This match is one of the most important to happen in the IPL this year. The second half of the league is in full progress. KKR need to win this match to have any chance of qualifying for the playoffs. PBKS will look to continue their winning momentum and win this match. This match will be on 26th April at 7:30 PM IST. In this article, check out the KKR vs PBKS Betting Odds, Tips, Pitch Report, Weather Report, key players to watch out for with win probability. Let’s start.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) IPL 2025 Match Details
Tournament | TATA IPL 2025 |
Tournament Match No | 44 |
Format | T20I |
Match Date | 26th April 2025 |
Match Time | 7:30 PM IST |
Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) Teams Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders were having such a good season. Then the match against PBKS happened at Mullanpur. That was a match that they should have won easily and boosted their net run rate. They lost the match by 16 runs and have not been the same since. They have a very good batting line-up of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh. This is one of the most destructive batting line-ups. Sunil Naraine is the all Rounder. Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora are good bowlers but they are not finding the rhythm.
KKR Predicted Playing XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)
Sunil Naraine
Ajinkya Rahane (C)
Venkatesh Iyer
Rinku Singh
Andre Russell
Ramandeep Singh
Harshit Rana
Vaibhav Arora
Anrich Nortje
Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings Preview
Punjab Kings are a team that is in the middle of the table. They can qualify for the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are very good attacking opening batters. Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis is a powerful middle order but they all have not been firing. Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal are the leaders of the bowling attack.
PBKS Predicted Playing XI
Priyansh Arya
Prabhsimran Singh
Shreyas Iyer (C)
Josh Inglis (WK)
Marcus Stoinis
Nehal Wadhera
Shashank Singh
Marco Jansen
Xavier Bartlett
Arshdeep Singh
Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) Head to Head
There have been 34 Matches between KKR vs PBKS. Out of these Matches, KKR have won 21 Matches and PBKS have won 13 Matches This will be their 35th Match against each other.
Recent Performances
KKR – L L W L W
PBKS – L W W L W
KKR vs PBKS Pitch Report - Match 44, IPL 2025
The pitch for this match will be a batting paradise. The batters will score runs and the bowlers will have a tough time.
KKR vs PBKS Weather Report - Match 44, IPL 2025
The weather will be good as the temperature will be 28 degrees.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) Key Players to Watch Out For
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Ajinkya Rahane will be the key batter for KKR. He has been batting well throughout the tournament. He will have to make a score of over 80 to win the match.
Anrich Nortje can be the key bowler for KKR. He bowls at express pace and he will look to rattle the Batters of PBKS and take wickets of the top order.
Sunil Naraine is the X factor player for KKR. He is one of the best batters in the team as well as some of the best bowlers in the team. He will need to have a complete performance.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Priyansh Arya will be the key batter for PBKS. He has been giving explosive starts at the top of the order. He is not scared and he will look to score another hundred.
Yuzvendra Chahal is the key bowler for PBKS. He will look to take Wickets of the KKR middle order and restrict KKR to a low total.
Marco Jansen can be the X factor player for PBKS. He is one of the best power order batters in the world. He is also one of the best left arm fast bowlers.
KKR vs PBKS Betting Odds on 12Bet
According to 12Bet, both teams have Betting Odds of 1.93. Therefore any team can win the match. It will be a very close contest.
KKR vs PBKS Best Bets IPL 2025
Here we are recommending the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings betting odds recommendations
Bet | Betting Odds |
Match Winner | KKR - 1.93 PBKS - 1.93 |
Highest individual score in match | >71.5 - 1.85 <71.5 - 1.85 |
KKR Top Batter | Ajinkya Rahane - 4.60 Venkatesh Iyer - 4.90 |
KKR Top Bowler | Varun Chakravarthy - 3.45 Harshit Rana - 4.90 Sunil Naraine - 4.90 Anrich Nortje - 4.90 |
PBKS Top Batter | Shreyas Iyer - 3.80 Prabhsimran Singh - 5.80 Priyansh Arya - 5.80 |
PBKS Top Bowler | Arshdeep Singh - 3.70 Yuzvendra Chahal - 3.90 |
KKR vs PBKS Win Probability
The match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will happen at Eden Gardens. With the shorter ground dimensions, the probability of a high scoring encounter is high.
For this match, If Punjab Kings wins the toss and choose to bowl first, They will be favorites with a win probability of 65%.
For this match, If Kolkata Knight Riders wins the toss and choose to bowl first, They will be favorites with a win probability of 54%.
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