All eyes will be on Shreyas Iyer as Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on his former team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday evening, in match 31 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). The Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders today’s IPL match will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Preview
At half time in the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the match was heading towards Shreyas Iyer’s team. But cricket is a funny game. It continues to befuddle all of us. PBKS failed to defend a target of 245 runs, which is hard to believe, even now, when the result is done and dusted. It was a show of Abhishek Sharma, who smashed a quickfire century and took the game away from Punjab. That was the second defeat for them in the last three matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, have made a tough start to their new campaign. That’s understandable as they are under new captaincy while some high-profile players also left the team. At the moment, Kolkata outfit is 5th on the table, having won three times in the first six matches. A win here for the champions could see them break into the top four.
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PBKS vs KKR: Match Details
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The Mullanpur Stadium promises another run-fest as Punjab Kings face Kolkata Knight Riders at 7:30 PM. In the last game here, PBKS hammered 219/6 against CSK, with young Priyansh Moliya smashing a brilliant century. The pitch offers true bounce and rewards aggressive strokeplay, making batting first a smart option.
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Weather Report: On April 8, 2025, New Chandigarh is expected to experience extreme heat, with a high of 40.6°C and a low of 22.8°C. The day will be characterized by hazy sunshine, and no rain is anticipated.
PBKS vs KKR Dream11: Team News
Punjab Kings Team News-
- Punjab Kings are expected to make changes to their playing 11 for this match.
- One of the expected change should come in the bowling department as pacer Lockie Ferguson had to leave the field due to an injury. The New Zealander bowled only two balls before leaving the field.
- Azmatullah Omarzai could be the player coming into PBKS Playing XI against KKR.
- Punjab Kings Full Squad: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyash Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryash Shedge, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey
Kolkata Knight Riders Team News-
- KKR also have no injury issues at all ahead of this match.
- Considering the dominant performance in the last match against CSK, KKR have no reasons at all to flirt with their winning combination.
- Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squads: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik
PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Expected Playing 11
Punjab Kings Expected Playing 11
- Priyansh Arya
- Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Glenn Maxwell / Azmatullah Omarzai
- Marcus Stoinis
- Shashank Singh
- Suryansh Shedge
- Marcos Jansen
- Xavier Bartlett
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Nehal Wadhera
Kolkata Knight Riders Expected Playing 11
- Quinton de Kock (WK)
- Sunil Narine
- Ajinkya Rahane (C)
- Rahul Tripathi
- Rinku Singh
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Ramandeep Singh
- Andre Russell
- Moeen Ali
- Harshit Rana
- Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Varun Chakaravarthy
PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Shreyas Iyer: Punjab Kings captain smashed 82 runs off just 36 balls in the last match. Overall, the 30-year-old has racked up 250 runs across five innings. He is in red-hot form and he should be in your Dream11 teams.
- Sunil Narine: For the first time this season, Sunil Narine bowled like we are so used to him bowling. The veteran all-rounder picked up three wickets while giving away just 13 runs in four overs.
- Quinton de Kock: South African wicket-keeper is another player in this KKR team who can make the life difficult for the bowlers. If he gets going, chances are KKR are putting on a show.
- Marcus Stoinis: Australian all-rounder smashed 34 runs off just 11 balls in the last match, with 24 of those runs coming in the last four balls. He can also contribute as a bowler.
- Varun Chakaravarthy: KKR’s star spinner is now a premium spinner who can turn the match with his bowling. The 33-year-old picked up two wickets in theb last match.
- Priyansh Arya: Based on the current form, Punjab Kings’ youngster is worth the shot as captain in this Dream11 fantasy cricket match. After scoring a century, the 24-year-old scored a quickfire 36 runs off just 13 balls in the last match.
- Arshdeep Singh: It might be the batsmen’s game these days, but bowlers such as Arshdeep Singh can still win any match with their bowling alone.
PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Fantasy Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: Q de Kock, P Singh
- BATSMEN: A Rahane, S Iyer, V Iyer, P Arya
- ALL–ROUNDERS: S Narine, M Stoinis
- BOWLERS: V Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, H Rana
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis
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