen like this a lot. At the beginning of the game, fast and slow bowlers also get some help here. After that the spinners start dominating. After keeping an eye on the pitch, batsmen can easily play big shots. Here the average score of the first innings is 160 runs and the average score of the second innings is 148 runs. Knight Riders have crossed the 200-run mark consecutively in the last two matches and hence they will be eager to give a stellar performance on their home ground once again.
IPL statistics at Eden Garden
So far 90 IPL matches have been played at the Eden Garden Stadium. Here the teams batting first have won 37 matches and the teams batting later have won 53 matches. The highest score (235/4, CSK 2023) and lowest score (49, RCB 2017) are recorded in this stadium. The biggest individual innings here was played by Rajat Patidar (112* vs Lucknow Super Giants, 2022). The best bowling here was done by Sunil Narine (5/19, vs Punjab Kings, 2012).
Probable Playing 11 of KKR and PBKS
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Phil Salt, Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, RK Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakraborty, Himashu Rana.
punjab kings
Simran Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Riley Rossow, Shashank Singh, LS Livingstone, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Achille Patel, AR Sharma.
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