PBKS vs KKR Match 31 IPL 2025: The 31st match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on April 15 between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Mullanpur Stadium in Punjab. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Shreyas Iyer will be captaining the Punjab Kings, while Ajinkya Rahane will be leading the Kolkata Knight Riders. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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PBKS vs KKR Match 31 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 17 seasons of IPL, 33 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders so far. Out of these, PBKS has won 12 matches, while KKR has emerged victorious in 21 matches. During these matches, PBKS’s highest score against Kolkata has been 262 runs, while KKR’s highest score against Punjab has been 261 runs. On the other hand, PBKS’s lowest score against the Knight Riders is 119 runs, while KKR’s lowest score against the Kings is 109 runs.
PBKS vs KKR Match 31 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Mullanpur Stadium
The pitch at Mullanpur Stadium has been a paradise for batters this season. The 200-run mark has been crossed thrice in the four innings of the two matches played here so far. At the beginning of the innings, the fast bowlers get some movement and bounce, especially in the lights. However, as the game progresses, the pitch becomes favorable for the batters to play strokes. Today’s match is also expected to be high scoring.
The average score of this match has been 180, here teams prefer to bat first after winning the toss. A total of 7 matches were played in the IPL on this ground, in which the team batting first won four times, while the team batting later won 3 times. Punjab Kings played their last IPL match against SRH, in which they lost by 8 wickets. While, Kolkata Knight Riders played their last match against CSK, in which they won by 8 wickets.
PBKS vs KKR Match 31 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Punjab
According to the weather forecast for the PBKS vs KKR match, the skies will be clear with the maximum temperature starting at 38°C and dropping to 25°C by the end of the match. There is no chance of rain, the humidity level is expected to rise from 22% to 41% as the evening progresses, providing ideal conditions for the entire match.
This season, The Punjab team is looking in great rhythm under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. On the other hand, the Kolkata team has been doing well under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. PBKS has won three out of 5 matches and is sixth on the points table, while KKR has won three out of 6 matches and is at number five in the points table.
PBKS vs KKR Match 31 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Substitutes: Yash Thakur
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Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora.
Impact Substitutes: Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2025
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Vishak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Marco Johnson, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Paayla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, Mushir Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Aaron Hardy, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Umarzai.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad for IPL 2025
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Lavnith Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Enrique Nokia, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakraborty and Chetan Sakaria.