With their IPL 2026 playoff hopes hanging by the slimmest of threads, three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders face a must-win situation when they host already-eliminated Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
For Devdutt Padikkal, sharing the crease with the talismanic Virat Kohli during yet another masterclass was more than just a batting partnership as he described it as a chance to “witness greatness” from the closest possible distance after Kohli’s unbeaten century guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on Wednesday.
While IPL 2026 has largely belonged to the fearless new generation of batters, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohli reminded everyone that the old guard is far from finished after producing another chase masterclass for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on Wednesday.
With their IPL 2026 campaign hanging by a thread, Delhi Capitals will look to stay alive when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in a must-win clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during their match against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Sunday.
After leading Gujarat Titans’ (GT) to a clinical 39-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) through an excellent 55-ball 90, skipper Shubman Gill said his chat with opening partner B Sai Sudharsan was just about finding ways to score runs in challenging conditions and aiming to take the game deep.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane blamed the batting unit including himself after failing to chase 112 against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Sunil Narine put out a superb all-round show - picking 3-13 in his four overs and then smashing an entertaining 44, as a ruthless Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thoroughly outplayed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in a one-sided Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.
Sunil Narine’s all-round efforts – a spell of 3-13 and a knock of 44 - played a critical part in Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thoroughly outclassing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Having registered a solitary win from five outings so far, CSK are currently languishing at the penultimate spot in the 10-team points table.
