Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 31st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams had contrasting results in their previous games.
PBKS suffered an eight-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their last encounter. They batted brilliantly to post a massive first-innings score but bowled poorly to let the opponent chase it with nine balls to spare.
Meanwhile, KKR defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in their previous fixture. They were clinical in all the departments and churned out a complete performance.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett
Impact Player: Yash Thakur
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Varun Chakravarthy
There will be some early swing for speedsters in Mullanpur, but the pitch should become easier once the early movement goes. The batters will get value for their shots. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with around 190 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 35°C, with no threat of rain, is forecast.
| Scores | |||||
| Priyansh Arya | 47 (23) | 8 (9) | 0 (1) | 103 (42) | 36 (13) |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 5 (8) | 69 (34) | 17 (16) | 0 (2) | 42 (23) |
| Shreyas Iyer | 97* (42) | 52* (30) | 10 (5) | 9 (7) | 82 (36) |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 16 (15) | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Glenn Maxwell | 0 (1) | DNB | 30 (21) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) |
| Marcus Stoinis | 20 (15) | DNB | 1 (7) | 4 (7) | 34 (11) |
| Shashank Singh | 44 (16) | DNB | 10* (13) | 52* (36) | 2 (3) |
| Suryansh Shedge | DNB | DNB | 2 (4) | DNP | DNP |
| Marco Jansen | DNB | DNB | 3 (6) | 34* (19) | 5* (5) |
| Arshdeep Singh | DNB | DNB | 1 (5) | DNB | DNB |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | DNB | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Nehal Wadhera | DNP | 43* (25) | 62 (41) | 9 (7) | 27 (22) |
| Final Figures | |||||
| Arshdeep Singh | 4-0-36-2 | 4-0-43-3 | 4-0-35-1 | 4-0-39-1 | 4-0-37-1 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2-0-29-0 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Marco Jansen | 4-0-44-1 | 4-0-28-1 | 4-0-45-1 | 4-0-48-0 | 2-0-39-0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2-0-26-1 | 3-0-22-1 | 1-0-6-0 | 2-0-11-1 | 3-0-40-0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2-0-31-0 | 2-0-15-0 | 4-0-48-0 | 1-0-10-0 | 0.4-0-6-0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3-0-34-0 | 4-0-36-1 | 3-0-32-0 | 1-0-9-0 | 4-0-56-1 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 3-0-28-0 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Lockie Ferguson | DNP | 3-0-26-1 | 4-0-37-2 | 4-0-40-2 | 0.2-0-1-0 |
| Yash Thakur | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4-0-39-1 | 2.3-0-40-0 |
| Shashank Singh | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2-0-27-0 |
| Scores | ||||||
| Quinton de Kock | 4 (5) | 97* (61) | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 15 (9) | 23 (16) |
| Sunil Narine | 44 (26) | DNP | 0 (2) | 7 (7) | 30 (13) | 44 (18) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 56 (31) | 18 (15) | 11 (7) | 38 (27) | 61 (35) | 20* (17) |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 6 (7) | 22* (17) | 3 (9) | 60 (29) | 45 (29) | DNB |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 30 (22) | DNB | 26 (16) | 50 (32) | 5 (4) | DNB |
| Rinku Singh | 12 (10) | DNB | 17 (14) | 32* (17) | 38* (15) | 15* (12) |
| Andre Russell | 4 (3) | DNB | 5 (11) | 1 (2) | 7 (4) | DNB |
| Ramandeep Singh | 6* (9) | DNB | 22 (12) | DNB | 1 (2) | DNB |
| Harshit Rana | 5 (6) | DNB | 4 (8) | DNB | 10* (9) | DNB |
| Spencer Johnson | 1* (1) | DNB | 1* (3) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Varun Chakravathy | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB |
| Vaibhav Arora | DNB | DNB | DNP | DNB | DNB | DNB |
| Moeen Ali | DNP | 5 (12) | DNP | DNB | DNP | DNB |
| Manish Pandey | DNP | DNP | 19 (14) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Final Figures | ||||||
| Vaibhav Arora | 3-0-42-1 | 4-0-33-2 | DNB | 4-1-29-3 | 4-0-35-0 | 4-0-31-1 |
| Spencer Johnson | 2.2-0-31-0 | 4-0-42-1 | 2-0-14-0 | DNP | 3-0-46-0 | DNP |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4-0-43-1 | 4-0-17-2 | 3-0-12-0 | 4-0-22-3 | 4-0-31-0 | 4-0-22-2 |
| Harshit Rana | 3-0-32-0 | 4-0-36-2 | 2-0-28-0 | 3-0-15-1 | 4-0-51-2 | 4-0-16-2 |
| Sunil Narine | 4-0-27-1 | DNP | 3-0-32-0 | 4-0-30-1 | 3-0-38-0 | 4-0-13-3 |
| Moeen Ali | DNP | 4-0-23-2 | DNP | DNB | DNP | 4-0-20-1 |
| Andre Russell | DNB | DNB | 2.5-0-35-2 | 1.4-0-21-2 | 2-0-32-1 | DNB |
Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS):
Marco Jansen (PBKS):
Quinton de Kock (KKR):
Varun Chakravarthy (KKR):
Shreyas Iyer (PBKS):
Priyansh Arya (PBKS):
Sunil Narine (KKR):
Ramandeep Singh (KKR):
Punjab Kings will have a home advantage and possess a better team. While Kolkata Knight Riders have done well in patches, PBKS look stronger. Expect PBKS to win.
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