Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) share a bit of a rivalry in the IPL. Both teams have Bollywood personalities among their owners, which adds some glamour to their games.
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And the Knight Riders were perhaps one reason that kept PBKS away from the IPL glory, which they are still on the search for. All in all, it’s a clash that never fails to deliver thrills to the fans.
That said, here’s the head-to-head record between PBKS vs KKR in IPL history.
PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head Record in IPL
| Matches Played | 34 |
| PBKS Won | 12 |
| KKR Won | 21 |
| No Result | 1 |
The Knight Riders have completely outclassed the Kings in the IPL. They have won 21 of the 34 matches contested between them. This gives them a win percentage of over 61.76%, which is simply awesome.
Punjab have struggled a lot against Kolkata, though things have become slightly better in the recent seasons.
PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
| Matches Played | 0 |
| PBKS Won | 0 |
| KKR Won | 0 |
| No Result | 0 |
PBKS and KKR haven’t yet played a match in Mullanpur, which is Punjab’s new home ground now.
But both teams squared off in Mohali, Punjab’s old home ground, in eight IPL games. And things were even there, with four wins each by PBKS and KKR.
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PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
| Matches Played | 14 |
| PBKS Won | 4 |
| KKR Won | 9 |
| No Result | 1 |
The Knight Riders have hosted PBKS at their home ground in Kolkata. And they dominate the visitors by a huge gap.
In 14 matches played at Eden Gardens, the home side has won nine of them, while PBKS have settled on four wins and one No Result.
PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head at Neutral Venues
| Matches Played | 6 |
| PBKS Won | 4 |
| KKR Won | 2 |
| No Result | 0 |
At neutral venues, the story is different. PBKS have kept the upper hand over KKR, with four wins out of six games. KKR have won the remaining neutral games.
PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head: Recent 5 IPL Matches
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBKS (201/4) | KKR 7/0 | No result due to rain | Kolkata | 26 Apr 2025 |
| KKR (261/6) | PBKS (262/2) | PBKS won by 8 wickets | Kolkata | 26 Apr 2024 |
| PBKS (179/7) | KKR (182/5) | KKR won by 5 wickets | Kolkata | 8 May 2023 |
| PBKS (191/5) | KKR (146/7) | PBKS won by runs (DLS method) | Mohali | 1 Apr 2023 |
| PBKS (137/10) | KKR (141/4) | KKR won by 6 wickets | Mumbai | 1 Apr 2022 |
As mentioned earlier, PBKS have been good against KKR over the last few seasons. And it reflects in the last five matches contested between them.
Punjab have defeated Kolkata in three of those encounters. Their last win was, in fact, incredible, as they chased down KKR’s 261-run target in Kolkata.
PBKS vs KKR IPL 2025 Squad
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Punjab Kings Squad:
Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Josh Inglis (wk), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal.
