Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS): This is the 42nd match of the IPL, and here, you can figure out which team will be the favorite. We will help you select the best 11 players in the Dream 11 team and provide head-to-head stats for KKR and PBKS.
Team Preview of Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders will face Punjab Kings after defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run. They will play their first match against Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens. It was a very close match that went to the last ball. RCB needed three runs, but Lokie Ferguson got run out after taking just one run; otherwise, it would be super over. The KKR team is playing really well under Gautam Gambhir’s guidance, and in the last match, the middle order gave a good performance for the first time else it was only the opening pair scoring runs.
Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell performed well in the last match, which helped the Kolkata Knight Riders win, but the bowling unit still gave away too many runs. Suyash Sharma gave 33 runs in his 2 overs, which is his worst performance in IPL because last year, he was amazing at bowling.
Punjab Kings once again failed to get the important two points, and it was their fourth loss on a roll. However, the pattern of losing stayed the same: Punjab’s top order kept failing to score runs, which made the lower-order players score runs. They should change a few players in the top order because it has not been clicking since the last 5 matches, which is putting the burden on lower-down batters and bowlers.
It will be an important match for the Punjab side because if they want to qualify for the eliminator, then they have to win every match from now on to give themselves a chance. Kolkata will be the favorite team to go up against the weak Punjab team. Who needs to sort out many things and should also change the captaincy role to another.
When and Where To Watch KKR vs PBKS 42nd IPL 2024 Match
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings 42nd IPL, 2024 |
| Date & Time | April 26, 2024, 3:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Where to Watch | Disney Hotstar, Jio Cinema |
Player Injury Report For KKR vs PBKS 42nd IPL 2024 Match
Dhawan might be out of the playing 11 in the next match, too.
KKR vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record
| Match Played | 32 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Won | 21 |
| Punjab Kings Won | 11 |
| Tie/NR | 0/0 |
In the last five matches, Kolkata won three out of five, but Punjab Kings won the last match, which might give the Punjab something to fight with.
Weather Conditions For KKR vs PBKS 42nd IPL 2024 Match
There will be a chance of rain in the next match.
Pitch Report of Eden Gardens, Kolkata, KKR vs PBKS 42nd IPL 2024 Match
| Match Played | 90 Matches |
| Batting first won | 37 Matches won |
| Batting second won | 53 Matches won |
| Average 1st innings scores | 178 Runs |
| Highest Team innings total | 235/4 by CSK |
| Lowest Team innings total | 49/10 by RCB |
The pitch at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, now became more of a batting-friendly track rather than being spin-friendly. In the last match between KKR and RCB both team scored 220+ runs which is amazing scoring by both the team and once again the pitch is going to be in favor of batter which has been the scenario in this whole IPL tournament.
Most of the pitch looks even and flat, but there’s one big chunk where it’s extremely dry, the grass has been removed. It’s around the spinner’s length and they could exploit the patches. Otherwise, this pitch has plenty of runs on offer. With this heat, the captain winning the toss should opt to bat first.
Graeme Swann and Sanjay Manjrekar, in their pitch report
Important players for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the match against Punjab Kings
1. Sunil Narine
2. Andre Russell
3. Philip Salt
Important players for the Punjab Kings in the match against the Kolkata Knight Riders
1. Sam Curran
2. Liam Livingstone
3. Arshdeep Singh
KKR vs PBKS 42nd IPL 2024 Match Dream 11 Fantasy Team
Wicket-keeper: Phil Salt,
Batters: Shashank Singh, Rinku Singh,
All-Rounder: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone
Bowler: Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mitchell Starc, Harshal Patel
Captain and Vice Captain Pics: Virat Kohli, Andre Russell,
KKR vs PBKS 42nd IPL 2024 Match Prediction
Kolkata Knight Riders are the favorite to win the match, so back them and expect a high-scoring match.
KKR vs PBKS 42nd: Probable Playing 11 of Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.
KKR vs PBKS 42nd: Probable Playing 11 of Punjab Kings
Sam Curran(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
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