New Delhi, April 6 -- Kolkata Knight Riders host Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on Monday, 6 April, at 7:30 PM IST in Match 12 of IPL 2026. The contrast in form could not be starker.

KKR have suffered back-to-back defeats, losing to MI at Wankhede and then getting hammered by 65 runs at their own home by SRH. Against Hyderabad, they were bowled out for 161 while chasing 227.

PBKS, meanwhile, have won both matches. They beat the Gujarat Titans and then chased down CSK's 210 at Chepauk in 18.4 overs.

Tonight, it's a desperate home side vs the tournament's in-form team. Eden Gardens has seen bigger hypes, but rarely a fixture with this much urgency on one side and momentum on the other.

The match takes place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Mo...