 "KKR vs PBKS 2025: Match details and predicted teams. Image: Reuters")
There’s just one match today in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 26 April (Saturday). While PBKS will look to move at least to the fourth spot in the IPL 2025 points table with a win over KKR, the Knight Riders need a win to stay in contention.
A defeat, of course, would not mean elimination for KKR but with only three wins so far from eight matches, the time is quickly running out for the Ajinkya Rahane-led side. In the same number of matches, PBKS have won five, emerging as one of the best all-round teams in IPL 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings players
KKR predicted playing XII: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali/Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora
GT predicted playing XII: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar/Vyshak Vijaykumar
Eden Gardens pitch report
There has been dew in Kolkata and at the Eden Gardens but that was not the case in the last match as Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore spun Gujarat Titans to a win over KKR. The same pitch will be used for the KKR vs PBKS match, meaning the team winning the toss can bat first.
In the KKR vs GT match, Gujarat scored 198/3 batting first while Kolkata were restricted to 159/8.
Kolkata weather forecast
The prediction is for excessive heat and 65% humidity. There are no chances of rain and temperatures will hover between 36 to 29 degrees Celsius.
KKR vs PBKS head-to-head record
Matches played: 34
KKR won: 21
PBKS won: 13
KKR vs PBKS head-to-head record at Eden Gardens
Matches played: 13
KKR won: 9
PBKS won: 4