KKR vs PBKS highlights, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Match called off due to rain

KKR vs PBKS: Varun Chakarvarthy and Sunil Narine have been replaced with Navdeep Saini and Rovman Powell for Kolkata while Punjab goes with unchanged side

KKR vs PBKS highlights: Match has been called off due to rain. in whatever play was possible Xavier Bartlett picked up two-wickets to reduce Kolkata Knight Riders skipper to 25/2 after skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat first against Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings. It has been a forgettable start to the season for KKR, with the three-time champions losing their first two games, one away and the next at home. Captain Ajinkya Rahane was unusually combative in the press after the latter of those games when questions were raised over his strike rate. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, seem to have simply picked up from where they left off last season, winning their first two matches in emphatic manner.

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However, KKR could be made to wait in their hunt for a first win. According to the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) weather bulletin, there is a high likelihood of rain impacting the match, which could also turn into a truncated affair. A steady drizzle had washed out the training sessions of both teams on Sunday, but the forecast is better for Monday.

Teams

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

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Apr 6, 2026 11:07 PM IST
IPL 2026 Points Table update: Punjab Kings move to top of standings after Eden Gardens washout against KKR

Punjab Kings moved up to the top of the points table with a point yielded from a washed-out clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Monday night.

Persistent rain meant that the action was curtailed to only 22 deliveries, wherein Shreyas Iyer’s men managed to scalp two wickets after KKR won the toss and surprisingly opted to bat first under cloudy skies.

Apr 6, 2026 11:01 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Match called off. Points shared.

Apr 6, 2026 10:35 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

It's now a race against time to prepare the ground for a 5-over contest by 11.14. Covers getting peeled of

Apr 6, 2026 10:34 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Rain has stopped.

Apr 6, 2026 10:33 PM IST
‘You knew a star was there’: Kevin Pietersen recalls young Virat Kohli’s curiosity during early RCB days

India’s batting talisman and former captain Virat Kohli has had an illustrious career in all three forms of the game and can arguably be touted as the greatest Indian batter of the 2010s era, where in red-ball and white-ball cricket, he produced some epochal innings that helped India win matches both at home and overseas.

Recalling how Kohli was when he was young, former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who played with him at RCB in 2009, said that he was “very inquisitive” and realised that he was set for bigger things in his career. (Read more)

Apr 6, 2026 10:16 PM IST
‘CSK’s biggest problem right now’: Former India pacer slams Chennai Super Kings bowler’s poor form in IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings have endured a torrid patch early on in the IPL 2026 season, with three defeats exposing a chunk of problems within the five-time champions’ squad.

While the inexperience of the bowling attack and the collective failures of the top order stars have hurt CSK big time, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan picked the failure of a marquee signing as the key reason behind CSK’s early setback. (Read more)

Apr 6, 2026 10:01 PM IST
MS Dhoni to have fitness test ahead of Delhi Capitals game; Dewald Brevis inches closer to return for CSK

Having suffered three straight losses, Chennai Super Kings is likely to receive a huge boost with the injured MS Dhoni and Dewald Brevis nearing full fitness before their next fixture against Delhi Capitals on Saturday. The Indian Express understands that the former captain, who led the franchise to five IPL titles, is likely to have a fitness test in the next couple of days and if he passes it, will take the field against Delhi at Chepauk.

Dhoni, who injured his calf during the preparatory camp, hasn’t featured so far in the IPL. The 44-year-old, hasn’t been travelling with the team to away fixtures and was also absent at Chepauk for the home game against Punjab Kings last Friday. While he has been regularly attending the training sessions with the team, due to the protocols he hasn’t travelled to the stadium on match days. (Read more from Venkata Krishna B)

Apr 6, 2026 09:44 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Puddles have formed on the covers near the outfield

Apr 6, 2026 09:38 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

No strong wind at the moment. Just persistent rain

Apr 6, 2026 09:36 PM IST
Rajat Patidar vs CSK: The innings that proved he belongs in India’s white-ball plans

It was the shot that liberated Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

When Rajat Patidar strode to the middle in the eleventh over, none of their batsmen — including Phil Salt who had just been dismissed — were in complete command. The heavy outfield was holding up the ball. The hard lengths CSK had hit were creating doubt. The run-rate spiked to 10 one moment and dropped to 8 the next. Nobody seemed to know what a par score was. When Patidar left at the end of the innings, RCB had scored 157 off 56 deliveries — mind-boggling carnage, with Devdutt Padikkal’s and Tim David’s knocks sandwiched in between. (Read more from Venkata Krishna B)

Apr 6, 2026 09:17 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Cut-off time for a 5-over game is 11.14 pm

Apr 6, 2026 09:02 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Apr 6, 2026 08:54 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

People sitting on the covers to keep them in place

Apr 6, 2026 08:52 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

No signs of stopping. Getting windier as it's blowing away some of the covers. Proper downpour now.

Apr 6, 2026 08:36 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Gotten heavier. Covers firmly in place.

Apr 6, 2026 08:31 PM IST
Mining Socials: When Jaddu told Virat a love story; Rishabh Pant sees LSG through and Bhuvi, unfazed by Chinnaswamy’s 200+ score challenge

Rajasthan Royals are wasting no time on the flights criss-crossing the country, as their star players get chatty in the sky-lounge. LSG are warming up to captain Rishabh Pant, even putting out an unedited post clearing the air, where Sanjiv Goenka hugs Rishabh Pant after their first loss which mischief makers left out. And Bhuvi and Krunal talk about their minefield of a homeground that routinely leaks 200 scores, making life treacherous for their own bowlers. (Read more)

Apr 6, 2026 08:16 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

They are being brought back again as rain returns. Still a drizzle.

Apr 6, 2026 08:11 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Covers being peeled off

Apr 6, 2026 07:57 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Not a heavy downpour though

Apr 6, 2026 07:51 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Rain stops play

Well, well, there was a drizzle going on, and now it has gotten heavier, and the game is stopped. It was on the cards, fingers crossed, we do not stop for too long and get the game underway quickly. Punjab has started pretty well, and they would not want this break to come.

Apr 6, 2026 07:48 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders 20/2 after 3.2 overs vs Punjab Kings

Xavier Bartlett has picked up two wickets in his first over. The ball was moving a bit, and he presented a superb seam position. First, it was Finn Allen who played the erratic shot and got the edge to the keeper. Green started shakily on the first ball, which he got away with, but did not have the same luck the following delivery, which he bowled almost a Test match length, which the batter edged to the keeper. They are in a lot of trouble here, KKR. Bartlett is bowling really well and is looking in top rhythm.

Apr 6, 2026 07:37 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders 12/0 after 1.2 overs vs Punjab Kings

Arshdeep Singh has taken the new ball for Punjab, although there is a bit of swing on offer. Ajinkya Rahane managed to get a few boundaries away, and later in the over to Finn Allen, he strayed down the pads, which the Kiwi flicked for a boundary. The bowling attack Punjab has might just suit the KKR batting more compared to what happened in the previous game for them against SRH, when the bowlers were taking a lot of pace off. The bowler in this attack the only one his role to do that in this side is Vyshak.

Apr 6, 2026 07:27 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Pitch report by Daren Ganga and Kevin Pietersen.

"Rain clouds around, so that is part of the conditions that teams would assess. What we also have is quite a few covers on the outfield, so we’re hoping, fingers crossed, that we will get an on-time start. Before we look at the pitch on the 22-yard slab of turf, let’s visit the boundary dimensions - straight down the ground is 74 metres, and the shortest square boundary is 64. Not much of a difference square, so teams will take that into consideration. Now, when we look at this pitch. You do see live green grass here. You see live green grass throughout the majority of the surface. Here, just inside the crease lines, you do see bare patches. There will be bare patches. That’ll be visible. But these are on the front foot, and these shouldn’t play too much of an impact or of a role in this evening’s fixture. High-scoring ground, very, very high-scoring ground, and that’s because of the colour of the grass and how much grass there is. Take it back to the good old days in the IPL. It used to spin. It used to go all over the place. Low-scoring. Narine used to do his magic. The new Varun Chakravarthy on the screen used to do his magic. But here, there’s more grass, so you’ve got to be very, very good with the toss. We saw teams batting first a majority of the times. Already this season, SRH batted first, scored in excess of 200, and they went on to win. So, with the weather around, if you think the rain is going to come, you might want to bat second, but I’m sure this surface, no fine line between bat and ball. It’s bat dominating for sure tonight,"

Apr 6, 2026 07:19 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Shreyas Iyer at toss

Not at all, I was supposed to bowl as well. So kind of happy with the decision he took. (On working with Ricky Ponting) Our chemistry blossomed right from Delhi Capitals days. And he’s someone who gives all the sort of liberty and freedom to youngsters in the team. And the inspiration that he is himself, he has played brilliant cricket over the years. And we’ve looked upon him as one of the best cricketers in the world. So yeah, working beside him, it’s a phenomenal feeling. And under him at the same time at Punjab Kings, we know he’s got a plethora of ideas. So, I personally feel that it’s a blessing in disguise. Same team for us.

Apr 6, 2026 07:15 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Ajinkya Rahane at toss

We are going to bat first. Looks a good wicket, little bit on the drier side but it's a very good wicket and slightly less covering of grass as well. That’s the reason to put the runs on the board first. (What needs to be done to turn the tide in their favour?) It’s all about having that belief, having that confidence. Preparation-wise, we’ve been fantastic, each and every player. It’s all about winning the small moments in T20 format. It’s all about giving your best. And if you find that right moment, just give your best. So, as I said, we are confident as a unit and have that belief. (Get Sunil Narine up the order maybe?) We will think about that (smiles). Two changes, forced changes. Varun Chakaravarthy unfortunately got injured taking a catch in the last game and Sunil Narine is sick. Powell and Saini are in.

Apr 6, 2026 07:11 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Subs

Punjab Kings Impact subs: Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, Harpreet Brar

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey

Apr 6, 2026 07:08 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: PBKS starting XI

Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Apr 6, 2026 07:06 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: KKR starting XI

Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Apr 6, 2026 07:04 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Toss

Kolkata wins toss and opts to bat first vs Punjab

Apr 6, 2026 07:01 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Ajinkya Rahane on Cam Green

Rahane admitted that his side was struggling to find the right balance. "Hopefully Green starts to bowl soon and the combination will be slightly different. It was really tough for the bowlers. Inexperienced attack, but these boys will learn.

Apr 6, 2026 06:49 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: KKR's missing pacers

The franchise is already without key pacers -- Matheesha Pathirana, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Mustafizur Rahman. While Mustafizur was removed from the KKR roster on BCCI's directive amid political tensions with Bangladesh, Harshit and Akash Deep were ruled out due to injuries. 'Slinger' Pathirana, another high-profile acquisition, is also recovering from a niggle and yet to join the squad.

Apr 6, 2026 06:45 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: CA spokesperson on Cameron Green

"Cameron has a lower back injury which is being managed but requires him to abstain from bowling for a short period," a CA spokesperson told PTI. "Cameron is currently rebuilding his bowling loads in India with a view to return in around 10-12 days' time. KKR has been communicated with and is fully aware of this information."

Apr 6, 2026 06:36 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Sayak Dutta pings from venue

Covers coming off

Apr 6, 2026 06:30 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Ajinkya Rahane on his strike rate

“People who are talking, either they don’t understand the game, and I think they want me to, you know, play a different kind of innings. They didn’t expect that Ajinkya Rahane will basically improve his game this much. I am happy they are talking about me, negative or positive. Let them talk,” Rahane said.

Apr 6, 2026 06:22 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Ajinkya Rahane on his strike rate

“I think I have one of the best strike-rates so far from 2023, and people who are talking about me are probably not watching the game, and they have a certain agenda against me. They don’t like me playing; they don’t like to watch me play. The amount of success I got, I guess, they are jealous. I am not too worried. You guys know what I am doing. Just one bad inning, not a bad innings, but my intent was there. Sometimes, as a batter, you don’t get that rhythm, you don’t get that flow,” he said.

Apr 6, 2026 06:21 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Ajinkya Rahane on his strike rate

“I think I have one of the best strike-rates so far from 2023, and people who are talking about me are probably not watching the game, and they have a certain agenda against me. They don’t like me playing; they don’t like to watch me play. The amount of success I got, I guess, they are jealous. I am not too worried. You guys know what I am doing. Just one bad inning, not a bad innings, but my intent was there. Sometimes, as a batter, you don’t get that rhythm, you don’t get that flow,” he said

Apr 6, 2026 06:10 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Will Green play?

KKR might be forced to bench their big buy Cameron Green who hasn't shone with the bat while Cricket Australia still hasn't cleared him to bowl. So KKR might look to take a punt at Seifert here as Green is just currently playing as a pure batter. Punjab, meanwhile, will likely go for an unchanged team.

Apr 6, 2026 06:00 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Kolkata's batting woes

Kolkata's batting yet to click except for Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who scored back to back fifties in the first 2 matches, the Knights might opt to reunite the explosive Finn Allen with his New Zealand opening partner Tim Seifert. These two batters had thrashed South Africa in the semifinal in the same ground just last month so it won't hurt the Knights to give them a chance on top.

Apr 6, 2026 05:50 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: KKR toss record

Tosses won at home:  4/6

Matches Won after Toss win at home: 1/4; Bat 1st: 1/2

Apr 6, 2026 05:40 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: PBKS toss record

Tosses won away from home: 7/8

Matches Won after Toss win away: 5/8; Batting 1st: 1/2; Batting 2nd: 4/6

Apr 6, 2026 05:30 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: How will weather play?

The seasonal Kalbaishakhi storms are set to make an appearance this week from April 5 to April 9. While this has brought relief from the punishing heat for the rest of the city, it is bad news for KKR as this means that their next game against LSG is threatened as well. A steady drizzle had washed out the training sessions of both teams on Sunday, but the forecast is better for Monday.

There has been persistent cloud cover since morning following a “low-pressure trough stretching from Bihar to Manipur, passing over North Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh”, as per the IMD. “The state is likely to witness another round of Kalbaishakhi storms, with the possibility of hail and thunderstorms from Sunday through Thursday. The intensity and spread of rainfall are expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday,” the IMD said.

Apr 6, 2026 05:19 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: How will pitch play

Since 2023, the Eden Gardens has been the fastest-scoring ground in the IPL, according to stats provided by ESPNCricinfo. KKR’s last game, which was also their first and thus far only one to be played at home this season, followed a similar trend, although it did no favours to the hosts. SRH blazed their way to 226/8 and KKR in response scored 161 in 16 overs.

Apr 6, 2026 05:10 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: What did KKR bowling coach Tim Southee say?

"You'll obviously see him bowl in training as you can't all of a sudden just bowl in the game. So that's why he's been working away since he got here, working himself back to match fitness and that takes time. I'd say the communication has been between us and Australian Cricket and I'm sure he's not far away from bowling in a match,"

Apr 6, 2026 05:00 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: What did PBKS assistant bowling coach Trevor Gonsalves say?

"They both talk on the same lines. They both back each other. I haven't seen a single rift or a difference in opinion between the captain and the coach, which is superb for the other support staff and the players all around. So it's the same thing that's coming from top to the bottom. And there's no difference of opinion anywhere."

Apr 6, 2026 04:49 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: KKR predicted XII

Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy/Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Blessing Muzarabani, Vaibhav Arora

Apr 6, 2026 04:33 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: PBKS predicted XII

Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal

Apr 6, 2026 04:27 PM IST
KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Hola!

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Punjab Kings. While the former are yet to win a game, the latter are yet to lose one. Punjab are resuming from where they left off last season, and the same can be said about Kolkata, in fact, the performances so far seem like they have gone backwards.

Rain threat looming as Kolkata hunt first win

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) face an uphill struggle as they face an in-form Punjab Kings (PBKS) while looking to record their first win of the season. However, there is a high possibility of them having to extend their wait to open their account because of the weather in Kolkata. According to the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) weather bulletin, there is a high likelihood of rain impacting the match, which could also turn into a truncated affair.

Incidentally, KKR’s corresponding home fixture against PBKS last season on April 26 was also hit by rain, with both teams forced to settle for a point each. The Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings had posted 201/4 before KKR reached 7/0 when rain dashed hopes of a result. READ MORE.

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