Shreyas Iyer will face his former side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as Punjab Kings (PBKS) aim to bounce back after a defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their third home of the season at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh on Tuesday (April 15).

Shreyas led KKR to the IPL title last year before becoming the first captain to be released by a franchise in the season after they won the trophy. The star Indian cricketer entered the 2025 IPL Mega Auction and was purchased by PBKS for a whopping value of Rs. 26.75 crore, making him the second most expensive player in the league's history.

Shreyas became the 17th player to lead the franchise in 18 years. He is only one of five players to lead three teams and the second after Kumar Sangakkara to be appointed permanent captain of the franchise.

On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane replaced Shreyas as KKR's captain. Interestingly, Rahane leads Mumbai in red-ball cricket, while Shreyas is the state team's white-ball captain.

Currently, KKR are fifth on the table with three wins and three defeats each. Meanwhile, PBKS are sixth on the table with three wins and two losses to their name.

Overall, KKR dominated the fixture, having won 21 out of the 33 games. This is the joint-second best head-to-head in IPL history alongside CSK VS RCB. Only Mumbai Indians (vs KKR) have won more matches (24) against a single opponent. The Punjab-based franchise has beaten KKR 12 times. This will be the first meeting between the two sides at the newly built stadium in Mullanpur. The last time the two sides went head-to-head, PBKS registered the highest successful run chase in T20 cricket history at Eden Gardens.

PBKS VS KKR Toss Updates

KKR VS PBKS Toss Updates: PBKS won toss, chose to bat first.

KKR VS PBKS Match Time: The Match will start at 7:30 PM IST

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

PBKS Impact Sub Nomiantions: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey

KKR Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR Impact Sub Nominations: Manish Pandey, Angrish Raghuvanshi, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sissodia

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rovman Powell, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Spencer Johnson

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