Kolkata Knight Riders Cricket Team

These two teams served contrasting thrillers the last two times they met

GT have lost just six wickets in the powerplay across their first eight outings, one of which was a run-out

Defending champions KKR have lost successive games for the first time in IPL 2025

The defending champions will have to pull themselves up from their shocking loss in the previous game where they failed to chase down 112

The former Indian assistant coach has rejoined the franchise after BCCI's did not renew his contract

The Kolkata Knight Riders captain took the blame on himself following his team's stunning batting collapse which ensured Punjab Kings could successfully defend 111

The previous record dated all the way back to the 2009 edition in South Africa

It is the lowest total successfully defended in the history of the IPL

PBKS' pace department will be put to test in the absence of the New Zealand pacer as they take on the Knight Riders at home

This was supposed to be a happy return to captaincy. This was supposed to be the game that injected spark into their sloppy campaign. Instead, what unfolded was a horror show