Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Toss Prediction (KKR vs PBKS)

Our toss call

Bowl first

From our match preview

We expect the toss winner to field.

✗ Decision missed · Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bat

By CricketPrediction.com ·

Toss result

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat.

Kolkata Knight Riders bat first

Stamped 7 May, 20:00 IST · live data feed

Match outcome

Match abandoned without a ball bowled (no result)

Monday, 6 April 2026 · 19:30 IST · Eden Gardens · IPL

From our match preview

Toss winner should bowl first — over 70% do at this venue, and dew aids chasing

🏟️ What the toss means at Eden Gardens

Toss impact: HIGH chase-friendly ground — teams batting second win 59% here

The toss went Kolkata Knight Riders's way — they chose to bat, so Punjab Kings chase. In this branch our model makes Kolkata Knight Riders 36.0% — fair odds 2.78 (PBKS 1.56) against a pre-toss baseline of 42.0%.

How we made this Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings toss prediction

We do not predict who wins the coin flip itself; that is genuinely 50/50. We predict what the toss winner will choose to do. For this match, our toss call is published in our match prediction. We make every call with the weather, the pitch and the team news in mind, including who captains. The result above shows whether the captain actually followed our predicted decision.

For the full methodology — venue toss patterns, dew, and captaincy psychology — see our toss prediction model.

Toss prediction page launched 7 May 2026. The pre-toss call summarised here comes from our Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings match preview.

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KKR vs PBKS toss prediction FAQ

Who won the KKR vs PBKS toss?

Kolkata Knight Riders won the KKR vs PBKS toss and chose to bat first.

What did the toss winner choose in KKR vs PBKS?

Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bat first. Our pre-toss call was field first — the captain went the other way.

How does the toss affect the KKR vs PBKS match odds?

Meaningfully. Eden Gardens favours chasing (teams batting second win 59% here), so our model shifts the match win probability by about 6 percentage points depending on which side ends up chasing — with evening dew adding to the chase advantage under lights. A pre-toss match price averages both branches, so the toss result itself can create or kill value on the match market.

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