Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings LIVE Updates, IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and opted to bat against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their IPL 2026 clash in Kolkata on Monday. However, in a major blow, the three-time champions are without star spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. They have been replaced by Rovman Powell and Navdeep Saini. KKR are yet to win a match this season. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings have made a polar opposite start to IPL 2026, winning both of their opening two games. Another win would see them progress to the top of the table. A threat of rain looms large, but so far there has been no downpour in Kolkata. (Live Scorecard)
KKR Playing XI vs PBKS: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.
PBKS Playing XI vs KKR: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.