KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2023: Head to Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

On 8 May 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing IPL. The 53rd match of the tournament will take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. KKR are currently in the eighth position with eight points in 10 games. While PBKS are in the seventh position with 10 points in 10 games.  

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KKR vs PBKS IPL 2023: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Gardens is always suited to the batters due to its flat nature. The outfield is quick and the boundaries are small. Hence, another high-scoring game is expected to take place between these teams. The average first innings score at this venue in IPL is 164. But, this season it has increased to 211.   

KKR vs PBKS Records and Stats

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A total of 81 IPL matches have been played so far at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In those games, the teams batting first have won 34 games while the chasing teams have won 46 matches. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have scored the highest runs at this venue (235 vs KKR). While Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have scored the lowest runs (49 vs KKR).  

Head-to-Head Record

A total of 31 IPL matches have been played so far between KKR and PBKS over all these years. In those games, KKR have won 20 games while PBKS have won 11 times. In the last five meetings, PBKS have the upper hand with three victories while KKR have won twice. 

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Teams record at the venue

At Eden Gardens, Kolkata, a total of 10 matches have been played between KKR and PBKS so far in IPL. In those games, KKR have won seven times and PBKS have registered victories in other three matches. In the reverse fixture, PBKS defeated KKR this season.

All-time top-performers in KKR vs PBKS

In the batting department, Gautam Gambhir tops the chart with 492 runs in this rivalry. Followed by him, Robin Uthappa has 438 runs and Wriddhiman Saha has 394 runs. In the bowling department, Sunil Narine tops the chart with 32 wickets. Followed by him, Piyush Chawla has 24 wickets and Umesh Yadav has 18 wickets. 

Highest and lowest totals

Against PBKS, KKR’s highest score is 245 while the lowest score is 109.

Against KKR, PBKS’s highest score is 214 while the lowest score is 119.     

Players to watch out for

KKR: Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, and Rinku Singh.     

PBKS: Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, and Sam Curran.   

Full KKR vs PBKS squads for both teams

KKR Squad: Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Jason Roy, and Aarya Desai. 

PBKS Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, and Mohit Rathe.