Indian T20 League 2022: Match 8- Kolkata vs Punjab: Head-to-Head, Records and Stats
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Kolkata will be taking on Punjab in the 8th match of the Indian T20 League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The fans will be looking forward to the match hoping to witness one more exciting and nail-biting contest.
Before the two teams lock horns to let us look at the history between them
Overall: The two teams have played each other 29 times in the Indian T20 League history. Kolkata has been significantly dominant over Punjab in these clashes. Kolkata has won 19 of these matches while Punjab has just managed 10 wins against the purple army.
Batting First: While batting first Kolkata has won 6 matches against Punjab. They average 181 runs while batting first against this opponent. Punjab is not too far behind Kolkata in case of number wins while batting first. They have managed 5 victories against Kolkata while setting a target. They average 155 runs while batting first against Kolkata in the first innings.
Batting Second: Kolkata has significantly dominated Punjab while batting second. They have won 13 matches while chasing against Punjab, while the men in red have managed just 5 victories against Kolkata while chasing. Kolkata averages 149 runs while batting second against Punjab and Punjab’s average in the same case is 164.
Summary:
| Stats | Played | Kolkata Won | Punjab Won | No Result |
| Overall | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Last 5 Matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Indian T20 League 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Records: Gautam Gambhir has been the highest run-scorer for Kolkata against Punjab with 492 runs. He is followed by Robin Uthappa, who has scored 438 runs against Punjab. Wriddhiman Saha has scored the highest runs for Punjab against Kolkata with 394 runs. This also includes an excellent century in the finals of 2014
Sunil Narine is Kolkata’s highest wicket-taker against Punjab with 31 scalps to his name. Notably, Piyush Chawla who has featured in the tournament for both the franchises over the years is the highest wicket-taker for Punjab against Kolkata. He has 10 wickets as a Punjab player against Kolkata.
Highest Totals:
Kolkata: 245 for 6 wickets, 2018
Punjab: 214 for 8 wickets, 2018
Lowest Totals:
Kolkata: 109 all out, 2014
Punjab: 119 for 6, 2011
