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