PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Prediction
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday, April 15. After losing in a lop-sided manner to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) despite putting up a first innings total of nearly 250 runs, the PBKS management will be looking at its bowling lineup to stand up and deliver a far better performance in the next game.
On the other hand, the KKR bowling lineup steamrolled Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai, allowing them to score just over a 100 runs in their allotted 20 overs before chasing the runs down with nearly 10 overs to spare. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the PBKS versus KKR IPL 2025 31st match.
PBKS vs KKR Match Details
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Match Number |
31 |
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Teams |
Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) |
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Venue |
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur |
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Time |
7:30 PM IST |
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On Field Umpire |
Sai Darshan Kumar, Mohit Krishna Das |
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Third Umpire |
Kn Ananthapadmanabhan |
PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head Stats & Records
PBKS haven’t played at their best against KKR over the years, losing to them 21 times out of 33 matches they have competed in. In the last season of the IPL, PBKS made history at the expense of KKR, chasing down the highest total in the history of the league. On the back of that performance, and their improved start in the IPL 2025, PBKS will be fancying their chances of beating KKR at their home ground this time around.
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PBKS |
vs |
KKR |
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33 |
Total Matches Played |
33 |
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12 |
Won |
21 |
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262 |
Highest Total |
261 |
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119 |
Lowest Total |
79 |
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14 |
Tosses Won |
19 |
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6 |
Elected To Bat |
4 |
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8 |
Elected To Field |
15 |
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5 |
Won Toss And Match |
12 |
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1 |
Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won |
2 |
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4 |
Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won |
10 |
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162.58 |
Avg. Runs |
163.88 |
PBKS vs KKR Pitch Report
The pitches at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur have been very good for batting in the IPL 2025 season, allowing teams to put up scores in excess of 200 runs. After seven matches at this venue in the IPL, the teams batting first have won four and the teams batting second have won three. The average first innings score at this venue in the league is 180.
Records and Stats at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur
| Total Matches played | 7 |
| Matches won batting first | 4 |
| Matches won batting second | 3 |
| Matches with no result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Average First Innings Score | 180 |
PBKS vs KKR Probable Playing XIs
PBKS Probable Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR Probable Playing 11: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Ramandeep Singh
PBKS vs KKR IPL 2025 Full Squads
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shegde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett
PBKS's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Win | Loss | Win | Loss |
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock (wk), 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
KKR's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Loss | Win | Loss | Win |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks For PBKS vs KKR, Match 31, IPL 2025
Q. Why are Shreyas Iyer and Sunil Narine good choices for captaincy picks?
Shreyas Iyer has been in exceptional form with the bat in the IPL 2025, leading the scoring charts for PBKS. Sunil Narine has already made a couple of valuable contributions with the bat for KKR, while his bowling is there and thereabouts as well.
Shreyas Iyer IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 250 | 83.33 | 208.33 |
Shreyas Iyer IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 121 | 3377 | 33.77 | 131.25 |
Sunil Narine IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Wickets | S/R (BA) |
| 5 | 125 | 5 | 189.39 |
Sunil Narine IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Wickets | S/R (BA) |
| 182 | 1659 | 185 | 167.41 |
Q. Why are Priyansh Arya and Ajinkya Rahane good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Priyansh Arya has lit up the IPL in his debut season, scoring a fantastic hundred against CSK apart from a few flying starts at the top of the order as well.
Priyansh Arya IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 194 | 38.80 | 220.45 |
Ajinkya Rahane has been quite consistent with the bat for KKR without making a massive contribution with the bat in the IPL 2025, and it could be just around the corner.
Ajinkya Rahane IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 6 | 204 | 40.80 | 154.88 |
Ajinkya Rahane IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 191 | 4846 | 30.48 | 124.48 |
PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2025 Match 31: Top Players to pick
Prabhsimran Singh: Prabhsimran Singh is known to provide quick starts in the powerplay for PBKS in the IPL, and at times, he goes big in his innings as well.
Prabhsimran Singh IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 69 | 26.60 |
160.24 |
Prabhsimran Singh IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 39 | 889 | 22.79 | 148.17 |
Arshdeep Singh: Arshdeep Singh is one of the top bowlers in the PBKS lineup, and he is often amongst the wickets for them in the IPL.
Arshdeep Singh IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 5 | 7 | 9.50 | 17.14 |
Arshdeep Singh IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 70 | 83 | 9.06 | 17.88 |
Varun Chakravarthy: Varun Chakravarthy invariably finds himself taking important wickets for KKR, playing a key role in some of the wins for the franchise in the IPL over time.
Varun Chakravarthy IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | Avg. |
| 6 | 8 | 6.39 | 18.38 |
Varun Chakravarthy IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | Avg. |
| 77 | 91 | 7.47 | 23.62 |
Harshit Rana: Harshit Rana is used as an enforcer by KKR with the captain bringing him into the attack to break partnerships apart from the putting the breaks on the opposition innings.
Harshit Rana IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 6 | 7 | 8.90 | 17.14 |
Harshit Rana IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 27 | 32 | 9.02 | 15.78 |
PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2025 Match 31: Players to avoid
Yuzvendra Chahal: Yuzvendra Chahal has struggled for PBKS at the start of the IPL 2025, finding it difficult to curtail boundaries let alone taking wickets.
Spencer Johnson: Spencer Johnson has been in-and-out of the KKR starting lineup in the IPL 2025, and he hasn’t set the stage alight with his bowling in the tournament either.
PBKS vs KKR Match 31 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeeper: Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Shashank Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c)
All-Rounder: Sunil Narine (VC)
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
PBKS vs KKR Match 31 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (C)
All-Rounders: Sunil Narine (VC), Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
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FAQ :
Q1. Who is the best captain choice for PBKS vs KKR Dream11 team?
Ans: Shreyas Iyer has been in exceptional form with the bat in IPL 2025, leading the scoring charts for PBKS. In 5 matches, he has scored 250 runs at an average of 83.33 and a strike rate of 208.33.
Q2. What is the PBKS vs KKR head-to-head record?
Ans: Out of the 33 matches played between them, KKR has won 21, while PBKS has won 12
Q3. What is the pitch report for Mullanpur Stadium?
A: The pitch offers a balanced contest, with early assistance for pacers and favorable conditions for batters as the game progresses. Dew in the second innings gives an advantage to the chasing team
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