Follow UsThe Punjab Kings will host the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 31st game of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mullanpur on April 15. Both teams have won three games each so far, with KKR playing six games while PBKS have played five.
The teams are also placed adjacent to each other in the middle of the points table currently. Both sides have a great opportunity to win and aim to station themselves in the top four so that their path to the playoffs can be easier.
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali
You can catch live streaming of PBKS vs KKR and every other IPL 2025 game on Star Sports Network (TV) and JioHotstar (Digital).
The PBKS vs KKR match will kick off on April 14 (Monday) at 7:30 PM IST.
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Safe picks: Shreyas Iyer (PBKS), Arshdeep Singh (PBKS), Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR), Rinku Singh (KKR)
Risky picks: Sunil Narine (KKR), Priyansh Arya (PBKS), Prabhsimrah Singh (PBKS), Harshit Rana (KKR)
The pair have played 33 times, with PBKS winning 12 and KKR have won 21.
Momentum is everything in cricket, PBKS have been batting really well in Mullanpur, so if their batting fires against KKR as well, there might be a good chance that they’ll be able to beat KKR who have blown hot and cold this season.
Shreyas Iyer has been splendid with the bat, and since the last season, has scored 601 runs at an average of 50.08 and is striking at 167.4.
Varun Chakaravarthy has been the best bowler amongst both sides since 2024 and has 29 IPL wickets at an average of just 18.9 and an economy of 7.5 while picking a wicket every 15.1 delivery on average.
The pitch and conditions in Mullanpur have been absolutely batting friendly with 200 being breached multiple times so far in the season. Expect yet another flat pitch and the ball flying all over the park.
Expect a full match as the temperature will remain between 37 and 23 degrees on the day, with a 0% chance of precipitation.