Kolkata Knight Riders have had a great start to their IPL 2024 campaign, winning three out of their four outings so far. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is currently standing at number two, and a win against LSG on April 14 will propel them to the top spot. KKR will face KL Rahul’s side at Eden Gardens on April 14.
LSG has also won three games this season, but they have played five games and currently occupy the fourth position in the standings due to a lower net run rate than KKR. Both KKR and LSG were on three-win streaks, but both had their streaks broken as they lost their last games.
Eden Gardens Kolkata Pitch Report for KKR vs LSG, IPL 2024 Match
The pitch at Eden Gardens is renowned as a paradise for batters. In the last clash between KKR and SRH here, both teams scored over 200 runs in their respective innings, turning it into a run feast. A similar kind of track is expected for the KKR vs LSG match. Given the chasing-friendly conditions, bowling first could be the favorable decision in the upcoming match. Defending a total below 180 can be quite challenging at this venue.
Eden Gardens Kolkata Recent IPL Records
So far, Kolkata has hosted only one game this season. In the previous season, 2023, the venue hosted seven home games for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Here are the stats of these eight matches ahead of the KKR vs LSG clash.
- IPL Matches Played (2023-24) : 8
- Matches Won by the team batting first: 4
- Matches Won by the team batting second: 4
- Biggest score while batting first: Chennai Super Kings – 235/4 (20) vs KKR, 2023
- Lowest score while batting first: Kolkata Knight Riders – 149/8 vs RR, 2023
- Biggest total chased: KKR chased 179 vs Punjab Kings, 2023
- Lowest score defended: LSG defended 176 vs KKR, 2023
- Kolkata Cricket Stadium average 1st innings score in IPL 2023-24: 194
- Kolkata Cricket Stadium average 2nd innings score in IPL 2023-24: 175
- Best figures for a Pacer: Andre Russell (KKR) – 3/22 vs SRH, 2023
- Best figures for a Spinner: Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR) – 4/15 vs RCB, 2023
- Highest score by a Batter: Harry Brook (SRH) – 100*(55) vs KKR, 2023
Eden Gardens Kolkata Last IPL Match Scorecard
On March 23, 2024, KKR faced SRH at Eden Gardens in what turned out to be a high-scoring affair. The close game was won by the hosts by 4 runs.
| Kolkata Knight Riders: 208-7 (20) | Sunrisers Hyderabad: 204-7 (20) |
| Andre Russell: 64*(25) | Henrich Klassen: 63(29) |
| Phil Salt: 54(40) | Abhishek Sharma: 32(19) |
| Ramandeep Singh: 35(17) | Mayank Agarwal: 32(21) |
| T Natarajan: 4 – 0 – 32 – 3 | Harshit Rana: 4 – 0 – 33 – 3 |
| Mayank Markande: 4 – 0 – 39 – 2 | Andre Russell: 2 – 0 – 25 – 2 |
| Pat Cummins: 4 – 0 – 32- 1 | Sunil Narine: 4 – 0 – 19 – 1 |
| Match Result: KKR won by 4 runs. |
