KKR vs PBKS Match Preview
After securing a one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a run-fest at Eden, the Kolkata Knight Riders are set to welcome the Punjab Kings for the 42nd match of the Indian Premier League which will take place on Friday.
The Knights are comfortably sitting in second spot on the points table with 5 wins in 7 games, and they will require to win at least 3 in their next 7 to book their playoffs berth.
While Punjab Kings, who made their habit of losing the close contest, are in trouble, as they have won only 2 games in 8 outings, and a defeat in any of their next 6 can narrow their hopes to qualify.
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KKR vs PBKS Head to Head
Total Matches: 32
KKR won: 21
PBKS won: 11
Highest score: 245 (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Last game result: KKR won by 5 wickets
KKR have a clear edge over Punjab Kings in terms of head-to-head battles between the two sides, with 9 out 21 coming at their home venue. While Punjab won only 3 at Eden Gardens.
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KKR vs PBKS Probable Playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Punjab Kings Playing 11
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
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Impact Players for Kolkata vs Punjab Match 42 of IPL 2024
Impact Player for Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer
Impact Player for Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh
Kolkata vs Punjab Match Prediction
Kolkata Knight Riders are playing fearless cricket this season and aiming to cross 200 in each game. With the stats and previous outings also favouring the Shreyas Iyer-led side, it will be tough for the Punjab team to beat KKR at Eden Gardens on Friday.
