Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns with Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in Match No. 44 of the running 18th edition of IPL. This match will take place at the home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders on April 26, starting at 7:30 PM IST. After inaugurating the season with a defeat, KKR are near the bottom, while PBKS won a couple of more matches after their first-match victory, placing them among the top-four teams.
Tracking the toss results for the previous five matches, PBKS are in the lead with three toss results going in their favour, while KKR won the toss only two times. Similarly, Punjab won three last matches out of five matches against Kolkata, with dominance erupting after winning the toss. In the recent match this season, PBKS won the toss and elected to bat first at The PCA New Stadium, where they also won the match by 16 runs despite getting bowled out at a low score of 111 in 15.3 overs.
Talking about IPL 2025, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss only three times out of five matches, with only one victory in that case. However, his team won one match when KKR lost the toss. On the other hand, PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer has been more fortunate to win the toss in four matches, where they won the match on three occasions. So, in today’s match, both teams will aim to win the toss, as it might be a predictor of who will win the match.
