IPL 2025: PBKS vs KKR playing 11, PBKS batters vs KKR bowlers matchups

Punjab Kings are set to face off against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, to be held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur. With the IPL season heating up, fans can look forward to a packed schedule of 74 matches across 13 cities over the next two months. Hyderabad will host Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator on May 20 and 21, while Kolkata will stage Qualifier 2 and the grand final on May 23 and 25, respectively.  Check IPL 2025 Match 31: PBKS vs KKR live score, match updates and full scorecard here  Also read: PBKS vs KKR - Mullanpur Stadium stats | Full scorecard | Live streaming

 

 

Punjab Kings currently sit sixth on the points table, having won three out of their five matches. Despite posting a mammoth 245 in their last outing, they suffered a disappointing loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad and will be eager to bounce back strongly in front of their home crowd after thier match against Kolkata Kight Riders today. Before the match PBKS won the toss and decided to bat first.  PBKS vs KKR playing 11 today:  PBKS playing 11 vs KKR: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal  Impact players: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey  KKR playing 11 vs PBKS: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy  Impact players: Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy

 

Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders head into this encounter with momentum on their side, having defeated Chennai Super Kings in their previous game. They occupy fifth place in the standings with three wins and three losses from six matches. With both teams looking to break into the top four, this clash promises to be a tightly contested battle.

 

Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy record in IPL 2025

 

Matches: 5

Wins: 3

Losses: 2

Tied: 0

Win percentage: 60

 

Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy record in IPL 2025

 

Matches: 6

Wins: 3

Losses: 3

N/R: 0

Win percentage: 0

 

PBKS squad for IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harpreet Brar, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

 

KKR squad for IPL 2025: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya

 

Check out the players' match-up ahead of the PBKS vs KKR match here. The players' battle stats will help you to create Punjab vs Kolkata fantasy playing 11 on the basis of facts

 

IPL 2025: PBKS vs KKR key player battles 

PBKS batters vs KKR bowlers matchup stats
Batter	Bowler	Format	Innings	Runs	Outs	Average	Strike Rate
Prabhsimran Singh	Harshit Rana	IPL	2	13	1	13	217
Shreyas Iyer	Andre Russell	IPL	9	63	5	12.6	117
Shreyas Iyer	Anrich Nortje	T20s	5	19	0		119
Shreyas Iyer	Moeen Ali	T20s	4	28	1	28	104
Shreyas Iyer	Sunil Narine	IPL	8	42	1	42	120
Shreyas Iyer	Varun Chakravarthy	IPL	4	38	1	38	173
Glenn Maxwell	Andre Russell	IPL	6	26	0		118
Glenn Maxwell	Andre Russell	T20s	11	66	0		150
Glenn Maxwell	Sunil Narine	IPL	15	62	4	15.5	97
Glenn Maxwell	Sunil Narine	T20s	19	97	5	19.4	107
Glenn Maxwell	Varun Chakravarthy	IPL	6	46	3	15.3	153
Josh Inglis	Spencer Johnson	T20s	4	24	2	12	120
Marcus Stoinis	Andre Russell	IPL	5	13	3	4.3	100
Marcus Stoinis	Andre Russell	T20s	9	33	5	6.6	103
Marcus Stoinis	Moeen Ali	IPL	3	39	1	39	217
Marcus Stoinis	Spencer Johnson	T20s	3	16	0		100
Marcus Stoinis	Sunil Narine	IPL	7	26	1	26	104
Marcus Stoinis	Sunil Narine	T20s	10	38	2	19	93
Marcus Stoinis	Vaibhav Arora	T20s	2	6	1	6	150
Marcus Stoinis	Varun Chakravarthy	T20s	5	8	2	4	67

 

 

KKR batters vs PBKS bowlers matchups stats
Batter	Bowler	Format	Innings	Runs	Outs	Average	Strike Rate
Quinton de Kock	Arshdeep Singh	IPL	4	19	1	19	95
Quinton de Kock	Arshdeep Singh	T20s	8	38	4	9.5	97
Quinton de Kock	Glenn Maxwell	IPL	5	19	0		76
Quinton de Kock	Glenn Maxwell	T20s	13	54	2	27	82
Quinton de Kock	Marco Jansen	T20s	5	25	1	25	109
Quinton de Kock	Marcus Stoinis	IPL	4	19	3	6.3	146
Quinton de Kock	Marcus Stoinis	T20s	6	35	3	11.7	152
Quinton de Kock	Yuzvendra Chahal	IPL	8	44	6	7.3	113
Quinton de Kock	Yuzvendra Chahal	T20s	9	54	6	9	123
Sunil Narine	Arshdeep Singh	IPL	4	21	1	21	175
Sunil Narine	Marco Jansen	T20s	3	1	1	1	33
Sunil Narine	Marcus Stoinis	IPL	2	30	0		231
Sunil Narine	Yuzvendra Chahal	IPL	5	49	0		245
Ajinkya Rahane	Arshdeep Singh	IPL	4	21	2	10.5	131
Ajinkya Rahane	Yash Thakur	T20s	2	14	1	14	156
Ajinkya Rahane	Yuzvendra Chahal	IPL	9	45	3	15	107
Ajinkya Rahane	Yuzvendra Chahal	T20s	10	61	3	20.3	124
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	Yuzvendra Chahal	T20s	2	24	1	24	150
Venkatesh Iyer	Arshdeep Singh	IPL	4	17	1	17	131
Venkatesh Iyer	Arshdeep Singh	T20s	5	21	1	21	124
Venkatesh Iyer	Harpreet Brar	IPL	3	14	0		140
Venkatesh Iyer	Marco Jansen	IPL	4	14	3	4.7	78
Venkatesh Iyer	Vyshak Vijaykumar	T20s	3	20	0		105
Venkatesh Iyer	Yuzvendra Chahal	IPL	4	34	2	17	179
Rinku Singh	Arshdeep Singh	T20s	3	38	0		253
Rinku Singh	Marco Jansen	T20s	5	29	0		171
Rinku Singh	Yash Thakur	IPL	2	26	0		260
Andre Russell	Arshdeep Singh	IPL	4	34	2	17	213
Andre Russell	Harpreet Brar	IPL	2	30	0		188
Andre Russell	Lockie Ferguson	T20s	5	44	0		157
Andre Russell	Marcus Stoinis	IPL	3	32	0		291
Andre Russell	Marcus Stoinis	T20s	6	40	2	20	235
Andre Russell	Yuzvendra Chahal	IPL	8	82	1	82	195
Moeen Ali	Glenn Maxwell	T20s	8	40	2	20	121
Moeen Ali	Lockie Ferguson	T20s	4	40	1	40	160
Moeen Ali	Marcus Stoinis	T20s	6	33	2		150
Moeen Ali	Yuzvendra Chahal	IPL	5	40	0		143
Moeen Ali	Yuzvendra Chahal	T20s	8	61	2	30.5	145