Pbks vs kkr: The phase of IPL 2025 is now reaching half of its stop. Today, the 31st match of the 18th season will be played between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Punjab is ranked sixth in the Kings points table. KKR is in fifth place and both teams will try to improve their position. The match will start at 7:30 pm at Maharaja Yadavinder Singh Stadium, Mullangpur, New Chandigarh.
Mullanpur Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch of Mulanpur Stadium is considered favorable for batsmen. The team, which has scored the first in the two matches played here so far, has scored more than 200 runs. The confidence of Punjab Kings chief spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Glenn Maxwell must have been staggering. Because in the last match, both of them had scored 96 runs in 7 overs. If Punjab has prepared a flat pitch for this match, it is unlikely that their bowlers will be able to defend the score of 220, as Kolkata’s team is full of aggressive batsmen like Sunil Naren, Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer.
At the same time, Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane is also seen batting explosives. On the other hand, if Punjab prepares a slow pitch, the opposite situation may arise. Because, the Knight Riders team has a top bowler like Sunil Naren and a mysterious spinner like Varun Chakraborty.
Record of face to face
When it comes to the record of face to face between Kolkata and Punjab, KKR’s hand looks heavy. Both teams have been face to face 33 times in the IPL so far. In this, Kolkata has defeated Punjab 21 times. Whereas, Punjab has won only 12 times.
What is the weather forecast?
According to Aqueder, today the chances of rain are less during the match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The maximum temperature during the match is expected to be 35 degrees Celsius, and the temperature is expected to fall by 26 degrees in the evening.
Punjab Kings potential playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Vadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. Fast bowler Locky Ferguson was injured in the last match, so it is considered difficult to play in the upcoming matches.
Possible playing of Kolkata Knight Riders 11: Potential playing of Kolkata Knight Riders 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angakrishna Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moin Chakan Ali, John Chanera/Singal, Chakra/Swami
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