Eden Gardens: A closer look at KKR's home ground
What's the story
Eden Gardens, the iconic home ground of the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), is famous for its passionate crowd.
With a large seating capacity, this is one of the world's most famous cricket venues. It has hosted several historic matches, including ones in the IPL.
Kolkata's Eden Gardens is set to host the first match of IPL 2025 between KKR and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Pitch analysis
How does the pitch behave?
The pitches at Eden Gardens are usually ideal for batting in T20 cricket, especially in the IPL.
The surface is usually flat with even bounce, making it ideal for aggressive stroke-play. However, pacers garner enough movement at the start, while spin comes into play eventually.
The last match played at this venue was between KKR and Mumbai Indians, where the home side won by 18 runs.
Match history
Eden Gardens: A battleground for IPL teams
As of now, the Eden Gardens has hosted 93 matches in the cash-rich league.
Of these, the team batting first has won a total of 38 times. The teams chasing have won as many as 55 times.
The Knight Riders have a phenomenal record at this venue, winning 52 of their 88 matches played here.
Records
Record scores and average first-innings total
Notably, Punjab Kings (PBKS) have the highest team total at Eden Gardens in the IPL. They chased down 262 against the Knight Riders (262/2) on April 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, the lowest team score here belongs to RCB. They were bowled out for a mere 49 runs by KKR on April 24, 2017.
The average first-innings score in the IPL at this venue hovers around 163.
Top performers
A look at star performers
Rajat Patidar holds the highest individual score at the Eden Gardens in the IPL. He scored an unbeaten 112 runs off 54 balls for RCB against Lucknow Super Giants in 2022.
Sunil Narine has the best bowling figures at this venue (5/19 against Kings XI Punjab in 2012).
Gautam Gambhir has scored most runs at the Eden Gardens in IPL history (1,407), while Sunil Narine leads with wickets column (70).