The 31st match of IPL 2025 was played on Tuesday 15 April between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Mullanpur Stadium in Chandigarh. In this exciting match, Punjab performed brilliantly and defeated KKR by 16 runs and strengthened its position in the points table.
The match started with the toss, where Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. He said that in the last few innings, the pitch has been favorable for batting and the dew will not see much impact on the field. Shreyas believed that bowlers and fielders would have to pressurize the opposition team.
At the same time, Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane also expressed his desire to bowl first. He said that the toss is not under our control, but our batting unit is capable of achieving any goal. Rahane informed about a change in the team, instead of Moin Ali, Enrich Northay was included in the team.
KKR: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Rahane (Captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Enrich Northe, Varun Chakravarti.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nehal Vadhera, Josh English, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
The bowlers played an important role in Punjab's victory in the match, who stopped the Kolkata batsmen from reaching the target. This victory of Punjab is considered very important for him in the playoff race.
