KKR vs RR IPL 2024 Match 31 Pitch Report: Eden Gardens Stadium Kolkata Venue Stats, Record, Average Score

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to host Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 31st match of IPL 2024 on 16th April (7:30 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 3rd match of IPL 2024 between KKR and RR.

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report

The pitches at Eden Gardens are typically prepared using black cotton soil. The surface at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens offers a balanced surface for both batter and bowlers. However, as the match progresses it becomes slow, which could favour spinners.

Is Eden Gardens Stadium a batting or a bowling pitch?

The recent IPL matches played here, have revealed a Balanced wicket.

Last IPL Result at the Venue: (14 Apr 2024):

LSG: 161/7 (Pacers – 5w, Spinners – 2w)

KKR : 162/2 (15.4) (Pacers – 1w, Spinners – 0w)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets.

KKR IPL record in Eden Gardens Stadium

KKR have played 85 IPL matches at this venue and won 49, lost 34 & 2 matches were abandoned.

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

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

RR IPL record in Eden Gardens Stadium

RR have played 10 IPL matches at this venue and won 3 & lost 7 matches.

RR’s Highest Total: 177/7 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019

RCB’s Lowest Total: 81/10 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011

Eden Gardens Stadium Ground Info

Seating Capacity: 68000
Number of matches hosted: 11 T20Is, 88 IPL Matches

Eden Gardens Stadium IPL Stats and Records

Total Matches Played: 88
Home Team (KKR) Won: 49
Visiting Team Won: 34
Neutral Side Won: 3
Tie/ No Result: 2

Average 1st Innings Score: 164

Average 2nd Innings Score: 155
Matches Won Batting 1st: 36
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 52
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) – 63 wickets in 53 innings
Most Sixes in IPL at this venue: Andre Russell (KKR & DC) – 72 sixes in 31 innings

Stats of KKR Players at the Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Andre Russell: 868 runs in 32 innings & 34 wickets in 38 matches
• Nitish Rana: 647 runs in 22 innings & 4 wickets in 22 matches
• Manish Pandey: 591 runs in 28 innings
• Sunil Narine: 354 runs in 30 innings & 63 wickets in 54 matches
• Rinku Singh: 333 runs in 22 innings
• Rahamanullah Gurbaz: 181 runs in 6 innings
• Phil Salt: 143 runs in 2 matches
• Shreyas Iyer: 135 runs in 7 matches
• Venkatesh Iyer: 75 runs in 9 innings
• Ramandeep Singh: 35 runs in 1 match
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 7 runs in 1 match
• Varun Chakravarthy: 13 wickets in 10 Matches
• Harshit Rana: 7 wickets in 6 matches
• Suyash Sharma: 5 wickets in 8 matches
• Mitchell Starc: 4 wickets in 3 matches
• Vaibhab Arora: 3 wickets in 3 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 RR Players at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Sanju Samson: 294 runs in 9 innings
• Jos Buttler: 169 runs in 4 innings
• Yashasvi Jaiswal: 101 runs in 2 innings
• Riyan Parag: 51 runs in 2 innings
• Shimron Hetmyer: 4 runs in 1 innings
• Yuzvendra Chahal: 9 wickets in 9 matches
• Ravichandran Ashwin: 9 wickets in 12 Matches
• Trent Boult: 8 wickets in 6 matches
• Prasidh Krishna: 6 wickets in 11 matches
• Sandeep Sharma: 2 wickets in 5 matches
• Avesh Khan: 1 wicket in 1 match
• Navdeep Saini: 1 wicket in 1 match
• Adam Zampa: 0 wickets in 1 match

T20I:

• Rovman Powell: 74 runs in 3 matches

DT20:

• Tanush Kotian: 7 runs in 1 match

ODI:

• Keshav Maharaj: 2 wickets in 2 matches

Active Batters with most runs at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL

• Andre Russell (KKR): 804 runs in 31 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) – 63 wickets in 54 matches
• Piyush Chawla (MI) – 41 wickets in 35 matches
• Andre Russell (KKR) – 34 wickets in 38 matches