Punjab kings will host kolkata knight riders
Photo: AP
Key highlights
- Pbks will host kkr
- Shreyas iyer will lead pbks against his former side
- This will the first time the two siddes face each other in Mullanpur
Shreyas Led kkr to the IPL Title last year before by taking the first captain to be released by a franchise in the season after they won the trophy. The star Indian Cricketer Entred The 2025 IPL Mega Auction and was purchased by pbks for a whopping value of Rs. 26.75 Crore, Making Him The Second Most Expensive Player in the League’s History.
Shreyas trust the 17th player to lead the franchise in 18 years. He is only one of five players to lead three teams and the second after Kumar sangakkara to be appointed permanent Captain of the franchise.
Currently, kkr are fifth on the table with three wins and three defeats Each. Meanwhile, pbks are Sixth on the table with three wins and two losses to their name.
Overall, kkr dominated the fixure, having won 21 out of the 33 games. This is the joint-second best head-to-head in ipl history along with CSK vs RCB. Only Mumbai Indians (vs kkr) have won more matches (24) against a single opponent. The Punjab-based franchise has been kkr 12 times. This will be the first meeting between the two sides at the newly Built Stadium in Mullanpur. The last time the two sides went head-to-head, pbks registered the highest successful run chase in T20 Cricket History at Eden Gardens.
Pbks vs kkr toss updates
Kkr vs pbks toss updates: Pbks Won Toss, Chose to Bat First.
Kkr vs pbks match time: The Match will start at 7:30 pm IST
Pbks playing xi: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh, YSHEP SINGH, ARSHEP SINGH, ARSHEP SINGH
Pbks impact sub nomiaans: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey
Kkr 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 Chakaravarthary
Kkr impact sub nominations: Manish Pandey, Angrish Raghuvanshi, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sissodia
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep SINGH, YASHEP SINGH, YASHP SINGH, YASHP SINGHH, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, JOSH Inglis, Xavier Bartlet, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, HARNOOR SINGH, HARNOOR SINGH, Musheer Khan, Pyla avinash
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de kock (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Ararara, Vaibhav Arara, Varun Chakaravarthy, Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rovman Powell, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Spacer Johnonson
