In his collection of memoirs, Stomach muscle de Villiers had portrayed Eden Nurseries as "a great arena where the playing experience can be ruined by a dead wicket and a stone hard outfield." That was composed back in 2016, unexpectedly that very year that saw the pitches at the setting relaid. Slice forward to 2023 and Eden Nurseries is the quickest scoring ground in IPL this season, with a typical first innings score as many as 211. While that could satisfy de Villiers and the T20 being a fan by and large, what it's done is pare back the customary qualities of Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR have lost three of their four home games this season. The keep going three have been on the bob. While the facts really confirm that most different groups haven't had a cheerful homecoming after the pandemic blackout and the hard reset of a super closeout, KKR's misfortunes hang out as it were. Their misfortunes at home have come in spite of the outcome of the spinners, their ordinary influence muscle that is held up once more and been the best this season. In any case, not at all like different years, it hasn't exactly converted into triumphs at home. Come Monday night, KKR should fight with a group that has been gathering enormous sums of late. Punjab Rulers currently have four successive scores more than 200, a record in IPL, and will be anticipating making that five against a side that is plainly speculative at home and hasn't exactly had its pacers step up in the competition yet. In any case, all things considered, what's likewise obvious is that PBKS have surrendered 200+ sums in their last four matches and KKR will know that assuming this must-win experience reduces to a batting encounter, they have the capability to coordinate. Pitch Report Pitch has been prepared for the apparatus and this will be the third IPL match to be played on the strip this season. What's to note is that this pitch hasn't been watered however much the past tracks seen at the setting, generally because of "temperamental weather conditions gauge" as per individuals in the loop, and that could imply that a somewhat drier track could be on offer. That will accidentally play to KKR's twist assets. With respect to aspects, this contribute isn't bang the focal point of the square and the bowlers working from the structure end will have the more drawn out piece of the ground to one side. The custodian expressed that there hasn't been a lot of dew recently in Kolkata and he hopes for something else of a similar on game night as well. Group Watch: Kolkata Knight Riders Jason Roy and Vaibhav Arora came into the side for KKR's last game and are probably going to keep their place in conditions they ought to appreciate carrying out their specialty in. David Wiese had a long net meeting a day out from the match, however who he can supplant in the side is impossible to say. There will be tension on Sunil Narine to convey however, the spinner returning a solitary wicket in his last seven matches. Strategies and Matchups: Right-arm legspin has represented Andre Russell multiple times this season and Rahul Chahar makes up an optimal matchup for him. The legspinner is yet to get Russell in IPL however has figured out how to keep him calm up to this point, bowling 27 balls to him for just 34 runs. Punjab Lords After Kagiso Rabada's 2 for 52 against Lucknow Super Goliaths, PBKS appear to save him for more slow tracks. He played in Chennai however at a high-scoring setting in Wankhede, Nathan Ellis got approval. That pattern is probably going to go on at the Eden Gardens as well. Strategies and Matchups: On match eve, Venkatesh Iyer had a long talk with lead trainer Chandrakant Pandit around playing the short ball. Iyer was skipped out by Marco Jansen in the last game and it wasn't whenever he first looked uncomfortable against the short ball. Arshdeep Singh would be hoping to do a significant part of something similar to him and on the off chance that that doesn't measure up, there's likewise the speed of Nathan Ellis/Kagiso Rabada to inconvenience him. Iyer's strike-rate against right-arm quick drops down to 123. "I know him from Vidarbha days... It feels good to see him develop so particularly well as a hitter and as a finisher, since he has batted at No. 5, 6 even 7 and anything the group has requested he has created results against quality bowlers and groups. I feel he's practically prepared to play for the Indian group" - PBKS batting mentor Wasim Jaffer on Jitesh Sharma "Indeed, we need to dominate each game, yet we are taking each game in turn. We dominated the last game and we are sure at this point. The environment of the changing area is great, as Rinku showed prior that we can accomplish something beneficial from any position and can win from troublesome positions" - Vaibhav Arora on KKR's possibilities. Probable XI Punjab Kings Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh [Impact Player: Nathan Ellis] Kolkata Knight Riders Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy [Impact Player: Suyash Sharma/Anukul Roy]