The last match between Punjab Kings (PBK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was a thriller in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to face Punjab Kings (PBK) in Eden Gardens, Kolkata in EPL 2025. This will be his second meeting this season.
Chasing the playoff spots with both teams, this struggle is important. Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR an IPL title last year, now captains a revival PBK sitting in the top five. KKR, struggling with incompatibility, should win to keep the playoff hopes alive, while PBKs see to strengthen their position with another significant victory.
What happened last time in PBKS vs KKR?
Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mulanpur, Punjab in their most recent IPL 2025 encounter.
After exiting for 111 runs, PBK returned with a spectacular return, rejecting KKR for just 95 runs in 15.1 overs. It was a low scoring thriller, but managed to maintain pbks composer and strong.
Punjab Kings star leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was named Player of the Match for his brilliant performance, taking 4 wickets for just 28 runs in his four overs.
PBKS vs KKR Squad
KKR: Quinton de Coke (W), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rampandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakarvarti, Angkrisha, Manish Pandey, Manneesh Pandey, Manish Pandey, Mainish Pandey, Moeen Ali, Moeen Ali, Mayeen ALII, Mayeen Nort Marcande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya
Pbks: Priyash Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (W), Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jensen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockey Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal Vijaykumar Vyasak, Josh England, Javier Bartlet, Vishnu Vinod, Kuldeep Sean, Kuldeep Sean, Harpreet Brar, Haranur Singh, Mushir Khan, Payla Avinash
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