Punjab Kings (PBK) will take on Kolkata Night Rider (KKR) in its 31st match IPL 2025 On April 15th, Muranpur at Maharajayada Bindrasin International Cricket Stadium
The 2014 runner-up has not answered the offense from Abhishek Sharma, who won the match-winning century, so the Punjab Kings are in the game losing their final match against Sunrise Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders will score an easy win over CSK and will continue their good work against PBK on Tuesday.
KKR 11 vs Punjab Kings-IPL 2025, Match 31:
Openers: Quinton de Kock (WK), Sunil Narine
South African wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock opens the batting for the Kolkata Knight Riders along with Sunil Narine. The left-hander will itch to score a big score after not making a significant contribution in his final match against CSK, chasing a modest total
Sunil Narine, who will be partner at the top of Quinton de Kock’s order, will help KKR get back net run rates on the track, courtesy of Quickfi Inning in a small run chase against CSK, and tries to replicate the same against the King of Punjab
Intermediate: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvansi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh
KKR captain Ajinkarahane hopes to continue his victory momentum in the way the defending champions made a strong comeback against CSK.
Ajinkya Rahane needs good support from experienced players like Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh who played good innings at close loss against LSG at Eden Gardens. The match against the Punjab Kings also offers the opportunity for Angelish Ragbansi and Andre Russel to score several runs.
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Spancer Jhonson, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR has made a solid comeback against CSK in the bowling division by limiting the former champion to a score below 110. The bowling was led by the spin trio of Sunil Narine, Moen Ali and Varun Chakravalsi.
The spin bowler’s performance will give the Kolkata Knight Rider a lot of confidence in the tournament going forward. The pitch is expected to support the spinners in future matches. That being said, the spinner may not play an important role against the king of Punjab due to the nature of the wickets of Maranpur.
KKR has a fast bowling range that can be used at your disposal, along with Harshitlana and Vaibavavalora.
Harshit and Vaibhav have a reputation for picking wickets during bowling in the final five overs of the innings and are supported by Andre Russell, who has been providing important breakthroughs for KKR for many years.