The Punjab Kings (PBKS) will look to bounce back from their recent defeat when they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 31st match of IPL 2025. The match is scheduled to be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, on April 15. Punjab Kings The Punjab Kings started their IPL 2025 with a bang, winning back-to-back matches, but their triumph has fallen down in the recent few encounters; they were thrashed by Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Hyderabad in a high-scoring thriller. Even after posting 245 for 6 in their first innings with the help of Shreyas Iyer's (82) and a brilliant finish by Aussie all-rounder Marcus Stoinis (34* from 11), they couldn't stop SRH from winning the match. SRH, with the help of Travis Head's half-century and a monstrous century from Abhishek Sharma, sealed a comfortable victory. PBKS would be eager to bounce back to their initial form and improve on the chances they missed in the previous match. PBKS's bowling lineup has been a little inconsistent, but with the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal, they will aim to bounce back. With three wins from five matches, PBKS are currently sitting at the 6th spot on the IPL 2025 leaderboard. Kolkata Knight Riders KKR, on the other hand, registered a comfortable victory by 8 wickets in their previous match against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. They are having a sort of mixed season this time in IPL 2025, winning one match and losing another one in bits and pieces. In the last match against CSK, they restricted the Yellow team to a score of just 103 for 9 in their first innings with a brilliant bowling display from their bowling unit and later chased the target with 8 wickets remaining in their hand. As the tournament is pacing up, the intense competition is heating up as well. KKR will need to be consistent; they need to grab their spot in the top four. With 3 victories and three losses in six matches, they are currently placed fifth in the IPL 2025 table. Match Details PBKS vs KKR Match Details Venue Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur Date and Time 15 April, 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast Details Star Sports Live Streaming Details JioHotstar (app and website) Pitch Report This will be the third game of IPL 2025, which will be played on Mullanpur's surface. The average first innings total in IPL 2024 was 167, this depicts that the surface will be challenging and not be easier to bat on. Leg-break bowlers and medium pacers are likely to exact some good help from this surface. Head-to-Head Record H2H Records - PBKS vs KKR in IPL Total Matches 33 Won by Punjab Kings 12 Won by Kolkata Knight Riders 21 Tied 0 No Result 0 Probable Playing XI Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Priyansh Arya. (Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur) Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy. (Impact Subs: Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy) Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the 5 matches at this venue, the toss-winning teams had decided to bowl thrice and toss-winning teams have decided to bat first twice. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch Out of last 5 IPL matches played at this venue, the batting first teams have registered 2 wins to their name, while the fielding first sides have registered 3 victories. Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Punjab Kings (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 50-55 KKR Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Punjab Kings Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 PBKS Total: 190-210 Match Winner: Punjab Kings Who will win the match between PBKS vs KKR? Punjab Kings have lost their previous match against SRH even after scoring 245 runs in the first innings. On the other hand, the Knight Riders are coming after winning a one sided encounter against the Super Kings. But,We believe that PBKS will win this match.