KKR vs PBKS: Who are impact players nominated by Kolkata Knight Riders & Punjab Kings for match 12 of IPL 2026?
The KKR vs PBKS match got underway on April 6 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are squaring off in match 12 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), which got underway on April 6 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
While KKR have lost both of their opening matches, PBKS have won two games in a row. Ajinkya Rahane & Co. have lost to the Mumbai Indians and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In both clashes, they failed to dominate their opponents.
The three-time champions have suffered huge losses due to injuries to key bowlers like Harshit Rana and Akash Deep. Moreover, they are awaiting the arrival of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana.
Speaking about Punjab, they have shown superb teamwork in winning their first two games. In both the matches against the Gujarat Titans and the Chennai Super Kings, they chased down the targets quite comfortably.
They miss the services of pacer Lockie Ferguson at the start, but other bowlers have a decent job. While PBKS lack big names in their batting unit, young batters like Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and Cooper Connolly have shown impressive form so far.
A victory against KKR will help Shreyas Iyer & Co. reach the top of the IPL 2026 points table, and they will leave no stone unturned to win another game.
In match 12 of IPL 2026, KKR won the toss and opted to bat first. Both teams have named five players as impact players for the encounter, one of whom can play a crucial role.
Who are the impact players in the KKR vs PBKS match?
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Players: Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey, Blessing Muzarabani.
Punjab Kings Impact Players: Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar.
KKR vs PBKS’ playing XIs
KKR: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Who won the toss in the KKR vs PBKS match?
KKR won the toss and opted to bat first in the match.
What is the venue of the KKR vs PBKS match of IPL 2026?
The venue of the encounter is Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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