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TATA IPL 2025 - Match 31 - Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: April 15
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA IPL - Indian Premier League, Match 31 - Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which will be played on the 15th of April at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh.
Match 31 - Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh)
Current Form Punjab Kings:
Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 6th position on points table with 3 wins and 2 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Punjab Kings is 0.065.
The top run scorer for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Shreyas Iyer with 250 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League is Arshdeep Singh with 7 scalps under his belt.
Punjab Kings have lost their previous high scoring thriller against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets.
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a huge total of 245 for 6 in 20 overs. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh once again gave their team a tremendous start. They scored 36 and 42 runs respectively at the top of the order. Shreyas Iyer then played a captain's knock of 82 runs in 36 balls, hitting 6 fours and 6 sixes. Marcus Stoinis provided the much needed impetus into the innings, hitting 4 sixes off Mohammad Shami's last over to power Punjab Kings to 245 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma looked dangerous right from the word go. They took the responsibility of taking Sunrisers Hyderabad over the line and started smashing the bowlers to all parts the ground. Head got out after scoring 66 runs in 37 balls while Abhishek Sharma went on to play an innings of a lifetime. He made 141 runs in 55 balls, hitting 14 fours and 10 sixes. On the back of his batting brilliance, Sunrisers Hyderabad got home in the 19th over with 8 wickets in hand.
Current Form Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 3 wins and 3 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Kolkata Knight Riders is 0.803.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Ajinkya Rahane with 204 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Varun Chakravarthy with 8 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won their previous match against Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings batted first and they posted a total of 103 for 9 in 20 overs. Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway played really slow at the start and it cost their team. Both of them got out when they needed to throw caution to the wind. Vijay Shankar and Shivam Dube made 29 and 31 runs respectively and that was all. The other batters failed terribly and Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 103 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine got their team off to a decent start. They scored 23 and 44 runs respectively. Sunil Ambris hit 2 fours and 5 sixes during his knock and sealed the deal in favor of Kolkata Knight Riders. Ajinkya Rahane hit the winning runs by scoring 20 runs. He stayed not out and won the game for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 11th over with 8 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders
Who will win?- Punjab Kings
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings), Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mohammad Shami (Punjab Kings), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings), Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Player of the Match- Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings)
Team Scores Batting first – Punjab Kings 200+, Kolkata Knight Riders 185+
Match Handicap: Punjab Kings
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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