KKR Vs PBKS Toss Update, IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders Batting First At Eden Gardens - Check Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 12th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday (April 6).

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There is a big question mark on the weather during the match, with showers and a thunderstorm predicted all through the evening. How big an impact rain plays in the game remains to be seen.

The two teams stand in drastically different scenarios after two league-stage rounds. While Punjab eye a hat-trick of wins, Kolkata are aiming to avoid a third consecutive defeat.

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, who had led KKR to the IPL 2024 title, knows the conditions at this venue really well. His opposite number Ajinkya Rahane, meanwhile is seeking answers with a depleted seam bowling arsenal and muddled team combination strategy.

KKR Vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Toss Update

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first against Punjab Kings. Navdeep Saini replaced the injured Varun Chakravarthy and Rovman Powell came in for Sunil Narine for the hosts. Punjab went with an unchanged side.

KKR Vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Playing XIs

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

Impact substitutes: Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey

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

Impact substitutes: Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, Harpreet Brar