Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. KKR sit in the second spot after winning five out of seven games played in the IPL 2024 season. KKR lost their last match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) which was a very close matchup as RR won the match on the very last ball. It was yet another high-scoring match of the IPL 2024 season. IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant Reflects on His Unbeaten 88 Against Gujarat Titans, Says ‘The More Time I Spend in the Crease, the Better I Feel’.

Mitchell Starc struggled quite a bit as the pacer gave away 50 runs off just four overs. Other bowlers of KKR also took the beating but were able to pick up the wickets. In the end, it was not enough from KKR's side and RR won the match by just two wickets. PBKS have been able to win a couple of games this season out of the eight played. They lost their last match against the Gujarat Titans where their bowling and batting both failed. IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals Assistant Coach Pravin Amre Promotes Axar Patel to Number Three for Countering R Sai Kishore.

KKR can always have an upper hand as per their performance till now in the tournament. With their explosive batting, KKR can yet again go for a 200-plus total. PBKS on the other hand struggling with their consistency as there are no consistent performers in the team. KKR on their home ground will be looking forward to winning the match and keeping their position on the points table.

KKR vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record in IPL

Both teams have been against each other 32 times in which KKR has won 21 matches. Meanwhile, PBKS has won 11 matches. With KKR having an upper hand most of the time we can expect a dominating display from the end of Knight Riders.

KKR vs PBKS Match Number 42 TATA IPL 2024 Key Players

Sam Curran
Sunil Narine
Prabhsimran Singh
Andre Russel
Harshal Patel
Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR vs PBKS Match Number 42 TATA IPL 2024 Key Battles

The fans would be very willing to witness the key battle between skippers Sam Curran and Shreyas Iyer and also how the batting lineup of KKR reacts to PBKS's bowling lineup in Kolkata.

KKR vs PBKS Match Number 42 TATA IPL 2024 Venue and Match Timing

The KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Match Number 42 will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday, April 26, 2024. The match will start at 07:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time), and the toss will be held at 07:00 pm IST.

KKR vs PBKS Match Number 42 TATA IPL 2024 Live Telecast and Online Streaming

Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights of TATA IPL 2024 in India. Fans can tune into Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada TV channels to catch the live telecast of the KKR vs PBKS match 42 on TV in India. JioCinema, the OTT platform of Viacom 18, has the TATA IPL 2024 online streaming rights in India. Fans can turn to the JioCinema app or website to catch the KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 match 42 free live streaming in India.

KKR vs PBKS Match Number 42 TATA IPL 2024 Likely Playing XI:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (Wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russel, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (Wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

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