IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Match Prediction - Who will win today’s match?

Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Punjab Kings in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders have lost both their matches in this edition so far and will need to bounce back stronger.

On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer will lead the side for Punjab Kings. They have won both their matches so far this season and will be keen to continue their good form. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Match Details

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Stats

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI

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

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Shreyas Iyer has scored 3799 runs in his IPL career. He will be a KKR vs PBKS Dream11 captaincy pick.

Sunil Narine has a good record in this format and will give points with both his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this KKR vs PBKS Dream11 match.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Match winner

Punjab Kings look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and PBKS are expected to win this match.