IPL 2021, Match 21: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (PBKS vs KKR) – Match Prediction, Who Will Win The Match, Who Will Score Most Runs, Who Will Pick Most Wickets
Published - 26 Apr 2021, 01:56 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:44 AM
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In the 21st match of the IPL 2021, Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will meet at Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera, Ahmedabad) this Monday (26th April) night.
Both teams will play their sixth match of this season. After their five matches of this season, PBKS have won twice and lost thrice while KKR have lost four consecutive matches in this IPL 2021 after winning their season opener.
IPL 2021, Match 21: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (PBKS vs KKR) – Match Prediction
Teams’ Head-to-Head Records
| Stats | Matches | PBKS Won | KKR Won | Tied | No Result |
| Overall | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| In IPL | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| At Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera, Ahmedabad) | – | – | – | – | – |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Teams’ Records at Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
| Overall | |||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied (W/L) | No Result |
| PBKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0/0) | 0 |
| KKR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0/0) | 0 |
| In IPL 2021 | |||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied (W/L) | No Result |
| PBKS | – | – | – | – | – |
| KKR | – | – | – | – | – |
Recent venue records (Records at Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad in last five matches)
Average first innings score (in last five games, including successful defending): 170.60 (2 wins)
Average second innings score (in last five games, including successful chasing): 163.80 (3 wins)
Toss Prediction for Match 21
- Won the toss and bowling first
Predicted Scores for Match 21
| Team | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| PBKS | 170-200 | 160-185 |
| KKR | 160-190 | 150-175 |
IPL 2021 forms
Latest standings in the IPL 2021 points table (after match 20)
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
| 1 | CSK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | +1.612 | 8 |
| 2 | DC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | +0.334 | 8 |
| 3 | RCB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | +0.096 | 8 |
| 4 | MI | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | -0.032 | 4 |
| 5 | PBKS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | -0.428 | 4 |
| 6 | RR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | -0.681 | 4 |
| 7 | SRH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 | -0.180 | 2 |
| 8 | KKR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 | -0.675 | 2 |
(Teams’ forms) – Oldest to Latest
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Won, Lost, Lost, Lost and Won
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Won, Lost, Lost, Lost and Lost
(Players’ form)
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
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Batting
| Player | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Highest Score | Strike Rate | 100s/50s | Latest form (Oldest to latest, Runs and Balls) |
| KL Rahul | 5 (5) | 221 | 91 | 133.13 | 0/3 | 91 (50), 5 (7), 61 (51), 4 (6), 60* (52) |
| Mayank Agarwal | 5 (5) | 130 | 69 | 141.30 | 0/1 | 14 (9), 0 (2), 69 (36), 22 (25), 25 (20) |
| Chris Gayle | 5 (5) | 119 | 43* | 120.20 | 0/0 | 40 (28), 10 (10), 11 (9), 15 (17), 43* (35) |
| Deepak Hooda | 5 (4) | 109 | 64 | 162.68 | 0/1 | 64 (28), 10 (15), 22* (13), 13 (11) |
| Shahrukh Khan | 5 (4) | 90 | 47 | 145.16 | 0/0 | 6* (4), 47 (36), 15* (5), 22 (17) |
Who Will Score Most Runs In Match 21: KL Rahul/Chris Gayle/Shahrukh Khan
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Bowling
| Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best Bowling in an innings | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk | Latest form (Oldest to latest) |
| Arshdeep Singh | 5 (5) | 6 | 3/35 | 7.85 | 0/0 | 4-0-35-3 2-0-7-1 3-0-22-1 3.4-0-31-0 3-0-28-1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 5 (5) | 6 | 2/21 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 4-0-33-2 4-0-21-2 4-0-53-0 2-0-16-0 4-0-21-2 |
| Jhye Richardson | 3 (3) | 3 | 2/41 | 10.63 | 0/0 | 4-0-55-1 3-0-21-0 4-0-41-2 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 1 (1) | 2 | 2/21 | 5.25 | 0/0 | 4-0-21-2 |
Who Will Pick Most Wickets In Match 21: Mohammed Shami/Arshdeep Singh/Ravi Bishnoi
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
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Batting
| Player | Matches (Innings) | Runs | Highest Score | Strike Rate | 100s/50s | Latest form (Oldest to latest, Runs and Balls) |
| Nitish Rana | 5 (5) | 186 | 80 | 123.17 | 0/2 | 80 (56), 57 (47), 18 (11), 9 (12), 22 (25) |
| Rahul Tripathi | 5 (5) | 127 | 53 | 142.69 | 0/1 | 53 (29), 5 (5), 25 (20), 8 (9), 36 (26) |
| Andre Russell | 5 (5) | 108 | 54 | 156.52 | 0/1 | 5 (5), 9 (15), 31 (20), 54 (22), 9 (7) |
| Dinesh Karthik | 5 (5) | 97 | 40 | 132.87 | 0/0 | 22* (9), 8* (11), 2 (5), 40 (24), 25 (24) |
| Pat Cummins | 5 (4) | 82 | 66* | 190.69 | 0/1 | -, 0 (1), 6 (2), 66* (34), 10 (6) |
Who Will Score Most Runs In Match 21: Nitish Rana/Dinesh Karthik/Andre Russell
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Bowling
| Player | Matches (Innings) | Wickets | Best Bowling in an innings | Economy Rate | 4wk/5wk | Latest form (Oldest to latest) |
| Andre Russell | 5 (4) | 7 | 5/15 | 12.44 | 0/1 | 3-0-32-1 2-0-15-5 2-0-38-0 2-0-27-1 – |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 5 (5) | 6 | 2/32 | 8.05 | 0/0 | 4-0-36-0 4-0-27-1 4-0-39-2 4-0-27-1 4-0-32-2 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 5 (5) | 5 | 2/35 | 9.31 | 0/0 | 4-0-35-2 4-0-42-1 4-0-31-1 4-0-49-0 3-0-20-1 |
| Pat Cummins | 5 (5) | 4 | 2/24 | 9.17 | 0/0 | 4-0-30-1 4-0-24-2 4-0-34-1 4-0-58-0 3.5-0-36-0 |
Who Will Pick Most Wickets In Match 21: Prasidh Krishna/Shivam Mavi/Pat Cummins
Who Will Win The Match?
Though PBKS and KKR both are struggling in this early IPL 2021, PBKS are now shaping up their team while KKR are still clueless about how to handle the game. So, PBKS will begin this match as the favourite.
