KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026 Today Match Updates: Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata will take on Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab

IPL 2026 Live Cricket Score, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) Live Score Today Match Updates: Catch live score and updates as KKR host PBKS at the Eden Gardens; Toss coming at 7:00 PM IST

IPL Live Score 2026, KKR vs PBKS Live Cricket Score Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders face an upbeat Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens as they chase their first win of the season. 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.

KKR vs PBKS IPL 2026 – Live Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch Here

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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.

Squads:

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, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Navdeep Saini, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra

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, Priyansh Arya, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad

Live Updates
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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