India, April 10 -- The Eden Gardens was half-empty during Kolkata Knight Riders' recent IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday. KKR have played three matches this season in Kolkata. Out of the three games, they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants. Meanwhile, their game against Punjab Kings was abandoned due to rain.

The lack of home crowd support and poor form have turned this into a disastrous start to the season for KKR. Eden Gardens can accommodate around 68,000 spectators, and it is usually filled whenever KKR play at home.

Also, rain has been a decisive factor. It was raining during the PBKS match, and before the LSG game, it was raining in Kolkata.

Reacting to the venue being half-empty, one fan ...