Kolkata Knight Riders are hosting high-flying Punjab Kings in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 today. KKR are still searching for their first win of the season after a poor start to their campaign, while PBKS remain unbeaten after two wins in their opening two matches.
Syreyas Iyer returns to Eden Gardens to prove a point, but also faces the challenging weather conditions today. Rain threat looms over Kolkata throughout the game, so it will be interesting to see how both teams overcome natural forces at play.
Stay tuned for ball‑by‑ball updates, key moments, and instant highlights from the KKR vs PBKS match today.
Also read: KKR vs PBKS Weather Forecast
KKR vs PBKS IPL 2026 Live Score and Match Updates from Eden Gardens
Rain stops at Eden Gardens
Good news, finally, the rain has stopped and the covers are coming off now. A big cheer from the fans at Eden Gardens.
Rain update
The rain has gotten a bit lighter over the last few minutes, with a few players out on the sidelines without umbrellas.
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Shah Rukh Khan is at Eden Gardens
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who co-owns Kolkata Knight Riders, arrives at Eden Gardens. He is having a chat with KKR's managing director Venky Mysore.
KING IN THE STAND😍
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- Shah Rukh Khan spotted at the ground..!!!🫶❤️ pic.twitter.com/Vkm1ZshYja
Rain is getting heavier
The entire ground is covered now as the rain gets heavier. Stay tuned for the updates.
KKR - 25/2 in 3.4 overs
Rain stops play in Kolkata
No one wants this sight as the rain gets heavier and the covers come out. The game is stopped as the players rush back to the pavilion.
And rain is here
As predicted earlier, the rain has arrived at Eden Gardens before the start of the third over. It's not heavy enough to stop the play.
Cameron Green OUT!!!
Swing, edge and caught behind. Another beautiful delivery from Xavier Bartlett to stun Cameron Green and the Eden Gardens crowd. Two wickets in an over.
Green scored 4 off 2 balls. In-form Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the next batter.
KKR - 16/2 in 2 overs
Finn Allen
Edge and caught behind. After three dot balls, Xavier Bartlett gets Finn Allen, who was struggling to time his shots today. A big wicket for the Kings.
Allen scored 6 off 7 balls. Cameron Green at No. 3.
KKR - 12/1 in 1.4 overs
Ajinkya Rahane gets it going for KKR
Ajinkya Rahane finds the gap between slip areas for the first four of the game and then Finn Allen gets another at fine leg to give Kolkata Knight Riders a flying start.
Ajinkya Rahane - 6 off 3 balls
Finn Allen - 6 off 3 balls
KKR - 12/0 in 1 over
The game begins
Openers Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen are in the middle to begin KKR's innings.
Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over for Punjab Kings.
The game is on here at Eden Gardens...
Impact substitutes
Kolkata Knight Riders: Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, Harpreet Brar
PBKS Team News and Playing XI
No changes to Punjab Kings' winning combination.
PBKS Playing XI (Bowling 1st): Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR Team News and Playing XI
Rovman Powell and Navdeep Saini come in for Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. Blessing Muzarani starts from the bench.
KKR Playing XI (Batting 1st): Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi
Toss Time
Captains Akinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer are walking towards the pitch for the toss with Danny Morrison.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and elected to bat first.
No Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine miss out for the hosts. Rahane said it's a forced change. A huge blow to the KKR team today.
Punjab Kings are unchanged for the third consecutive game in IPL 2026.