PBKS stand-in captain Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bowl first against KKR at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Jonny Bairstow has been included in PBKS' playing XI in place of Liam Livingstone. Meanwhile, KKR have included fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera in place of Mitchell Starc, who got a cut on his finger in KKR's previous match.