The 12th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 will feature Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens Stadium. It is set to start at 7:30 PM IST and promises to be a thrilling game as both teams have a good record. Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered a defeat in both the matches and will be keen to bounce back. In this article we will break down the toss prediction, match winner chances and head to head record between these two popular IPL teams. 
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Kings Match Details
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Detail |
Information |
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Match |
KKR vs PBKS 12th Match |
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Series |
Indian Premier League 2026 |
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Date |
6th April |
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Time |
7:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM ET |
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Venue |
Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata |
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Live Streaming and Broadcast |
Jio Star, Star Sports |
KKR vs PBKS Toss History and Match Details
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Match |
Date |
Toss |
Result |
Venue |
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KKR vs PBKS, 31st Match, IPL 2025 |
15th April 2025 |
PBKS opted to bat first |
PBKS won by 16 runs |
Mullanpur Stadium |
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KKR vs PBKS, 44th Match, IPL 2025 |
26th April 2025 |
PBKS opted to bat first |
No Result |
Eden Gardens |
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KKR vs PBKS, 42nd Match, IPL 2024 |
26th April 2024 |
PBKS opted to bowl first |
PBKS won by 8 wickets |
Eden Garde |
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KKR vs PBKS, 2nd Match, IPL 2023 |
1st April 2023 |
KKR opted to bowl first |
PBKS won by 7 runs |
Mohali Stadium |
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
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Team |
Last 5 Matches Form |
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) |
L, L, L, NR, L |
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
W, W, L, W, L |
KKR vs PBKS Overall Toss Records
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Total Matches |
KKR wins |
PBKS wins |
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35 |
KKR vs PBKS Head to Head Records
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Stats |
KKR |
PBKS |
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Matches Played |
35 |
35 |
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Won |
21 |
13 |
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Lost |
13 |
21 |
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No Result |
1 |
1 |
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Highest Score |
261 |
262 |
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Lowest Score |
95 |
111 |
KKR vs PBKS Predicted Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR vs PBKS Toss Winner
According to Sports Tiger expert predictions, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer is expected to win this toss and choose to bowl first in this match. This decision is because Eden Gardens Stadium can help the pacers early on and will get better for batting in the second innings
KKR vs PBKS Match Winner
When it comes to match prediction, Punjab Kings have a better squad in this contest against Kolkata Knight Riders. Punjab Kings have dominated KKR in the recent H2H matches and PBKS are expected to win this match.
