It will be a battle between two teams, which will look for a solid form of consistency in their 2025 season in progress Tuesday, in Mullanpur. The kings of Punjab are currently sixth in the ranking and at the beginning, there were table toppers. They were beaten in their previous match by SRH and hope to bounce back. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders won his previous match and is fifth in the standings.
Their table positions at mid-time respective represent their form at the moment, and they will seek to change this. PBKs have lost the key rhythm Lockie Ferguson due to an injury and it should not come back this season. Faced with his former team, Shreyas Iyer will have to use all his experience, and knowledge about his former teammates could also serve as advantages.
In terms of tête-à -tête, KKR led 21-12 against PBKS in the history of the IPL, and the two games have won four games each since 2020. Speaking before the match, the fast bowling coach of PBK [Yuzvendra Chahal] In the game more than we do. He just finds it difficult to get into the game right now. Against Chennai, just the bowling alley, a very good at a very important moment. He played a very good one, but that only brings him into the tournament. We are five games and to win the IPL, we will need him. »»
Due to Ferguson’s injury, PBKs will delight its programming abroad. They could bring Xavier Bartlett or one of the versatile Bowling Pace Azmatullah Omarzai and Aaron Hardie. Glenn Maxwell will be essential for PBKS, but has not been in good shape since 2024. Since the 2024 IPL, he has only achieved 86 points in 13 sleeves, with an average of 6.61 and also recorded five ducks.
Anrich Nortje is available for KKR now, but has not yet played a game. Moeen Ali, who faced CSK, could be replaced by Spencer Johnson if Kkr opts for an additional rhythm option. Andre Russell could be used properly with the VS Pbks balloon, and he also has a good record against Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis. Russell withdrew Captain PBKS five times in nine rounds and Stoinis was rejected three times in five rounds.
All eyes will be on KKR Spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine and Moeen Ali (if he plays). KKR Spinners has recorded the best average (20.62) this season, as well as the best economy (6.73).
IPL 2025: PBKS VS KKR probably xis (including the impact player) –
PBKS – Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai / Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Yuzvenda Chahal, Yash Thakur
KKR – Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vekatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson / Moeen Ali, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora