IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Playing 11: Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings faced Ajinkya Rahane led Kolkata Knight Riders to play the 31st match of IPL 2025 on April 15 in Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 31st Match |
| Venue | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| Date | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 |
| Time | 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM IST |
| Points Table | IPL 2025 Points Table, Team Standing, NRR and Points |
IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Playing 11
Since 2024, Glenn Maxwell has scored only 86 runs in 13 innings in the IPL, averaging 6.61 with five ducks and a highest of 30.
KKR’s spinners have the best average (20.62) and the best economy (6.73) among all teams in this IPL. PBKS’ spinners, on the other hand, have the highest average (54.4), highest economy (10.46) and the highest strike rate (31.2).
Sunil Narine has picked up 34 wickets in 25 matches against PBKS, at an average of 20.02 and an economy of 7.02. He has also scored 251 runs against them with two half-centuries.
In IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Match at Mullanpur, Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bat first.
Winning the toss, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said “We are going to bat first. Feel the wicket has been really well for the last couple of matches, the dew comes in but the outfield doesn’t skid through. Don’t remember the team changes, I will tell later. We need to take as many catches in the fielding and create some sort of brilliance”.
On the other hand, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “We were looking to bowl first on this wicket. For me, toss is something you cannot control. We have a batting that can chase the target. Just one change. Nortje comes in for Moeen Ali. He has been working hard on his game and I am really looking forward to see him bowl tonight”.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey
