KKR vs PBKS Head to Head Record in IPL History

Punjab Kings will be skippered by Shreyas Iyer in 2025 and coached by Ricky Ponting in a bid to improve their record of having made the playoffs in just two years out of seventeen. KKR though, won the title after 10 years in 2024, and will be trying to further that momentum. 

KKR vs PBKS Head to Head:

Both teams have clashed in 34 IPL games so far, 21 of which have been won by KKR, while PBKS have won just 13. Both these sides clashed in the 2014 final, where KKR registered a thrilling win to clinch their second title in the tournament. In the last season, PBKS defeated KKR in the only match that they met.

All-Time Top Performers:

Gautam Gambhir leads the run charts with 492 runs in matches between the two sides. Andre Russell (449) and Robin Uthappa (438) are next. The wickets chart is led by Sunil Narine who has a staggering 36 wickets in the clashes between the two sides. Piyush Chawla is a distant second with 24 and Umesh Yadav an even more distant third with 19. 

 Kolkata vs Punjab Last Meeting:

The two teams met in the 31st match of IPL 2025 where PBKS picked up right where they left off, by defending a record low total this time. PBKS's openers started well but Harshit Rana struck thrice in the powerplay to induce a slowdown. Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine cleaned up the middle order to keep PBKS to just 111. KKR lost both openers early, but Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi got a partnership that seemed to seal the game, but Yuzvendra Chahal induced one of the worst middle order collapses seen in the tournament. Chahal's four wicket burst sent KKR spiralling to a phase where they lost 6 wickets for 17 runs in 31 balls. Andre Russell then took 16 off Chahals' last over to keep KKR in the game, but Arshdeep Singh's wicket maiden to Vaibhav Arora made the task that much harder for KKR. With 17 runs required off 30 balls with one wicket remaining, Russell chopped Marco Jansen on to his stumps to give PBKS the distinction of having pulled off the lowest successful defence in IPL history.  

Kolkata vs Punjab in All Seasons Stats: