PBKS vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2025: A wounded Punjab Kings, reeling from a record-breaking defeat despite posting 245, face a formidable Kolkata Knight Riders in Chandigarh. Punjab’s bowling, particularly the spinners’ struggles, casts a long shadow over their home game. Their dilemma lies in choosing a pitch: a flat track risks another high-scoring onslaught, while a spin-friendly surface plays into KKR’s strengths, featuring Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine. Punjab’s batting, led by skipper Iyer and supported by emerging talents, shows promise. However, the underperforming overseas stars, Maxwell and Stoinis, need to step up against KKR’s potent spin attack. KKR, fresh from a dominant win against Chennai, possess a well-rounded team, capable of excelling on any surface. Punjab’s bowling economy is a major concern, and they must quickly find solutions to avoid another damaging defeat.
Squads
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Pyla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Aaron Hardie, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai
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Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 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 Chakravarthy and Chetan Sakariya.
