Delhi:missed out on the Kolkata Knight Riders' third match of the Indian Premier League 2026 against the Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on Monday, April 6. KKR captain said during the toss that Narine is sick.
Rahane won the toss and chose to bat first. The home team has had to make two forced changes. The KKR captain said that Narine is out because he is sick, and Varun Chakravarthy is hurt. The Knight Riders have brought in Navdeep Saini and Rovman Powell instead. "We are going to bat first. It looks like a good wicket, a little on the dry side, but it's a very good wicket with a little less grass on it. It's all about having faith and trust. It's about winning those small moments. We are confident. Two changes, forced. Varun Chakaravarthy got injured taking the catch in the last game and Narine is sick. Powell and Saini are in," Rahane said at the toss.
Rahane won the toss and chose to bat first. The home team has had to make two forced changes. The KKR captain said that Narine is out because he is sick, and Varun Chakravarthy is hurt. The Knight Riders have brought in Navdeep Saini and Rovman Powell instead. "We're going to bat first." It looks like a good wicket, a little on the dry side, but it's a very good wicket with a little less grass on it. It's all about having faith and trust. It's about winning those little things. We are sure. Two changes, forced. Varun Chakaravarthy hurt himself catching the ball in the last game, and Narine is sick. Rahane said at the toss, "Powell and Saini are in."Shreyas, the captain of the Punjab Kings, said that they did not change their lineup from the last game, which they won against the Chennai Super Kings. He also said that Iyer wanted to bowl. "Not at all, I was supposed to bowl too. So I'm sort of happy with the choice he made. Our chemistry (Shreyas and Ponting) grew stronger when we played for the Delhi Capitals. He lets all the young people do what they want, and he is an inspiration himself. "Iyer said at the toss, "Same team for us."
The Punjab Kings' starting lineup includes: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Arshdeep Singh.
The Kolkata Knight Riders' starting lineup is: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, and Kartik Tyagi.
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Blessing Muzarabani, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, and Saurabh Dubey.
The Punjab Kings' Impact subs are Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Pravin Dubey, and Harpreet Brar.