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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
On Tuesday, we head to the New PCA Cricket Stadium to see the Punjab Kings take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in match 31 of the 2025 Indian Premier League. PBKS are in sixth place in the standings, while KKR are fourth. Let’s get into the match prediction.
After storming out of the blocks with back-to-back victories at the start of the season, the Punjab Kings will now be looking to bounce back to winning ways after an eight-wicket loss to the Sunrisers on Saturday.
SRH chased down Punjab’s massive 245/6 target, but the Kings will take many positives from that match - particularly the fact that it was the fourth time they surpassed 200 runs this season.
Shreyas Iyer delivered another impressive knock of 82 in just 36 deliveries against SRH. PBKS will now be looking for major improvement from their bowlers in this one.
Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders have been a mixed bag this season, but they enter this match after demolishing the Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets on Friday.
Sunil Narine came to life for the first time this season against CSK, bagging 3/13 with the ball before smashing 44 runs in just 18 deliveries to help his side wrap up the win in just 10.1 overs.
In 33 previous matches between these sides, KKR have won 21 and PBKS have won 12, though the latter have come out on top in the last two encounters.
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Punjab Kings - Kolkata Knight Riders Key Points
- KKR have lost three of their six games this season.
- KKR have only scored 200+ runs in two matches this season.
- PBKS have won the last two games between these sides.
- PBKS have won three of their five matches this season.
- PBKS have scored 200+ runs in four of their five games this season.
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Our Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Prediction
While the Kolkata Knight Riders secured a commanding victory over CSK last time out, it is worth bearing in mind that the men in yellow have been in dismal form this season, so take that win with a pinch of salt.
Despite coming up on the wrong side of a couple of results this year, the Punjab Kings look a much better side than in previous seasons, and if they post another big target here, we feel KKR may struggle to chase it down. Our Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders prediction is Punjab Kings wins the match.
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