IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Preview: Head-to-Head, Pitch Report, Probable XIs, Fantasy Picks, And Prediction: Punjab Kings (PBKS) will welcome Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. With some ups and downs along the way, PBKS, led by Shreyas Iyer, aims to gain standing in the league table. At the same time, KKR, under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane, seeks to build on their recent performances to improve their position in the points table.
Match Details
Date: April 15, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
TV Broadcast: Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: JioHotstar.
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Head-to-Head Record
KKR and PBKS have faced each other on 33 occasions in IPL history, with KKR winning 21 matches and PBKS winning 12 games. In IPL 2024, PBKS chased down 262 runs against KKR at Eden Gardens and won by 8 wickets.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, is pretty lively and has a certain bounce, often helping fast bowlers. However, it offers value for shots, providing a balanced surface for batters as well as bowlers. The team winning the toss will probably want to chase because of the dew factor in evening games.
Weather Report: On April 15, 2025, Mohali will experience clear weather, with slight rain not being of great concern. The temperature will hover around 30°C (86°F), thus being excellent for a match.
IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Probable Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nihal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Moen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, and Harshit Rana.
Top Fantasy Picks
Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Quinton de Kock.
Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh(vc).
All-Rounders: Sunil Narine(c), Andre Russell, Marco Jansen.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.
IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Match Prediction
Going by past performance and the present configuration of the teams, we foresee a close game here. But if one considers the balanced structure of KKR and their recent performances, they may have a slight upper hand as compared to PBKS. If the team batting first goes to the excess of 180 runs, the team may have won the match.
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Streaming Details
Television: Star Sports Network
Online Streaming: JioHotstar
