PBKS vs KKR toss: Superstar pacer makes much-awaited debut for Ajinkya Rahane-led side as Shreyas Iyer puts them to bowl first - Check Playing XIs

Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings is competing against Ajinkya Rahane's Kolkata Knight Riders in match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is being played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, on April 15 (Tuesday). KKR won their previous game against CSK. On the other hand, PBKS suffered a loss at the hands of SRH. The Knights are currently in fifth spot with three wins in six games, and PBKS at sixth with three wins in 5 games. Both teams will be eyeing a big win here and enter the top four again.

PBKS won the toss and elected to bat first. As for Punjab Kings, Iyer forgot the changes they made in the side. Josh Inglis will be playing his first game and is playing in place of Marcus Stoinis. They have also added Xavier Bartlett in their line-up. As for KKR will be getting the boost of Anrich Nortje, who is coming in on the side by replacing Moeen Ali in the line-up.

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Captains at toss

"We are going to bat first. Feel the wicket has been really well for the last couple of matches, the dew comes in but the outfield doesn't skid through. Don't remember the team changes, I will tell later. We need to take as many catches in the fielding and create some sort of brilliance," said Shreyas Iyer at toss.

"We were looking to bowl first on this wicket. For me, toss is something you cannot control. We have a batting that can chase the target. Just one change. Nortje comes in for Moeen Ali. He has been working hard on his game and I am really looking forward to see him bowl tonight," said Ajinkya Rahane

PBKS vs KKR Playing XIs

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

Kolkata Knight Riders: 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