Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Raiders Prediction: Clash of titans and rivalry battle

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Raiders: Prediction and odds on the Match on 15 April 2025

The Indian Premier League encounter between the Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Raiders will take place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. This will be game 31 of the season in what has been a heated year since game one. With the two teams winning chances being close, how will this game unfold? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Punjab Kings: Form and Statistics

Punjab Kings have been excellent this season but they bowed to the Sunrisers last time out. In a game that ended 247-245, a close outcome, the Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a win by 8 wickets. However, that has now made it two defeats this season for the home side after picking up consecutive wins over the Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in their opener. However, this team heads into this game as favourites and having won two of their last three matches against Kolkata Knight Raiders, I feel they will be in their best form. Ahead of this game, a win could take Punjab Kings to third in the standings as they sit sixth in the standings.

Punjab Kings Lineup

Lockie Ferguson is expected to be out of this game against the SunRisers Hyderabad due to injury, with a low possibility of returning for the rest of the season. However, Shreyas Iyer will be the one to watch out for in this game, having already tallied 250 runs in five matches this season for Punjab.

Punjab Kings starting lineup

Prabhsimran Singh (Wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Suryansh Shedge. 

Kolkata Knight Raiders: Form and Statistics

Kolkata Knight Raiders need to show more hunger as the odds do not favour them ahead of this game. Last time out, the visitors travelled to play bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings, which is not a surprise. In that game, Kolkata Knight Raiders could only win by 8 wickets after the final score ended 103-107. In the meantime, Kolkata Knight Raiders have now made it three wins in six matches, which gives them a +0.803 net run rate. The visiting team has accumulated four points away from home this season, a record they will hope to improve.

Kolkata Knight Raiders Lineup

The Kolkata Knight Raiders have no injury issue, which will be a big boost heading into this game. Also, captain Ajinkya Rahane and Iyer will be the players to watch in this game.

Kolkata Knight Raiders starting lineup

Quinton de Kock (Wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Raiders Head-to-Head Statistics

Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Raiders have met 33 times, with 12 wins in favour of Punjab Kings. However, Kolkata Knight Raiders won the remaining 21, showing how dominant they have been in this matchup. However, three of their last meetings have ended in Punjab Kings’ favour, winning their lone meeting in 2024 by 8 wickets.

Weather and Pitch Conditions for Tuesday Game

The weather forecast shows clear Mullanpur skies with the temperature expected to be as high as around 38 degrees Celsius while being low around the 25-degree Celsius mark.

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Raiders: Betting Tips & Odds

• Kolkata Knight Raiders have failed to win consecutive matches this season, while the Punjab Kings have not lost consecutive times. A win for the Punjab Kings is available at 1.87 on 1Xbet.
• Except for their last meeting, we have witnessed few runs as in their last five meetings. The odds for under 371 runs is 1.83 on BCgame.
• The pitch is good and the Punjab Kings at home have the most chance of winning the toss. The odds for the Punjab Kings to win the toss is available at 1.90 on Dafabet.

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Raiders Match Prediction 15 April 2025

The Punjab Kings have improved so much this season and I have a lot of expectations from them. At home, they are clear favourites and I expect them to show character after the last outing result against Sunrisers. However, they are coming off a win over the Chennai Super Kings, which should be a momentum boost. Yet, the Punjab Kings look more of a solid side right now and with how the Kolkata Knight Raiders have been inconsistent, I will lean on the Punjab Kings here. Also, with a lot of solid play to avoid defeat, a bet on wickets should be another option to look out for here.

Our match prediction is a victory for the Punjab Kings with odds at 1.87 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip on the match is the highest opening partnership (Punjab Kings) with odds at 1.85 on the dafabet bookmaker.