Today’s IPL Match (26 April)

Today IPL Match 2024: Today’s IPL match features the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) facing off against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 42nd match of the season. KKR, currently sitting comfortably in second place, will be looking to extend their winning streak after a thrilling one-run victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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IPL Match Today Between KKR and PBKS, Match Number 42

Tonight’s IPL clash promises fireworks as the second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lock horns with the ninth-placed Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number 42. KKR will be looking to solidify their position at the top of the table, boasting a strong batting lineup. PBKS, on the other hand, is desperate for a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. This encounter is likely to be a battle between KKR’s in-form batting and PBKS’s potent bowling attack.

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The pitch at Eden Gardens has become a batsman’s paradise! The last two matches here have been high-scoring affairs, with both RCB falling just one run short chasing 223 and RR equaling the IPL record for the highest successful run chase. While KKR’s bowling attack might deserve some scrutiny, the real story seems to be the flat, bowler-unfriendly surface that’s producing these batting fireworks.

KKR and PBKS Batsman, Bowlers and All Rounders

Here is the Squad composition of KKR:

Wicketkeepers	KS BHARAT, PHIL SALT, RAHMANULLAH GURBAZ
Battersea	SHREYAS IYER, ANGKRISH RAGHUVANSHI, MANISH PANDEY, NITISH RANA, RINKU SINGH, SHERFANE RUTHERFORD
All-rounders	ANDRE RUSSELL, ANUKUL ROY, RAMANDEEP SINGH, SUNIL NARINE, VENKATESH IYER
Bowlers	ALLAH GHAZANFAR, CHETAN SAKARIYA, DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA, HARSHIT RANA, MITCHELL STARC, SAKIB HUSSAIN, SUYASH SHARMA, VAIBHAV ARORA, VARUN CHAKARAVARTHY

Here is the Squad composition of PBKS:

Wicketkeepers	JONNY BAIRSTOW, PRABHSIMRAN SINGH, JITESH SHARMA.
Battersea	SHIKHAR DHAWAN, HARPREET BHATIA, RILEE ROSSOUW, SHASHANK SINGH.
Allrounders	LIAM LIVINGSTONE, ATHARVA TAIDE, RISHI DHAWAN, SAM CURRAN, SIKANDAR RAZA, SHIVAM SINGH, CHRIS WOAKES, ASHUTOSH SHARMA, VISHWANATH SINGH, TANAY THYAGARAJAN, HARSHAL PATEL.
Bowlers	HARPREET BRAR, ARSHDEEP SINGH, KAGISO RABADA, NATHAN ELLIS, RAHUL CHAHAR, VIDHWATH KAVERAPPA, PRINCE CHOUDHARY.