IPL 2025 Match-44 : Kolkata vs Punjab pre-match views
IPLT20 2025 44th Match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings will be played on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata 7:00 pm onwards.
Having well balanced team, Kolkata Knight Riders has won 3 times IPL title in 2012, 2014 and 2024 as well. Kolkata will try win this match. Knight Riders has good batsmen like : Rinku Singh, AM Rahane, Manish Pandey, Q de Kock and good bowlers like : Anrich Nortje, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakrawathy, Harshit Rana, Mayank Markande and Umran Malik along with good all-rounders like : Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer and Ramandeep Singh with good Indian capped and un-capped players to make best eleven to play.
Lead by Shreyas Iyer this year, Punjab want to forget their previous IPL season, where they lost 9 matches out of 14 matches played. Having players in team, Punjab Kings likes to made good start with winning this match. Punjab Kings have good batsmen like : Skipper Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar and good bowlers like : Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, YS Chahal, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Sen along with good all-rounders like : GJ Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera and Azmatullah Omarzai with good Indian capped and un-capped players to make best eleven to play.
| Head to Head | |
| Played : 33 | |
| Kolkata Won | Punjab won |
| 21 | 12 |
Kolkata Knight Riders Rinku Singh's winning knock against Gujarat's Yash Dayal with five massive sixes in last over is un-forgettable. We have also witnessed AD Russell's power with big six hittings in previous seasons. Top order Q de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer and AM Rahane provides better batting line-up to KKR. World Class Sunil Narine with Varun Chakrawathy and Moeen Ali gives Kolkata huge strength in spin attack. Pace transforming bowlers Harshit Rana, Umran Malik and Anrich Nortje will raise power to Knight Riders for attacking attitude to hold IPL trophy once again in 2025 as well.
Having good batting line-up Punjab Kings with skipper Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, GJ Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh and Harpreet Brar wants to set good target and bowlers like Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, YS Chahal, Yash Thakur and Kuldeep Sen have to come forward for defending those target for Punjab Kings road to finale of IPL 2025.
Looking at previous match data, Kolkata won 21 matches and Punjab won 12 matches out of 33 matches played in IPL history. Kolkata team holds very good winning records against Punjab in past statistics. In this match Kolkata has home ground advantage to do well. Just a finger cross and enjoy Kolkata vs Punjab match on match day. Team that perform better than opponent team will win and earn important 2 points in points tally of IPLT20 2025.
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