# Eden Gardens Pitch Report: Kolkata IPL Scores, Toss and Records Source: https://cricketin.org/en/stadiums/eden-gardens [By Karthik Iyengar](/en/authors/data-editor), Data Editor. [Reviewed by Anjali Deshmukh](/en/authors/cricket-analyst), Cricket Analyst. Updated 11 Nov 2026. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- Eden Gardens pitch report: the highest first-innings average of the 10 IPL home grounds since 2022 (197.3), toss and chase record, top players. Eden Gardens has the highest-scoring record of the ten IPL home grounds in recent seasons: since 2022 the average first innings there is 197.3, against 186.4 across all IPL grounds. Over its full IPL history chasing sides won 57.1% of decided matches, but since 2022 the side batting first has won 15 of 28, even though toss winners chose to field in 23 of them. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026. When there is no match on, the Cricketin [casino lobby](/en/casino) is open. Below are the numbers behind that report, the toss record, the highest and lowest totals, including the lowest in IPL history, the leading players at the ground and Kolkata Knight Riders' home record. ## Eden Gardens pitch report in numbers The table sets the ground's full IPL record against the seasons since 2022, the 2026 season and the league-wide average since 2022. Few grounds changed as much between the first two columns. The same pages open in the [mobile app](/en/app) from your home screen. **Table 1. Eden Gardens pitch report in numbers. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026, calculated 11 November 2026. The 2026 column rests on a handful of matches.** | Measure | 2008-2026 | Since 2022 | 2026 season | All IPL grounds since 2022 | |---|---|---|---|---| | IPL matches with a result | 105 | 28 | 6 | 360 | | Average first-innings score | 172.2 | 197.3 | 193.2 | 186.4 | | Average second-innings score | 160.4 | 182.5 | 172.2 | 172.0 | | Side batting second won | 57.1% | 46.4% | 50.0% | 52.2% | | Toss winners who chose to field | 68.6% | 82.1% | 83.3% | 78.1% | | Toss winner won after choosing to field | 40 of 72 | 9 of 23 | 2 of 5 | 145 of 281 | | Toss winner won after choosing to bat | 13 of 33 | 1 of 5 | 0 of 1 | 36 of 79 | | Run rate, overs 1-6 | 8.31 | 9.95 | 9.74 | 9.16 | | Run rate, overs 7-15 | 8.0 | 8.75 | 8.43 | 8.74 | | Run rate, overs 16-20 | 10.24 | 11.79 | 10.93 | 10.76 | | Sixes per match | 13.4 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 17.0 | The average first innings rose by 25 runs, from 172.2 over the full record to 197.3 since 2022, the highest of the ten home grounds. The rise is sharpest at the end of an innings: 11.79 runs an over in overs 16 to 20, also the highest of the ten. Our guide to [pitch conditions](/en/guides/how-pitch-conditions-work) explains how surface and weather feed into figures like these. The ICC's 2023 venue guide notes that the ground sits next to the Hooghly river and mentions breezy conditions there ([ICC, 20 September 2023](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-at-the-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-a-guide)). ## Bat first or chase at Eden Gardens For most of the IPL's history Eden Gardens favoured the chase: from 2008 to 2026 the side batting second won 60 of 105 decided matches, or 57.1%. Recent seasons have turned that round. Since 2022 chasing sides have won 13 of 28, or 46.4%, the lowest share of the ten home grounds. The sample is small, and our ranking of [chasing venues](/en/compare/best-ipl-venues-for-chasing) shows how wide the margin of luck is on numbers like these. ## What toss winners choose here Captains still field first: toss winners chose to do so in 23 of 28 decided matches since 2022, or 82.1%. Only 9 of those 23 won. Over the full record the picture is the reverse, with toss winners who fielded winning 40 of 72. How the toss has played out at every ground and in every season is on our page about the [IPL toss](/en/compare/ipl-toss-bat-or-bowl-first). ## How the runs come at Eden Gardens Since 2022 the powerplay has gone at 9.95 runs an over and the middle overs at 8.75, both close to or above the league's 9.16 and 8.74. Wickets fall more often in the middle of the innings than at most grounds, 2.61 per innings, but the death overs more than make up for it. Sixes have risen from 13.4 a match over the full record to 19.4 since 2022, the second-highest rate among the ten home grounds. Wisden gave the straight boundaries as about 64 to 71 metres and the square ones as about 65 to 69 metres in its 2023 venue guide ([Wisden, 1 October 2023](https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-24/cricket-news/cwc23-venue-guide-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-10-world-cup-venues-capacity-dimensions-spin-vs-pace-records)). ## Highest and lowest totals **Table 2. Record IPL team totals at Eden Gardens, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Record | Score | Team | Against | Date | |---|---|---|---|---| | Highest total | 262/2 | Punjab Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | 26 Apr 2024 | | Lowest all-out total | 49 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders | 23 Apr 2017 | | Highest successful chase | 262/2 | Punjab Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | 26 Apr 2024 | | Lowest total defended | 131 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 23 Apr 2017 | Both ends of the table are records for the whole IPL archive in their own way. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 49 all out on 23 April 2017 is the lowest IPL total anywhere, and it came in reply to Kolkata's 131, the lowest total ever defended at the ground. Punjab Kings' 262 for 2 on 26 April 2024 was the highest successful chase in the IPL until they made 265 in Delhi in 2026. ## Best players at Eden Gardens **Table 3. Most IPL runs at Eden Gardens, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Strike rate | |---|---|---|---|---| | Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | 47 | 1407 | 127.4 | | Robin Uthappa | Kolkata Knight Riders | 40 | 1159 | 130.2 | | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 42 | 1084 | 189.2 | | Yusuf Pathan | Kolkata Knight Riders | 41 | 861 | 151.1 | | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 42 | 710 | 164.7 | **Table 4. Most IPL wickets at Eden Gardens, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy | |---|---|---|---|---| | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 71 | 79 | 6.54 | | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 47 | 44 | 9.5 | | Piyush Chawla | Kolkata Knight Riders | 36 | 43 | 8.19 | | Varun Chakaravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 27 | 34 | 8.6 | | Kuldeep Yadav | Kolkata Knight Riders | 23 | 24 | 8.27 | Sunil Narine's 79 wickets at an economy rate of 6.54 are the most by any bowler at a single IPL ground. Andre Russell appears in both tables, with 1,084 runs at a strike rate of 189.2 and 44 wickets. ## Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens [Kolkata Knight Riders](/en/teams/ipl-kolkata-knight-riders) have played 102 IPL matches at Eden Gardens: 57 wins, 43 defeats and two no-results, a win rate of 57.0%. Since 2022 the record is 12 wins and 14 defeats. How every visiting team has fared at Eden Gardens, and how Kolkata's record compares with the home sides at Chepauk, Wankhede and Chinnaswamy, is on our page of [team records](/en/compare/ipl-team-records-by-venue). ## The ground at a glance **Table 5. Eden Gardens at a glance** | City | Kolkata | |---|---| | Home team in 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders | | Capacity | 68,000 ([ICC venue profile](https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues)) | | Opened | Established in 1864 ([ICC venue profile](https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues)) | | First IPL match here | 2008 (Cricsheet) | | IPL matches in the archive | 107 to 31 May 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders played all seven home matches of 2026 at Eden Gardens. Next season's dates will appear on the [IPL schedule](/en/leagues/ipl/schedule) page once the fixtures are published. Retention lists, the auction date and squad rules for the next season are on the [IPL 2027](/en/leagues/ipl) hub. Ground records sit next to live scores and match markets on [Cricketin](/en), for adults 18 and over. ## How we counted We downloaded the full IPL archive from Cricsheet on 10 November 2026: 1,243 matches to 31 May 2026, 107 of them at this ground from 2008 to 2026. Cricsheet publishes ball-by-ball data under the Open Data Commons Attribution licence ([Cricsheet downloads](https://cricsheet.org/downloads/)). The "since 2022" column covers the seasons from 2022 on; Eden Gardens staged only two playoff matches in 2022, so nearly all of that column comes from 2023 to 2026. - **Results.** No-result matches (2 here) are left out of every rate. Ties settled by a Super Over (0 here) are left out of the batting-order and toss rates. D/L results (4 here) stay in, and the side batting second counts as the chasing side. - **Average scores.** Full 20-over matches only. The second-innings average includes chases that ended early, so it sits below the first-innings figure by design. - **Phases.** Runs per six legal balls in overs 1-6, 7-15 and 16-20 of both innings. - **Players.** IPL matches at this ground only. The team shown is the one the player represented for most of his deliveries here. Bowlers are not credited with run outs. - **Ground name.** Cricsheet writes the ground as "Eden Gardens, Kolkata" in all 107 files, so no names had to be merged. - **Not covered.** Cricsheet does not record bowling style, so wickets are not split into pace and spin. It does not record start times either, so afternoon and evening matches are not separated. Data: Cricsheet. Period: 2008 to 2026. Calculated on 11 November 2026. ## Questions people ask ### Is Eden Gardens a batting pitch? In recent seasons it has been the highest-scoring of the ten IPL home grounds. Since 2022 the average first-innings score is 197.3, against 186.4 across all IPL grounds, and the death overs go at 11.79 runs an over. ### What is the average first-innings score at Eden Gardens? 172.2 in full 20-over IPL matches from 2008 to 2026 and 197.3 from 2022 to 2026. In 2026 alone it was 193.2, from six matches. ### Is it better to bat or bowl first at Eden Gardens? It has changed. Chasing sides won 57.1% of decided matches over the full IPL record, but since 2022 the side batting first has won 15 of 28, and toss winners who chose to field won only 9 of 23. ### What is the lowest IPL total at Eden Gardens? 49 all out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders on 23 April 2017, the lowest total in IPL history. The highest is 262 for 2 by Punjab Kings on 26 April 2024. ### Who has taken the most IPL wickets at Eden Gardens? Sunil Narine, with 79 wickets in 71 matches at an economy rate of 6.54. 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