In this article, we provide complete details of the 1st match of the 2024 IPL season, KKR vs PBKS IPL Match No 42, held on April 26, 2024. This includes the pitch report, playing 11, match highlights, previous match highlights, and fantasy cricket team updates.
KKR vs PBKS IPL Match Details Live Update
| Cricket Match Between | KKR vs PBKS | |
| Date of the Match | 26 April 2024 | |
| Time of the Match | 7:30 PM (Indian stander Time) | |
| Venue | Eden Gardens | |
| Pitch Report and Weather Conditions During the Match | High-scoring pitch that supports both batting and spin bowlers. | |
| Total Overs | 20 | |
| Team Names | KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) | PBKS (Punjab Kings) |
| Player | 1. Phil Salt 2. Venkatesh Iyer 3. Shreyas Iyer 4. Rinku Sing 5. Sunil Narine 6. Andre Russell 7. Ramandeep Singh 8. Angkrish Raguvanshi 9. Dushmantha Chameera 10. Harshit Rana 11. Varun Chakaravarthy | 1. Rilee Rossouw 2. Jonny Bairstow 3. Rahul Chahar 4. Ashutosh Sharma 5. Sam Curran 6. Jitesh Sharma 7. Shashank Singh 8. Harpeet Brar 9. Harshal Patel 10. Kagiso Rabada 11. Arshdeep Singh |
| Toss Winner | PBKS | |
| Decision After Winning The Toss | Bat | Bowl |
| Total Target Run | 261 /6 | 262 /2 |
| Winner | PBKS win this match | |
| Umpire Name | On Field Umpires – Anil Chaudhary, Yeshwant Barde | TV Umpire – Rohan Pandit |
| Player of the Match | Jonny Bairstow | |
| Highlights or Significant Moments | The KKR vs PBKS IPL match was held at Eden Gardens. PBKS won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, the KKR team scored 261 runs in 20 overs, losing 6 wickets. In response, PBKS chased down the target, scoring 262 runs in 18.4 overs, losing 2 wickets. PBKS won the match by 8 wickets with 8 balls left. The player of the match is Jonny Bairstow, who scored 108 runs off 48 balls, the highest individual score in the match. The highest wicket-taker was bowler Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) who took 2 wickets in 4 overs, conceding 45 runs. | |
| Same Team Previous Match Result | In the previous IPL match between KKR and PBKS, held on May 8, 2023, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, PBKS won the toss and chose to bat first. Batting first, PBKS scored 179 runs in 20 overs, losing 7 wickets. In response, KKR chased down the target, scoring 182 runs in 20 overs, losing 5 wickets. KKR won the match by 5 wickets with 0 balls left. The player of the match was Andre Russell (KKR), who scored 42 runs in 23 balls and bowled 1 over, conceding 19 runs without taking a wicket. The highest score was made by Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS), scoring 57 runs in 47 balls, while Nitish Rana (KKR) scored 51 runs in 38 balls. The highest individual wickets were taken by bowler Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR), who took 3 wickets in 4 overs, conceding 26 runs. | |
View Also: SRH vs RCB IPL Match no 41.
KKR vs PBKS IPL Match Fantasy Team
Our KKR vs PBKS IPL match fantasy team will be updated finally after the toss, according to the playing 11, toss result, and pitch report.
| Player Type | KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) | PBKS (Punjab Kings) |
| Wicket – Keepers | Phil Salt | |
| Bats Man | Rinku Sing, Venkatesh Iyer | Ashutosh Sharma |
| All-Rounders | Sunil Narine, Andre Russell | Sam Curran, |
| Bowlers | Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana | Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh |
| Captain | Andre Russell | |
| Vice – Captain | Phil Salt |
