KKR is on the second top in the point table and Punjab Kings is on the second last of the Points table. However, the intent Punjab has shown in IPL 2024 can let down any team as they have been playing great innings. This match would be interesting as both team is meeting for the first time in IPL 2024…

Who will win today match KKR vs PBKS?

As per the records and as well as the consistency in winning has been shown by KKR team and they have played very good innings by playing a good cricket and this match is a must win game for PUNJAB to be in the game and give a tough time to KKR. However, it would be an exciting match as Punjab will do all to be in the top 4 this season.

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What to expect from Kolkata Night Riders vs Punjab Kings in TATA IPL 2024 42nd Match?

KKR and PBKS match would be very crucial as KKR would like to stay on the first position by without loosing any match and Punjab would need to survive and be in the top 4 to get one step closer to the IPL 2024 Trophy. However, Match is being played at Eden Garden and there would be high probability of KKR to win as the fans would support them with all love.

Eden Gardens, Kolkata Stadium Pitch Report 42nd match of IPL 2024: - Eden Garden is a great for batters, A score between 165-180 can be expected in first inning. Eden Garden is known for its green outfield, fast pitch and bounce. I would be exciting to see how the pitch reacts in eden garden for the bowlers on 26th April 2024.

Match Details:

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Timing: The 42nd match IPL season starts at 7:30 pm.
Injuries report: Sikhar Dhawan is set to return back in the match against KKR.
Weather Report: Average temperature would be around 40 degrees with no chance of rain in today's match.

KOLKATA WEATHER

KKR vs PBKS Head-to-Head record till now :

Match Played:24
KKR Won: 13
PBKS Won: 10

Interesting Facts KKR vs PBKS to be known:
KKR and PBKS has played total of 32 matches against each other till now in which 20 matches has been won by KKK and PBKS has won 12 matches. KKR has completely dominated over Punjab Kings from the time IPL has started however PBKS has shown good intent towards match and until the last over is done no one can tell who will exactly win the match. It would be an important match for PBKS to win and still be in the game.

Players head-to-head Report KKR vs PBKS 2024:

Batting Stats for Kolkata Night Riders vs Punjab Kings : -

Gautam Gambhir has the most runs against Punjab kings with 492 runs in 15 innings however he Is retired for now and is working as coach for KKR team. Wriddhiman Saha from PBKS has made 322 runs in 10 innings but for now he is playing for Gujarat Titans.

Manish Pandey from KKR has highest run in a match with 94 runs. However, Wriddhiman Saha from KKR PBKS has 115 runs as highest.

Stats	Kolkata Night Riders	Punjab Kings
Most Runs	Gautam Gambhir (492 runs)	DWriddhiman Saha(322 runs) Playing for Gujrat
Highest Score	Manish Pandey(94 runs)	Wriddhiman Saha(115 runs) playing for Gujrat

Bowling Stats for Kolkata Night Riders vs Punjab Kings : -

Sunil Narine from KKR has the most number of wickets against PBKS with total of 33 wickets in 24 innings. Also, he has the best bowling innings with 5/19 in a match against PBKS.

Piyush Chawla from PBKS has highest wickets against KKR with total of 10 wickets in 11 innings. However, Sandeep Sharma has best bowling innings against KKR with total of 4/25.

Stats	Kolkata Night Riders	Punjab Kings
Most Wickets	Sunil Narine (33 Wickets)	Piyush Chawla(10 Wickets) Playing for Mumbai
Best Bowling	Sunil Narine(5/19)	Sandeep Sharma(4/25) Playing for Rajasthan

KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: :

Kolkata Night Riders 11 V/s PBKS:
Sunil Narine, Phil Salt, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma

Punjab Kings 11 V/s KKR:
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Player Rahul Chahar, Sikandar Raza, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Bhatia.

Team Squad KKR vs PBKS in Tata IPL 2024 - 42nd Match:

Kolkata Night Riders Squad:-
Philip Salt (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh , Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dushmantha Chameera, Srikar Bharat, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar

Punjab Kings Squad:-
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Chris Woakes, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Prince Choudhary, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan