KKR vs PBKS Impact Players Today: Toss Report, Playing XIs, Latest Updates IPL 2026 Match 12

The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has already entered the third week of the games, as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be facing Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Monday evening, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The KKR vs PBKS clash has always been exciting. The last time the KKR vs PBKS match happened at the Eden Gardens, it was a high-scoring affair.

PBKS chased down the most successful total in IPL history, as they chased down 262 runs with 8 wickets in hand, as Jonny Bairstow scored a brilliant hundred in the KKR vs PBKS 2024 clash at this venue. However, since then, a lot of things have changed. KKR became champions in 2024.

IPL 2026: KKR vs PBKS Preview:

Then, Shreyas Iyer, who was the captain of KKR during that chase, now leads PBKS in the IPL. Iyer led the Punjab side to the final last year, ending up on the losing side. However, he will be back at the Eden Gardens against his former side and will look to change things around.

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in the previous season, the KKR vs PBKS match was washed out at this venue, and Punjab won the first fixture as they defended the lowest total under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy against the Knights, bowling them out for 95 as the Purple and Gold were chasing 112 runs.

In the last 5 KKR vs PBKS encounters, Punjab have the upper hand, winning three times, and KKR won one game, and one match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The Knights did not have the best of starts to their IPL 2026 campaign, losing the first two games, and PBKS have completely dominated in their opening two games and won them.

The pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been suited by the batters; there were lots of runs scored in the last game between KKR vs SRH. It has always been a high-scoring ground, and batting first and posting a big total on the board could prove to be a good decision. As of now, the dew has not arrived, and the weather is also on the cooler side in the evening.

The fans can expect a breathtaking encounter on Monday as they will arrive in large numbers to support their favourite KKR side at the Eden Gardens. However, there has been a rain probability in Kolkata for the moment. Hopefully, the fans would be able to watch the full match without any interruptions.

KKR vs PBKS Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 12

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first. Ajinkya Rahane said, "The pitch looks on the drier side and that he wants to put up runs on the board. Preparation-wise, it has been fantastic, and he stresses the importance of winning the big moments."

"They are confident as a unit. Says they will think about Narine as an opener, with a smile, of course. Narine and Varun are both out - Varun due to an injury; Narine because he is unwell. Powell and Saini come in."

KKR Playing XI vs SRH Today IPL 2026 Match 12

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

PBKS Playing XI vs KKR Today IPL 2026 Match 12

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

KKR vs PBKS Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 12

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Players: Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey, Blessing Muzarabani

Punjab Kings Impact Players: Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, Harpreet Brar

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