Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 31st match of IPL 2025 on April 15 in Mullanpur
PBKS vs KKR Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 31:
Date and Venue:
The PBKS vs KKR game will be played on April 15 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The game will start at 07:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Punjab Kings
Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Venkatesh Iyer, Moeen Ali, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson
PBKS vs KKR key battles:
Priyansh Arya vs Vaibhav Arora
The 24-year-old left-handed batter Priyansh Arya, who has been the talk of the town in the last couple of matches following his aggressive strokeplay against the new ball, will look to replicate the same when he faces fast bowler Vaibhav Arora in the first six overs of the match on Tuesday
Shreyas Iyer vs Varun Chakravarthy
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, is coming on the back of an attacking half-century in the last match against SRH, although in a losing cause, and will look to keep up the good work when he takes on Varun Chakravarthy in the middle overs of the Punjab vs Kolkata game
Sunil Narine vs Arshdeep Singh
Although Arshdeep has been in decent form in the ongoing IPL season, the fast bowler is yet to deliver an eye-catching performance and will look to do so in the PBKS vs KKR game. Arshdeep will be up against Sunil Narine, who is known for his aggressive batting but is susceptible to a well-directed short ball.
Andre Russell vs Yuzvendra Chahal
One of the key battles that might decide the fate of KKR’s batting performance against PBKS will be between Andre Russell and Yuzvendra Chahal. Neither Russell nor Chahal has been in the best of form and will look to put their best foot forward in the game.
PBKS vs KKR Key Players:
PBKS – Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur
KKR – Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, Ajinkya Rahane, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
PBKS vs KKR Weather Report:
Rain is not expected to play spoilsport during the PBKS vs KKR game on Tuesday, with a maximum temperature of 38°C and a minimum of 25°C.
Conclusion
PBKS would like to get their campaign back on track by winning the Punjab vs Kolkata clash after losing their last match against SRH, courtesy of a maiden IPL century by Abhishek Sharma
KKR, on the other hand, would like to build on the winning momentum that the team has in the ongoing tournament in the \ game and register their second consecutive win
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