Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 44 of the Indian Premier League 2025 at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, April 26.
Who will win the KKR vs PBKS clash? Predict here and win big rewards
The last time these two sides clashed was in Mullanpur earlier this month. PBKS were bowled out for just 111 runs at their home but they staged a remarkable comeback in the match and defended their total.
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The KKR batting lineups collapsed like a house of cards as they lost all of their wickets for just 95 runs. Ajinkya Rahane and Co. will seek revenge on Saturday as they now welcome PBKS at their den.
As the two sides clash in the high-stakes game in Kolkata, The Sporting News follows the game with live updates, scores and highlights.
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Unfortunately, the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings has been called off due to rain. Both teams have been awarded one point each.
Game Stopped due to rain. KKR 7-0 after one over.
End of the innings: Punjab Kings 201/4
The visitors finished strongly at the Eden Gardens after a good foundation from the openers, who shared a 120-run stand.
Arya got 69(35) before getting dismissed to Andre Russell while Prabhsimran recovered after a slow start to finish at 83(49).
Captain Shreyas Iyer and Josh Inglis got the cameos of 25*(15) and 11*(6) to take them beyond the par score.
Vaibhav Arora was the best bowler for the Knight Riders for his 2/34 in 4 overs. Varun Chakravarthy and Russell picked a wicket each while conceding 39 and 27 runs in 4 and 3 overs, respectively.
End of 10 overs: Punjab Kings 90/0
The visitors continue with their strong opening partnership as they approach the 100-run mark.
Priyansh Arya has been the aggressor with 54*(28) while Prabhsimran is going rather slow for his 34*(32).
KKR's best bowler in the innings has been Sunil Narine who has bowled 2 overs for just 7 runs.
End of the powerplay: Punjab Kings 56/0
The Kings have started rather cautiously, as contrary to their usual approach of going hammer and tongs.
However, with Priyansh Arya 29*(15) and Prabhsimran Singh 25*(21), they are still just under 10 runs per over with a lot of fire power to come after them.
Varun Chakravarthy has been the most economical bowler so far with only 2 conceded in the crucial 6th over.
7:00 pm: Toss! Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and PBKS will bat first in Kolkata.
Hello and welcome to the live match blog of today's IPL 2025 clash at the Eden Gardens between KKR and PBKS.
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KKR vs PBKS: Lineups
KKR XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Chetan Sakariya.
PBKS XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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KKR vs PBKS: Betting odds
According to Dafabet, KKR are the favorites to win the match against PBKS tonight.
