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Eden Gardens Kolkata Pitch Report for IPL 2023 & T20 Records

Kolkata Cricket Stadium is going to host 7 home games of KKR in IPL 2023.

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Eden Gardens Kolkata Pitch Report for IPL 2023.

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Kolkata Knight Riders didn’t have the expected start of the IPL 2023 season. Playing under new captain Nitish Rana, KKR lost by 7 runs against PBKS in a rain-interrupted game at Mohali. Now, the Kolkata-based franchise has arrived at their home ground to play 2nd game of the season against RCB. Eden Gardens Kolkata is going to host KKR’s match after 2019 and fans want to know the pitch report, IPL records, and the last T20 match scorecard at the ground. In this space, you can check the key stats of Kolkata Cricket Stadium.

Established in 1864, Eden Gardens, Kolkata is the oldest cricket stadium in India and it has a long history.  It is also the 2nd largest stadium in the country in terms of seating capacity. Kolkata is hosting international games since 1934 while the first-ever T20 international match at the venue was played in 2011.

Eden Gardens, Kolkata T20I Records

To date, 11 complete men’s T20I games have been played at Kolkata Cricket Stadium while one match was washed out by the rain. The most recent T20 international fixture at the venue take place in 2022 between India and West Indies.

  • Total T20I matches played: 11
  • Matches won by the team batting first: 5
  • Matches won by the team batting second: 6
  • Highest team score while batting first: Pakistan – 201/5(20) vs Bangladesh, 2016
  • Lowest team score while batting first: West Indies – 109/8 (20) vs India, 2018
  • Lowest team score while batting second: Bangladesh – 70/10 (20) vs New Zealand, 2016
  • Biggest total chased: India chased 157 vs West Indies, in 2018
  • Lowest Score Defended: New Zealand defended 145 vs Bangladesh, in 2016
  • Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium average score in T20I: 155
  • Best bowling figures for a spinner: Axar Patel – 3/9 vs New Zealand, 2021
  • Best bowling figures for a pacer: Mustafizur Rahman – 5/22 vs New Zealand, 2016
  • Total wickets taken by spinners: 40 in 11 games (4.4 wickets per match)
  • Total wickets taken by pacers: 64 in 11 games (5.8 wickets per match)
  • Highest score by a batsman: Marlon Samuels – 85*(66) vs England, 2016

Kolkata Cricket Stadium IPL Records

Eden Gardens Kolkata has hosted 81 IPL games to date. After Chinnaswamy and Wankhede, it’s the 3rd ground to host 80 IPL matches so far. Only 2020 and 2021 were two seasons when Kolkata Stadium didn’t host a single IPL game. In 2022, it hosted 2 playoffs matches while the last time KKR played in Eden Gardens was in 2019.

So here we will talk about, IPL 2019 and IPL 2022 records at the Eden Gardens Stadium as these recent stats will give you a clear picture of the Kolkata pitch report recently.

  • Total IPL matches played (2019-2022): 9
  • Matches won by the team batting first: 4
  • Matches won by the team batting second: 5
  • Highest team score while batting first: KKR – 232/2 (20) vs MI, 2019
  • Lowest team score while batting first: KKR – 161/8 (20) vs CSK, 2019
  • Biggest total chased: GT chased 188 vs RR, in 2022
  • Lowest Score Defended: RCB defended 207 vs LSG, in 2022
  • Kolkata Cricket Stadium average score in IPL (2019-2022): 195
  • Best bowling figures for a spinner: Imran Tahir (CSK) – 4/27 vs KKR, 2019
  • Best bowling figures for a pacer: Josh Hazlewood (RCB) – 3/43 vs LSG, 2022
  • Highest score by a batsman: Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 112*(54) vs LSG, 2022
  • Total wickets taken by spinners: 29 in 9 games (3.2 wickets per match)
  • Total wickets taken by pacers: 49 in 9 games (5.4 wickets per match)

Eden Gardens Kolkata Pitch Report for IPL 2023

The pitch of Kolkata is like a paradise for batsmen. Eden Gardens usually witness high-scoring games, the average first innings total during the 2019 and 2022 IPL matches was 195 which sums up the nature of the Kolkata pitch. During these two seasons, only the teams who scored 200+ could defend a total here. Defending a total below 180 can be hard at this surface during IPL 20223. So, a team may prefer to bowl first here. It has been seen that the team who chases at Eden Gardens wins the most time.

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IPL 2023 Matches in Kolkata

Kolkata is going to host 7 home games of KKR this season. Except for Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, the rest of the teams are going to play league games here.

Date Match Time
6 April KKR vs RCB 7:30 PM
14 April KKR vs SRH 7:30 PM
23 April KKR vs CSK 7:30 PM
29 April KKR vs GT 3:30 PM
8 May KKR vs PBKS 7:30 PM
11 May KKR vs RR 7:30 PM
20 May KKR vs LSG 7:30 PM

Eden Gardens Last T20 Match Scorecard

Eliminator of IPL 2022 was the last IPL game in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. RCB had given a 208-run target to KL Rahul-led Lucknow but they fell 15 runs short of the target.

RCB : 207-4 (20) LSG : 193-6 (20)
Rajat Patidar : 112*(54) KL Rahul : 79(58)
Dinesh Karthik : 37*(23) Deepak Hooda : 45(26)
Virat Kohli : 25(24) Manan Vohra : 19(11)
Mohsin Khan : 4 – 0 – 25 – 1 Josh Hazlewood : 4 – 0 – 43 – 3
Krunal Pandya : 4 – 0 – 39 – 1 Harshal Patel : 4 – 0 – 25 – 1
Avesh Khan : 4 – 0 – 44 – 1 Mohammad Siraj : 4 – 0 – 41 – 1
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