KKR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match 36 Pitch Report: Eden Gardens Stadium Kolkata Venue Stats, Record, Average Score

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be up against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 36th match of IPL 2024 on 21st April (03:30 PM) at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata.

Meanwhile, in this post, Check the Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, and Average Score ahead of the 36th match of IPL 2024 between KKR and RCB.

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report

The pitch is batting-friendly, being flat and conducive to run-scoring. However, spinners tend to come into play as the match progresses. Captains winning the toss are likely to opt for chasing, as the pitch tends to become even more favorable for batting as the match progresses.

Is Eden Gardens Stadium a batting or a bowling pitch?

The recent IPL matches played here have revealed a batting-friendly pitch.

Last IPL Result at the Venue: (16 Apr 2024):

KKR: 223/6 (Pacers – 5w, Spinners – 1w)

RR : 224/8 (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 4w)

Rajasthan Royals won by 2 wickets.

KKR IPL record in Eden Gardens Stadium

KKR has played 86 IPL matches at this venue, winning 49, losing 35, and abandoning two.

KKR’s Highest Total: 232/2 vs Mumbai Indians in 2019

KKR’s Lowest Total: 108/10 vs Mumbai Indians in 2018

RCB IPL record in Eden Gardens Stadium

RCB has played 12 IPL matches at this venue, winning five and losing seven.

RCB’s Highest Total: 213/4 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019

RCB’s Lowest Total: 49/10 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017

Eden Gardens Stadium Ground Info

Seating Capacity: 68000
Number of matches hosted: 11 T20Is, 89 IPL Matches

Eden Gardens Stadium IPL Stats and Records

Total Matches Played: 89
Home Team (KKR) Won: 49
Visiting Team Won: 35
Neutral Side Won: 3
Tie/ No Result: 2
Average 1st Innings Score: 161
Average 2nd Innings Score: 156
Matches Won Batting 1st: 36
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 53
Highest Team Total: 235/4 by Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023
Lowest Team Total: 49 all out by Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
Highest Run-chase: 188/6 by Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
Lowest Total Defended: 131 All Out by Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017
Highest Individual Score: Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 112* from 54 balls vs LSG in 2022
Best Bowling Figures: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 5 for 15 vs PBKS in 2012
Most Runs: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 1407 runs in 47 innings
Most Wickets: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 65 wickets in 54 innings
Most Sixes in IPL at this venue: Andre Russell (KKR & DC) – 72 sixes in 32 innings

Stats of KKR Players at the Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Andre Russell: 881 runs in 33 innings & 34 wickets in 39 matches
• Nitish Rana: 647 runs in 22 innings & 4 wickets in 22 matches
• Manish Pandey: 591 runs in 28 innings
• Sunil Narine: 463 runs in 31 innings & 65 wickets in 55 matches
• Rinku Singh: 353 runs in 23 innings
• Rahamanullah Gurbaz: 181 runs in 6 innings
• Phil Salt: 153 runs in 3 matches
• Shreyas Iyer: 146 runs in 8 matches
• Venkatesh Iyer: 83 runs in 10 innings
• Ramandeep Singh: 36 runs in 2 matches
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 37 runs in 2 matches
• Varun Chakravarthy: 15 wickets in 11 Matches
• Harshit Rana: 9 wickets in 7 matches
• Suyash Sharma: 5 wickets in 8 matches
• Mitchell Starc: 4 wickets in 4 matches
• Vaibhab Arora: 4 wickets in 4 matches
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman: 1 wicket in 1 match
• Dusmantha Chameera: 0 wickets in 1 match
• Anukul Roy: 0 wickets in 1 match

DT20:

• Chetan Sakariya: 5 wickets in 2 matches

Stats of RCB Players at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Virat Kohli: 353 runs in 12 innings
• Faf du Plessis: 131 runs in 8 innings
• Rajat Patidar: 112 runs in 1 innings
• Dinesh Karthik: 630 runs in 27 innings
• Mahipal Lomror: 14 runs in 1 innings
• Mohammed Siraj: 2 wickets in 3 matches
• Yash Dayal: 1 wicket in 1 match
• Anuj Rawat: 1 run in 1 match
• Karn Sharma: 10 wickets in 7 matches

Active Batters with most runs at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Andre Russell (KKR): 817 runs in 32 innings
• Nitish Rana (KKR): 647 runs in 22 innings
• Dinesh Karthik (RCB) – 630 Runs in 26 innings

Active bowlers with most wickets at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Sunil Narine (KKR) – 65 wickets in 55 matches
• Piyush Chawla (MI) – 41 wickets in 35 matches
• Andre Russell (KKR) – 34 wickets in 39 matches