PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2025: The IPL match will be played between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday, 15 April. Shreyas Iyer's team lost its last match on 12 April against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 8 wickets. That day Punjab could not even save a big score of 245 runs. Now it will clash with the rival team Kolkata at its home ground Mullanpur Stadium in Chandigarh. At the same time, KKR defeated Chennai by 8 wickets in its last match.

The Punjab Kings team will want to return to the path of victory from their home ground on Tuesday. Both the teams have won three matches each this season. Kolkata is at number five and Punjab at number six in the points table (IPL 2025 Points Table). Punjab will play its sixth match, while Kolkata will play its 7th match.

In this IPL, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer and Priyansh Arya are in great form. Iyer is currently the highest run-scorer for this team, scoring 250 runs in 5 matches. At the same time, opener Priyansh Arya has scored 194 runs in 5 matches with the help of a century. Nehal Vadhera and Prabhsimran Singh have also played important innings in some matches. However, Glenn Maxwell's form is a matter of concern for the team. He has been seen struggling to score runs with the bat this season. Now it remains to be seen whether Punjab Kings drop him for the upcoming matches or not.

PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head Records

Talking about Kolkata and Punjab, both the teams have clashed 33 times. In this, Kolkata has defeated Punjab 21 times. On the other hand, Punjab has won only 12 times. If we look at the statistics, KKR seems to have an edge over Punjab.

Punjab Kings Squads: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squads: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.

Mullanpur Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

There is a lot for the batsmen here this time, the score has gone above 200 in 3 out of 4 innings. Batsmen will get help here today as well. There can be turn on the pitch of Mullanpur, so spinners are expected to get a lot of help here. Batsmen can score more runs against fast bowlers, so the powerplay will be important. There will be a possibility of more runs in the powerplay, the outfield will also be fast. The decision to bowl first after winning the toss here will be right. The team batting first should score around 210, otherwise the team chasing the target can easily register a win.

Broadcast and Streaming Details

This Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders match will be live-telecasted on Star Sports Network and Sports18 Network. Live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar app and website.