Kolkata, April 26, 2025: In the 44th match of IPL-2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) today. The match will be played at 7:30 pm at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The toss will take place at 7:00 pm. KKR and PBKS will face each other for the second time this season. In the last match, Punjab defeated Kolkata by 16 runs.
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, PBKS has won 5 matches so far and lost 3. At the same time, KKR has won only 3 matches and lost 5.
Match details, 44th match
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings
Date- 26 April Stadium- Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
Time: Toss – 7:00 PM, Match start – 7:30 PM
Kolkata dominates head to head
Kolkata dominates Punjab in head-to-head. A total of 34 IPL matches have been played between the two teams so far. Kolkata won 21 and Punjab won 13. Both teams have clashed 13 times at Eden Gardens, Kolkata has won 9 matches and Punjab has won 4.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium is batting-friendly. So far, 97 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. Teams batting first here have won 41 matches and teams batting later have won 56 matches.
The highest team score at this stadium is 262/2, made by Punjab Kings against Kolkata last year.
Weather Conditions
The weather in Kolkata will be very hot on 26 April. The temperature here is expected to be between 27 to 37 degrees on this day. There is no possibility of rain during the match. The wind will blow at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour.