Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 42nd match of IPL 2024 on 26th April (07:30 PM) at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata.

Meanwhile, in this post, Check the Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, and Average Score ahead of the 42nd match of IPL 2024 between KKR and PBKS.

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report

It is a flat wicket where batters will have ample time to play their shots, while pacers can also extract some assistance early on with enough bounce.

Is Eden Gardens Stadium a batting or a bowling pitch?

It is a flat pitch where batters will enjoy their time.

Last IPL Result at the Venue: (21 Apr 2024):

KKR: 222/6 (Pacers – 6w, Spinners – 0w)

RCB : 221/10 (Pacers – 6w, Spinners – 3w)

KKR won by 1 run.

KKR IPL record in Eden Gardens Stadium

KKR has played 87 IPL matches at this venue, winning 50, losing 35, and two ended without a result.

KKR’s Highest Total: 232/2 vs Mumbai Indians in 2019

KKR’s Lowest Total: 108/10 vs Mumbai Indians in 2018

PBKS IPL record in Eden Gardens Stadium

PBKS has played 12 IPL games at this venue, winning three and losing nine.

PBKS’s Highest Total: 190/4 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019

PBKS’s Lowest Total: 126/1 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018

Eden Gardens Stadium Ground Info

Seating Capacity: 68000
Number of matches hosted: 11 T20Is, 90 IPL Matches

Eden Gardens Stadium IPL Stats and Records

Total Matches Played: 90
Home Team (KKR) Won: 50
Visiting Team Won: 35
Neutral Side Won: 3
Tie/ No Result: 2
Average 1st Innings Score: 162
Average 2nd Innings Score: 157
Matches Won Batting 1st: 37
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 53
Highest Team Total: 235/4 by Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023
Lowest Team Total: 49 all out by Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
Highest Run-chase: 188/6 by Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
Lowest Total Defended: 131 All Out by Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017
Highest Individual Score: Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 112* from 54 balls vs LSG in 2022
Best Bowling Figures: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 5 for 15 vs PBKS in 2012
Most Runs: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 1407 runs in 47 innings
Most Wickets: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 67 wickets in 55 innings
Most Sixes in IPL at this venue: Andre Russell (KKR & DC) – 72 sixes in 33 innings

Stats of KKR Players at the Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Andre Russell: 908 runs in 34 innings & 37 wickets in 40 matches
• Nitish Rana: 647 runs in 22 innings & 4 wickets in 22 matches
• Manish Pandey: 591 runs in 28 innings
• Sunil Narine: 473 runs in 31 innings & 67 wickets in 56 matches
• Rinku Singh: 377 runs in 24 innings
• Rahamanullah Gurbaz: 181 runs in 6 innings
• Phil Salt: 201 runs in 4 matches
• Shreyas Iyer: 196 runs in 9 matches
• Venkatesh Iyer: 99 runs in 11 innings
• Ramandeep Singh: 60 runs in 3 matches
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 40 runs in 2 matches
• Varun Chakravarthy: 16 wickets in 12 matches
• Harshit Rana: 11 wickets in 8 matches
• Suyash Sharma: 5 wickets in 9 matches
• Mitchell Starc: 5 wickets in 5 matches
• Vaibhab Arora: 4 wickets in 4 matches
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman: 1 wicket in 1 match
• Dusmantha Chameera: 0 wickets in 1 match
• Anukul Roy: 0 wickets in 1 match

DT20:

• Chetan Sakariya: 5 wickets in 2 matches

Stats of PBKS Players at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Shikhar Dhawan: 337 runs in 11 matches
• Prabhsimran Singh: 12 runs in 1 matches
• Jitesh Sharma: 21 runs in 1 matches
• Liam Livingstone: 15 runs in 1 match
• Sam Curran: 4 runs and 0 wickets in 1 match
• Arshdeep Singh: 0 wickets in 1 match
• Kagiso Rabada: 4 wickets in 2 matches
• Harshal Patel: 3 wickets in 4 matches
• Rahul Chahar: 3 wickets in 2 matches
• Rishi Dhawan: 40 runs and 1 wicket in 4 matches
• Jonny Bairstow: 39 runs in 1 match

Active Batters with most runs at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Andre Russell (KKR): 908 runs in 34 innings
• Nitish Rana (KKR): 647 runs in 22 innings
• Dinesh Karthik (RCB) – 655 Runs in 27 innings

Active bowlers with most wickets at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Sunil Narine (KKR) – 67 wickets in 56 matches
• Piyush Chawla (MI) – 41 wickets in 35 matches
• Andre Russell (KKR) – 37 wickets in 40 matches