Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will now tackle a resurgent Punjab Kings in Match No. 44 of IPL 2025. The 2 groups have come throughout one another as soon as earlier than within the event.
Each groups have performed eight matches every to date within the event, however Punjab Kings have gained 5 of these matches in comparison with KKR’s three. Regardless of this distinction in factors, PBKS are fifth on the desk whereas KKR are solely seventh. Extra importantly, PBKS have a mathematical alternative to go to prime of the factors desk though the victory margins are unbelievable.
Each groups misplaced their most up-to-date matches. PBKS went right down to RCB in Mullanpur. RCB’s spinners Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma put the stops to a cruising Punjab Kings prime order. RCB’s loss of life bowling continued their good work and made positive PBKS’ bowlers did not have a lot to work with. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal did not let Phil Salt’s early dismissal deter them and took RCB over the road with fifties.
KKR went down emphatically to GT in their very own house. Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler all put up commanding batting performances to be sure that GT had a profitable whole at hand, and so they did win. No KKR batter other than Ajinkya Rahane put up a combat as Prasidh Krishna and Rashid Khan led a concerted bowling effort. The loss meant that KKR now have three losses in 4 house matches in IPL 2025.
The reverse fixture between the 2 sides noticed some information being damaged. Harshit Rana wrecked PBKS’s cruising prime order and KKR’s spinners took over to dismiss PBKS for simply 111 in Mullanpur. At 62/2, it regarded like KKR’s sport to lose, and that is precisely what occurred. Yuzvendra Chahal triggered a collapse that noticed KKR lose six wickets for 17 runs, and there was merely no comeback from there. Andre Russell hit Chahal for 17 runs in an over in the direction of the tip, however that did not cease PBKS from pulling off the bottom profitable defence in IPL historical past.
The scheduling for this sport appears to have been designed with sure occasions in thoughts. KKR and PBKS will play one another on 26 April at Kolkata this 12 months. The 2 groups had met on the identical date on the similar venue in 2024 as properly. On that event, PBKS had damaged the file for the best profitable chase in T20 historical past. Jonny Bairstow and Shashank Singh had been the architects of a scarcely plausible profitable chase of 262.
IPL Stats and Information at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
The Eden floor has been below scrutiny, so predicting the way it will behave can be a tough process.
| Matches Performed |
97 |
| Matches Received Batting First |
41 |
| Matches Received Batting Second | 56 |
| Matches With No End result | 00 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Common First Innings Rating | 169 |
| Highest Group Whole | 262 |
| Highest Whole Efficiently Chased | 262 |
Key Participant Battles in KKR vs PBKS, Match 44 of IPL 2025:
1. Andre Russell vs Arshdeep Singh
Russell like nearly all of KKR’s batters, has been struggling for kind on this event. And towards Arshdeep, his file is not awe-inspiring. Russell has scored 34 runs in 16 balls at a strike charge of 212.50 whereas being dismissed twice at a mean of 17.
2. Shreyas Iyer vs Andre Russell
No bowler has dismissed PBKS’ skipper extra typically than Andre Russell within the IPL. This reality can be re-assuring to each Russell and KKR. Within the IPL, Iyer has scored 63 runs in 54 balls off the Jamaican at a strike charge of 116.67 and has been dismissed 5 instances at a mean of 12.60.
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