The historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata is getting ready for another crunch game between the eastern derby Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. KKR, who will be looking to zip-lock their IPL playoff spot. They are comfortably seated at the top spot with 16 points, having won 8 matches and lost just 3 in 11 games. If they win tomorrow, they will see ‘Q’ in front of their name.
On the other hand, the five-time champion Mumbai Indians are playing for pride. As they have already been knocked out of the tournament after losing eight games out of 12. MI is in the 9th spot, and there is nothing left for their camp this season. Since the match is quite important for KKR, as they don’t want any more twists, they will try to register a win over MI. Ahead of KKR vs MI, let’s have a look at the Eden Gardens pitch report.
KKR vs MI: Stadium Pitch Report
Always helpful for batting, the Eden Gardens pitch has consistently seen batters post more than 200 runs in 20 overs. Although there has been anticipation of rain showers as well, which is surely unusual, if rain comes, due to moisture and dampness on the pitch, we will see spinners and medium pacers coming into play and bringing twists and turns as the pitch becomes slower, and we may see low scores as well.
Looking at the previous few matches, teams have struggled to cross more than 180 runs. Considering this scenario, bowling first is certainly going to help the team who wins the toss. Also, records suggest that the team who has bowled first has the greater win percentage.
Eden Gardens : IPL Stats
| Total Matches | 92 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 37 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 55 |
| Average 1st innings Score | 163 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 201 |
| Highest Score | 262 |
| Lowest Score | 49 |
