Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 44th match of IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This article provides details about the Punjab Kings Playing 11 vs KKR for match 44 of IPL 2025.
Punjab Kings Playing 11 vs KKR- IPL 2025, Match 44:
Openers: Prabhsimran Singh (wk) and Priyansh Arya
Prabhsimran Singh will open the innings for Punjab Kings along with Priyansh Arya. Prabhsimran has got decent starts but hasn’t been able to convert them into big scores, which the right-hander will look to do against the Kolkata Knight Riders
Priyansh started the tournament with a quick-fire innings against GT and followed it up with his maiden IPL century against the former champions CSK. The 24-year-old batter has made a reputation for playing with an aggressive intent in the first six overs and will hope to get a big score under his belt
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Both openers would like to provide a solid start to Punjab Kings against the Kolkata Knight Riders and would hope to rectify the mistakes they made in the last match against RCB
It will be interesting to see whether the openers are able to continue the attacking approach that they have played with in the tournament so far.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen
Punjab Kings would be concerned by the performance of their middle-order batters, which include the likes of captain Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, and Shashank, all of whom were playing in an ultra-aggressive manner and were looking to hit every ball out of the ground, which was evident in the last game against RCB.
Shreyas Iyer, in particular, hasn’t lived up to the expectations in the last few games as the right-hander played a reckless shot and was caught on the boundary against RCB, which resulted in another failure for the PBKS captain. Iyer would like to get back among the runs in the upcoming match against KKR.
The likes of Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh would also like to replicate the batting performance they displayed in the initial few matches.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings will hope for their bowlers to repeat the excellent work they did by defending the lowest ever total in the history of IPL, led by experienced leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who picked up four wickets to guide the team to a memorable win.
Chahal would like to get a good amount of support from the fast bowling trio of Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, and Arshdeep Singh, all of whom chipped in with wickets at crucial moments in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders earlier in the tournament.
PBKS would want their fast bowling trio of Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, and Arshdeep Singh to get things right on wickets which have minimal help for the pacers, as questions have been raised on the team’s fast bowling department in conditions which don’t offer much assistance.
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