KKR vs PBKS Head To Head Record, Stats & Results in Eden Gardens, Kolkata Ahead of IPL 2025 Match 44

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to avenge the reverse fixture loss and stop a slide when they host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 42 on IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday (April 26).

Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR head into the match on the back of a fifth defeat this season with the latest result being a 39-run loss to table-toppers Gujarat Titans at home, where they suffered their third loss in four games, failing to chase down 199.

Shreyas Iyer’s PBKS, on the other hand, suffered their third loss of the season with a 7-wicket defeat at the New PCA Stadium against Royal Challengers Bengaluru being their latest result. In their last outing PBKS failed to defend 158 against RCB.

The Punjab Kings, however, will take a lot of confidence from their recent results against KKR, including the reverse fixture victory in Mullanpur, where the home side set the record for the lowest total defence by bundling out the Kolkata-based side for 95 in response to 111.

Now, PBKS and KKR will both aim for a return to the win column when they face-off for the 33rd time in IPL history and for the thirteenth time at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Here is a look at the KKR vs PBKS head to head records and stats:

KKR vs PBKS Head to Head Record

In the 34 KKR vs PBKS head to head meetings in IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders hold a slight advantage with 21 wins against Punjab Kings, who have won 13 such encounters.

In the last 5 meetings, however, it’s Punjab Kings, who holds the edge after following up on their highest successful chase from last season with the lowest total defence earlier this month. Here is a look at the numbers between the two teams:

PBKS vs KKR Head to Head Stats

KKR vs PBKS IPL record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

As mentioned earlier, this will be the 14th time, Kolkata Knight Riders host Punjab Kings in their home venue. In the 13 previous meetings in Kolkata, KKR holds a 10-3 record at home against PBKS.

The last time KKR and PBKS met at the Kolkata venue, several records were shattered as Punjab Kings rode on Jonny Baistow century and Shashank Singh fifty to seal the highest successful chase in IPL. Here is a look at PBKS vs KKR record in Kolkata:

Apart from facing PBKS, KKR have faced many other opponents at their home ground, where they possessed a decent record overall, but this seasons numbers don’t look that good, while Punjab Kings have only faced the Kolkata-based side at the Eden Gardens. Here is a look at both teams’ record at the venue:

KKR Record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

• KKR Played: 92
• KKR Won: 53
• KKR Lost: 39
• KKR Won Batting First: 25
• KKR Won Chasing: 28
• KKR Highest Total: 261
• KKR Lowest Total: 108

PBKS Record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

• PBKS Played: 13
• PBKS Won: 4
• PBKS Lost: 9
• PBKS Won Batting First: 1
• PBKS Won Chasing: 3
• PBKS Highest Total: 263
• PBKS Lowest Total: 119

Eden Gardens Records and Stats in IPL

• Total Matches: 96
• Batting 1st Won: 40
• Batting 2nd Won: 56
• Highest Total: 262/2 by Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024
• Lowest Total: 49 all out by Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
• Highest Run-chase: 262/2 in 18.4 overs by Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024
• Lowest Total Defended: 131 All Out by Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017
• Average 1st Innings Score: 166
• Highest Individual Score: Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 112* from 54 balls vs LSG in 2022
• Most Runs: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 1407 runs in 47 innings
• Total Sixes: 1248 sixes
• Most Sixes: Andre Russell (KKR & DC) – 85 sixes in 40 innings
• Total Fours: 2815 fours
• Most Fours: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 165 fours in 55 innings
• Total Fifties: 146 fifties
• Most Fifties: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 11 fifties
• Total Hundreds: 9 hundreds
• Most Hundreds: Jonny Bairstow (PBKS), Sunil Narine (KKR), Jos Buttler (RR), Virat Kohli (RCB), Rajat Patidar (RCB), Rohit Sharma (MI), Chris Gayle (RCB), Mahela Jaywardene (PBKS) & Harry Brook (SRH) – 1 hundred each
• Best Bowling Figures: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 5 for 15 vs PBKS in 2012
• Most Wickets: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 72 wickets in 62 innings