KKR vs LSG, IPL 2023: Head to Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be in action on 20 May 2023 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The 68th match of this IPL will take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Currently, KKR are in the seventh position with 12 points in 13 games. While LSG are in the third spot with 15 points in 13 games. 

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KKR vs LSG IPL 2023: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Gardens, Kolkata should be batting-friendly. Fans have witnessed high-scoring games at this venue this year. So, fans can expect another high-scoring affair between these sides at Eden Gardens. The average first innings score in this ground in IPL is 164. But, this season it has increased to 196.

Eden Gardens Pitch Report batting or bowling 

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Any team will look to chase down a target after winning the toss.  

Eden Gardens IPL Records

A total of 83 matches have been played in IPL. In those games, the teams batting first have won 34 matches and the teams batting second have won 48 games. CSK have posted the highest runs on this ground (235 vs KKR). But, RCB have the lowest score (49 vs KKR). 

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Head-to-Head Record

As of now, only two matches have been played between these sides in IPL. In those games, LSG registered victories on both occasions. So, KKR will look for a win this time around in front of the home crowd. 

Teams record at the venue

At Eden Gardens, Kolkata, these teams will face each other for the first time in the history of IPL. LSG are yet to play a game at Eden Gardens. The last two meetings were in IPL 2022 and those took place in Mumbai. 

All-time top-performers in KKR vs LSG

Quinton de Kock tops the chart with 190 runs. Followed by him, KL Rahul has 68 runs and Shreyas Iyer has 56 runs. In the bowling department, Mohsin Khan tops the chart with four wickets. Followed by him, Jason Holder, Marcus Stoinis, and Avesh Khan have three wickets each. Then, in the third position, both Andre Russell and Ravi Bishnoi have two wickets each. 

Highest and lowest totals

Against LSG, KKR’s highest score is 210 while the lowest score is 176.

Against KKR, LSG’s highest score is 208 while the lowest score is 101.     

Players to watch out for

KKR: Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Nitish Rana.   

LSG: Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, and Ravi Bishnoi.

Full KKR vs LSG squads for both teams

KKR Squad: Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, and Jason Roy. 

LSG Squad: KL Rahul (Captain), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya (Stand-in skipper), Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, and Yudhvir Charak.