New Delhi: Looking for their first win of the IPL 2026 season, Kolkata Knight Riders opted to bat first Shreyas IyerPunjab Kings (PBKS) on Monday.kkr captain Ajinkya Rahane Won the toss and elected to bat first at Eden Gardens.KKR made two changes in their playing eleven and neither of their two mystery spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy found a place in the team. “We are going to bat first. It looks like it is a good wicket, a little dry, but it is a very good wicket and the grass is also a little short. It is all about that belief and confidence. It is about winning those little moments. We are confident. Two changes, forced. Varun Chakravarthy got injured while taking a catch in the last game and Narine is not playing. Powell and Saini are in,” Rahane said at the time of the toss.Meanwhile, PBKS went with the same team.PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said, “I also had to bowl. I am very happy with the decision he took. Our (Shreyas and Ponting) chemistry has developed since their Delhi Capitals days. He gives freedom to all the youngsters and he himself is an inspiration. That is the team for us.” teamsPunjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (W), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.effects sub listPunjab Kings Impact Subs: Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet BrarKolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Saurabh Dubey