PBKS vs KKR Playing 11, IPL 2025: Lockie Ferguson, Andre Russell Out? Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Team News, Lineups

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PBKS vs KKR IPL 2025 Playing 11: Punjab Kings will be up against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 31 of the IPL 2025 on Tuesday (April 15).

The Kings and Knight Riders occupy close positions in the IPL points table and just outside the playoffs zone. A win today would take either of them to the playoff positions. Knight Riders had a huge away win against CSK in their last encounter, while the Kings succumbed to their second defeat of the season at the hands of SRH.

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 Schedule

• Fixture: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
• Date & Time: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
• Captains: Shreyas Iyer (PBKS), Ajinkya Rahane (KKR)

PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head Record

• Total Matches: 33
• KKR Wins: 21
• PBKS Wins: 12

PBKS and KKR IPL 2025 Squads

Punjab Kings: Josh Inglis(w), Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Chetan Sakariya

PBKS vs KKR IPL 2025 Match 31 Team News, Injury Update

Punjab Kings

It is a body blow for Punjab as they have lost pacer Lockie Ferguson after the pacer suffered a hamstring injury in the SRH match. Apart from that, all the players are fit.

For the upcoming match, Shreyas Iyer will have to find a replacement and Punjab can bring in Afghan all-rounder Azmat Omarzai. The form of Yuzvendra Chahal is a concern but the leg-spinner is likely to keep his place.

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR are still pondering over the fitness of Anrich Nortje, who is yet to play a match for them. Moeen Ali and Spencer Johnson have been their alternate options according to conditions, but the England veteran may keep his place. The Knights do have a settled lineup and they are poised to proceed with largely an unchanged eleven.

PBKS vs KKR Playing 11: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Lineups

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS Impact Player: Vyshak Vijaykumar

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Moeen Ali, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora