Recent Match
Indian T20 League 2025, 44th Match, Kolkata, Apr 26th, 2025

Punjab Kings

(19.6 ov) 201/4

Kolkata Knight Riders

(0.6 ov) 7/0

Complete No result due to rain

1.2
Sakariya to Prabhsimran, no run, advances down the wicket and punches the length delivery in front of covers
-STAT: This is the fourth time PBKS has opted to bat first in seven night games. The only other team is LSG (vs RR) who elected to bat after winning the toss this season.
1.1
Sakariya to Prabhsimran, no run, on a length at the stumps, shapes back in slightly as Prabhsimran nudges it into the leg-side
Chetan Sakariya, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Vaibhav Arora to Priyansh Arya, FOUR, Priyansh Arya off to an aggressive start.
0.5
Vaibhav Arora to Prabhsimran, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped towards mid-wicket for a single by Prabhsimran
0.4
Vaibhav Arora to Prabhsimran, no run, back of a length delivery at the stumps, shapes back as Prabhsimran knocks it back to Vaibhav Arora
0.3
Vaibhav Arora to Prabhsimran, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, shapes away from the batsman who drives it to mid-off
A slip in place for Prabhsimran Singh too..
0.2
Vaibhav Arora to Priyansh Arya, 1 run, back of a length outside off, swings the ball away as Priyansh Arya steers it through backward point
0.1
Vaibhav Arora to Priyansh Arya, FOUR, Priyansh Arya opens his account with a boundary.
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran are at the crease. Priyansh Arya is on strike. Vaibhav Arora will open the attack
The players are out in the middle and we are ready for live action. The two young Punjab openers are ready to roll against KKR - who are pretty low on confidence. Let's see whether we get to see an inspiring performance by the defending champions. A slip in place for the opener and here we go!
Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy
Teams:
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
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.