Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will face each other at 8:00 pm (BST). The match will be played at Kolkata’s home ground Eden Gardens.

There is no way to say that the home ground is close to Kolkata. Kolkata has lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings here this season. Today’s match against Punjab is also revenge for Kolkata. KKR started this season with a loss against Punjab. Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata by 7 runs in Mohali on April 1.

For KKR, all the remaining matches are now ‘finals’. Today’s match between Punjab Kings is no exception. Knight Riders have won only four out of 10 matches so far this season. You have to get at least 16 points to play in the playoffs. In that case, there is no option but to win the remaining matches in Kolkata. For Kolkata, three of the remaining four matches will be at home. The first was against Punjab today.

Bangladesh’s Liton Kumar Das has also played for Kolkata. He played only one match for Kolkata Knight Riders. He also had to spend the rest of his time on the bench. Liton has left the IPL due to family reasons and Bangladesh’s tour of England. Shah Rukh Khan’s team has brought in two-time World Cup-winning batsman Johnson Charles for the West Indies as a replacement. Charles has already joined the KKR camp.