PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders made two changes for their match against Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on Saturday, April 26. Rovman Powell is making his debut, replacing Moeen Ali. Chetan Sakariya has also been added to the team. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have brought Glenn Maxwell back into their playing XI.
Powell, who was recently the captain of the West Indies T20I team, was given his cap before the match. He is known for his powerful hitting and has scored 360 runs in 27 games, including one half-century, with a strike rate of 147.54.
Powell has been added to the KKR team because their middle-order batters have been struggling with form this season.
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Rinku Singh and Andre Russell haven’t been able to finish games well for KKR. The team also dropped Ramandeep Singh because he has been out of form. For PBKS, Maxwell and Azmatullah Omarzai have been added to the team, while Marcus Stoinis and Xavier Bartlett were dropped for the match against KKR. Maxwell has struggled with the bat too, scoring only 41 runs in 6 matches.
PBKS won the toss and opted to bat first at the Eden Gardens.
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Impact Players And Playing XI Of Both The Teams
KKR vs PBKS: Playing XIs
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
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
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