Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Eden Gardens. KKR is feeling the heat as they have lost their initial two matches against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad this season. Despite their struggles, KKR is counting on the home crowd to boost their performance.
On the flip side, Punjab Kings have been performing impressively, securing wins against Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. With two victories under their belt, PBKS is aiming for a third consecutive win.
The match is scheduled for Monday, April 6, at 7:30 PM IST at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Fans can catch the action live on Star Sports Network and JioStar.
The squads for the match are as follows:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh (vc), Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamra, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Harnoor Singh, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Musheer Khan, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh.
