PBKS Win Toss & Decide To Bat First Vs KKR, Check Playing 11s Inside

KKR vs PBKS: Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 44th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on April 22 (Tuesday) at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

KKR, struggling with just three wins from eight matches and key players out of form, face a must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive, while PBKS, despite a better campaign, will look to bounce back after a recent loss, with skipper Shreyas Iyer aiming to regain form.

Here’s a look at the playing 11s for the KKR vs PBKS IPL 2025 match.

KKR vs PBKS IPL 2025 Playing 11s

PBKS Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey

KKR Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact Player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy

Here’s what the PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer and KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said during the KKR vs PBKS match toss:

Shreyas Iyer: We are batting first. Since we are playing on the same wicket they played on. Can see a few cracks, will get an idea on how its playing. It’s always been great to play in front of this crowd. Another day to come here and embrace. We have been getting brilliant starts. We are talking about a few situations, need to play to our best ability and believe in ourselves. I want the bowlers to take wickets, it changes the momentum. The more wickets we take in the powerplay, gives a chance to the other bowlers. Maxwell and Omarzai come in.

Ajinkya Rahane: It’s all about playing good cricket, need to chase down whatever the target is. Our bowling has been bowling really well. They have improved a lot. The boys have disappointed with the bat, but need to be brave in this format. Our batting unit needs to do well in this game. We have been playing good cricket in patches. It’s all about living in the moment and be positive. Powell comes in Moeen and Sakariya comes in for Ramandeep.