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- In the 18th season of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings will face Kolkata Knight Riders on 15th April. Today’s match will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab’s home ground, from 7:30 pm. This season, both the teams will face each other for the first time.
- This season Kolkata Knight Riders have played 6 matches so far, where they have won 3 matches and lost 3 matches. Currently KKR is at number 5 in the points table.
- Punjab Kings have played 5 matches so far this season. Where they have won 3 matches and lost 2 matches. Currently PBKS is at number 6 in the points table.
Match Details, 31st Match
PBKS vs KKR
Date- 15 April
Stadium- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur
Time: Toss- 7:00 PM
Match Start – 7:30 PM
Punjab players in good form
- Punjab Kings players are looking in good form this season. However, in the last match, Hyderabad defeated Punjab by 8 wickets. But Punjab’s team also performed well.
- In the Punjab team, their captain Shreyas Iyer has scored 250 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 208. And he is also the highest run scorer of the team.
- In bowling, Arshdeep Singh is the highest wicket taker. He has taken 7 wickets in 5 matches so far.
Kolkata’s spinners in good form
- Kolkata’s spinners are performing well at this time. In the last match also, Kolkata had restricted Chennai to 103 runs in 20 overs in which their spinners played a big role.
- In batting, Kolkata’s captain Ajinkya Rahane has scored 204 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 154. And he is also the highest run scorer of the team.
- In bowling, Varun Chakravarthy has taken 8 wickets in 6 matches and is also the highest wicket taker of the team.
KKR vs PBKS: Who is ahead in head to head?
- If we talk about the head to head of both the teams, Kolkata has the upper hand. So far, 33 matches have been played between the two teams in IPL where Kolkata has won 21 and Punjab has won 12 matches. In this way, KKR has had the upper hand so far.
KKR vs PBKS: Pitch Report
- The pitch of Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur is mostly a batting friendly pitch. Batsmen get more help here, so high scoring matches are seen in this stadium.
- So far 7 matches of IPL have been played here where in 4 matches the team batting first has won and in 3 matches the team chasing has won.
- The highest score of this stadium is 219/6. Which was made by Punjab Kings in the last match against Chennai Super Kings. In that match, Priyansh Arya played an innings of 103 runs while batting brilliantly.
KKR vs PBKS: Weather Conditions
- The weather in Mullanpur is going to be very clear on 15 April. The day will be sunny and there is no chance of rain. The temperature today can range from 23 to 37 degrees Celsius.
Probable playing-12 of Punjab Kings
- Shreyas Iyer (captain), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera.
Probable playing-12 of Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
