In the 44th game of IPL 2018, the hosts Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Holkar Cricket Stadium (Indore) on Saturday afternoon. In the latest points table (updated till May 11), KXIP is at the third position with 12 points while KKR is at the fifth position with 10 points.
In this IPL season, KXIP has played 10 games and won six matches while KKR has played 11 games and won five matches. The Saturday afternoon game will be the sixth home game for KXIP and sixth away game for KKR in this season.
Earlier in this season, they met once at Kolkata on April 21, 2018, where KXIP won by 9 wickets with 11 balls remaining (DLS method)
Before the beginning of the game, we are looking at some important stats of KXIP and KKR, which are related to the upcoming match.
Form in the IPL 2018
KXIP (in last five matches) – Won, Lost, Lost, Won and Lost
KKR (in last five matches) – Lost, Won, Won, Lost and Lost
Early meeting in this season: KXIP won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls to spare) in the rain-interrupted match at Kolkata on April 21, 2018
Also read: Match 44 (KXIP vs KKR) – X-Factors of the game!
(Teams’ run-rate in the different phases)
(Notes: excluded the over-reduction innings. For KXIP: excluded their away game against Kolkata Knight Riders)
(Total wickets taken with different bowling style) 
(Men In-form) 
Head-to-head IPL records between KXIP and KKR
Important IPL stats at Holkar Cricket Stadium (Indore)
Also read: Match 44 (KXIP vs KKR) – 5 Players to look out for!
Important IPL stats between KXIP and KKR
(Team Stats)
(Individual stats)
Other important stats
- KXIP batsman Chris Gayle (3,937 runs) needs to score 63 more runs to complete 4,000 IPL runs. If he gets this in Saturday’s game, he will be the seventh IPL player to achieve this feat.
- KXIP cricketer Axar Patel (982 runs) needs to score 18 more runs to complete 1,000 runs in his T20 career.
