Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 44th match of IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The KKR vs PBKS Match Preview provides today’s IPL match details.
KKR vs PBKS Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 44:
Date and Venue:
The KKR vs PBKS match will be played on April 26 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Venkatesh Iyer, Moeen Ali, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson
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Punjab Kings
Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur
KKR vs PBKS Key battles:
Sunil Narine vs Arshdeep Singh
Sunil Narine will face Arshdeep Singh with the new ball in the first six overs in the KKR vs PBKS clash on Saturday. The matchup between Narine and Arshdeep will be an interesting one, given the fact that both players will look to put pressure on each other at the beginning of the game itself.
Andre Russell vs Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR’s veteran all-rounder Andre Russell, who is coming after getting a hit in the middle against GT, would like to prolong his innings in the game against PBKS. The hard-hitting batter would be up against Yuzvendra Chahal, who will be itching to carry the form he has shown in the last couple of matches in the upcoming game.
Priyansh Arya vs Vaibhav Arora
The battle between an in-form Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Arora will be a mouth-watering contest, given the fact that Vaibhav has been picking up wickets for KKR in IPL 2025 and will look to get the better of Priyansh Arya.
Abhishek would hope to get a big score under his belt after playing impactful innings in the last few matches.
Prabhsimran Singh vs Harshit Rana
Like Priyansh, Prabhsmran Singh, who has also made useful contributions for PBKS this season, will look to get the upper hand over the opposition bowlers and will be up against Harshit Rana, who has the experience of bowling in all phases of the innings.
KKR vs PBKS Key Players:
KKR– Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana
PBKS– Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
KKR vs PBKS Weather Report:
Rain is not expected to play spoilsport during the game in Kolkata on Saturday, with a maximum temperature of 36°C and a minimum of 27°C.
Conclusion
KKR would look to register their fourth win of the tournament in the Kolkata vs Punjab clash to keep their hopes of making it to the playoffs alive.
PBKS, on the other hand, would like to make a strong comeback after a disappointing performance in the last game against RCB.
Also Read: KKR vs PBKS Weather and Pitch Report Of Eden Gardens, Kolkata- IPL 2025, Match 44
