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Kolkata Knight Riders won toss, opted to bat against Punjab Kings
Rain stopped play in fourth over of KKR innings
Showers and a thunderstorm predicted all through the evening
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are up against 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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KKR won the toss and elected to bat first. But play was stopped in the middle of the 4th over of their innings, as rain came pouring down in Kolkata. The hosts were batting at a precarious 25 for 2 at that stage, with captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi at the crease.
There is a big question mark on the weather during the match, with showers and a thunderstorm predicted all through the evening. Rain has already made its first appearance, forcing the umpires to stop play, and it remains to be seen how much of a bearing it has on the game.
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
Where is the KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2026 match being played?
The KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2026 match is being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, April 6.
Where is the KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2026 match being telecast and live streamed?
The KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2026 match is being telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India and live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.
What are Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings' squads for their IPL 2026 match at Eden Gardens?
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 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
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), 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
