Sanjay Sen∙ Updated: May 10 2024, 11:30 AM | 5 Min Read
Eden Gardens, Kolkata [X]
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 60th match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on May 11th, Saturday at the at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Eden Gardens Stadium.
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Ground Stats of Eden Gardens in IPL
The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata is set to host its seventh and final game of the season.
In the last match on this ground, the Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the Delhi Capitals by seven wickets.
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The deck at the Eden Gardens Stadium usually aids the batters. As the boundary size is not too big, batters have an edge to get the big runs. Pacers tend to obtain some bounce, however, spinners play an important role towards the latter phase of the match.
In the IPL, 92 matches have been played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and 40.22% of them have been won by the team batting first, while 59.78% of them have been won by the chasing team.
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Eden Gardens IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
92
Matches won batting first
37
Matches won batting second
55
Average first innings total
162.84
Runs per over
8.45
Runs per wicket
27.89
Highest total recorded
262/2 by PBKS vs KKR in 2024
Lowest total recorded
49/10 by RCB vs KKR in 2017
The overall stats shows that, like most venues, the chasing team has enjoyed majority of the success Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
IPL Record at Eden Gardens in Last 10 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
10
Matches won batting first
3
Matches won batting second
7
Average first innings score
199.3
Average first innings winning score
210.3
Average powerplay score
60.8
Average death-over score
62.4
The average first-innings score is 199.3 runs, the pitch has become excellent for batting in this season. The average powerplay run rate is 10.13 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 12.48.
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IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 6
Matches won batting first: 2
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Matches won batting second: 4
Average first innings total: 205
Average second innings total: 205
Individual Player Records at Eden Gardens (IPL)
Highest Runs at Eden Gardens in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
Gautam Gambhir
1407
Robin Uthappa
1159
Andre Russell
932
Yusuf Pathan
861
Dinesh Karthik
655
So, among the top run scorers at the Eden Gardens in the IPL, Andre Russell will be playing this game.
Highest Wickets at Eden Gardens in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Sunil Narine
69
Piyush Chawla
41
Andre Russell
37
Kuldeep Yadav & Shakib Al Hasan
21
Rajat Bhatia
20
Among the highest wicket takers at the Eden Gardens, we will see in-form Sunil Narine and Andre Russell in action during upcoming match.
Best Individual Display at Eden Gardens in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 112* by Rajat Patidar vs Lucknow Super Giants on 25th May, 2022
Best Bowling Figure: 5/19 by Sunil Narine vs Punjab Kings on 15 April, 2012.
Team records at the Eden Gardens in IPL
KKR vs MI Head-to-head at Eden Gardens in IPL
Matches
Kolkata Knight Riders Won
Mumbai Indians Won
No result
10
03
07
0
Kolkata Knight Riders Record at the Eden Gardens in IPL