Kolkata Knight Riders will face Kings XI Punjab in their sixth match of IPL 2018 campaign at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three out of five matches so far in this season and on the other hand KXIP won three out of four games. Both KKR and KXIP have 6 points each and are ranked second and fourth in the points table respectively.
All the awaiting stats and milestones between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab -
Teams Head to Head in the IPL -
| Venue | Mat | Won by KKR | Won by KXIP |
| Kolkata | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Mohali | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Overall | 21 | 14 | 7 |
1 - KXIP is the only team to bat first after winning the toss in the Indian Premier League 2018 so far.
3 - Chris Lynn needs 3 more runs to complete 3000 runs in T20 cricket.
17.39 - R Ashwin's bowling average against KKR in the IPL - the best for him against a team in the IPL (Min 5 matches played). He has taken 18 wickets at an average of 17.39 and economy of 6.57 against KKR.
24 - Wickets taken by Sunil Narine against KXIP in the IPL - the most for him against a team in the Indian Premier League.
94 - Robin Uthappa needs 94 more runs to become the 6th player to score 4000 IPL runs.
532 - Runs scored by Chris Gayle against KKR in the IPL, he has made these runs at an average of 48.36 in 13 innings. Also his first IPL 100 came against KKR at Cuttack in 2011.
930 - Runs scored by Yuvraj Singh for Kings XI Punjab and needs 70 more runs to become the seventh player to score 1000 T20 runs for KXIP.
