KKR vs PBKS IPL 2025: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings are face to face in the 44th match of IPL season 18 today. Punjab Kings have given a target of 202 runs to KKR. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first.
The opening pair of Punjab Kings was a hit. Prabhasimran Singh scored 83 runs and Priyansh Arya scored 69 runs. The two shared more than 100 runs. After this, captain Shreyas Iyer played an unbeaten innings of 25 runs. In this way, Punjab Kings scored 201 runs in 20 overs. At the same time, Vaibhav Arora of KKR took the most 2 wickets. Also Varun Chakraborty and Russell took 1-1 wickets.
Who is heavy in KKR vs PBKS Head to Head
So far, KKR’s upper hand has been heavy in the collision of both teams. Both teams have come face to face in 34 matches, out of which KKR has won 21 matches. At the same time, PBKS has won 13 matches. In IPL 2024, both teams clashed in 1 match, which PBKS won by 8 wickets. This is the second clash between the two teams in this edition. PBKS won by 16 runs in the last match. In such a situation, KKR will be sight today on avenging the previous defeat.
Playing of both KKR and PBKS teams 11
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakaria, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarti
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Shreyas Aiyar (Captain), Josh English (wicketkeeper), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Marco Johnson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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