IPL 2026 KKR vs PBKS Live Streaming: How to watch Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings live in India, US, UK and Canada

Kolkata Knight Riders’ faltering IPL 2026 campaign faces a stern examination on Monday, April 6, when an upbeat Punjab Kings arrive at Eden Gardens for a primetime 7:30 PM IST showdown. With the Star Sports Network beaming the contest across India and global viewers tuning in via Willow TV, Sky Sports and JioHotstar, all eyes will be on whether the three-time champions can arrest a slide that has already invited talk of a third consecutive defeat.

Ajinkya Rahane’s side has promised much but delivered little so far. The skipper’s own runs have been a rare highlight in an outfit whose balance has been skewed by injuries to key pacers and the inability of Cameron Green to bowl. Question-marks hover over team composition: Sunil Narine’s enduring selection despite indifferent returns, the under-employment of Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert, and a fragile lower order that crumbled during a recent high-stakes chase on this very ground. Young quick Kartik Tyagi and batting prodigy Angkrish Raghuvanshi have shown glimpses, yet consistency has eluded both batting and bowling units.

Across the aisle, Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings have raced to two wins on the bounce. Cooper Connolly, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh have provided the firepower, while Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal lend craft and control to a well-rounded attack that has rarely looked rattled.

The toss takes place at 7:00 PM IST, with television coverage on Star Sports and live streaming on JioHotstar for Indian audiences. International viewers can catch every ball on Willow TV in the United States and Canada—accessible through Fubo and Sling TV—or via Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Go and NOW TV in the United Kingdom.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh (vc), Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Tim Seifert, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamra, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Rachin Ravindra, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik.

Punjab Kings squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Harnoor Singh, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Musheer Khan, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh.