The 8th Match of the IPL 2022 will witness Kolkata Knight Riders take on Punjab Kings on 1st April at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
KKR won the last match against RCB yesterday and now they have 1 win and 1 loss in 2 matches while PBKS won their 1st match against RCB and will face KKR in the 2nd match.
Matches Played | KKR Won | PBKS Won | Draw | NR | |
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IPL | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
KKR has an upper hand over PBKS with a large margin of 19 wins in 29 head to head contests and PBKS won 10.
The top contest between these two sides took place when they locked horns in the final of IPL 2014 where KKR chased a target of 200 to clinch their 2nd IPL title.
In the 2021 season, both the teams won 1 match each against each other and PBKS defeated KKR in the 2nd leg of the season when KKR was in their top form.
The 2022 season is witnessing a new look of the squads for KKR and PBKS. Former Delhi Capitals batter and skipper Shreyas Iyer has moved to KKR after the mega auction and was appointed as captain while Former PBKS skipper KL Rahul’s opener partner Mayank Agarwal is given the leadership duties of the team now after Rahul moved to Lucknow Super Giants.