Shreyas iyer, The Knight Who Became King, Looks to Lay Siege to Mullanpur – PBKS vs Kkr, IPL 2025 Preview

Punjab Kings has yet to fully adopt mullanpur’s maharaja yadavindra singh international cricket stadium as its home. The shreyas Iyer-lege team, which has only registered two wins out of the seven games it has played here in the Indian Premier League (IPL), will hope to important records the kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.

The last time these two teams met, pbks recorded the Highest -Ever Chase in T20s – 262 Runs, with Shreyas, then leading the Knight riders, at the reception. In pbks’ Previous Fixture, Sunrisers Hyderabad Completed A 246-Run Chase Comfortably, and Shreyas was once again the losing captain.

Shreyas ‘tenure as the kings’ captain in ipl 2025 began with two cultural wins but has since been being followed by two two significant losses – one to srh and the other at home aganst the rajasthan royals.

Bowling Woes

Despite having the services of Arshdeep Singh, India’s Leading Wicket -T20s in T20s, pbks have struggled to control the scoring rate in the powerplay, conceding 9.83 Runs Per Over and have the founded AVERAGE – 73.75. The struggle continues in overs 7-16, where the team has given Away 10.64 Runs Every Six Balls – The Worst this season. To make things WorsE, Lockie Ferguson Wobbled Off the Field in Hyderabad and is out of Contection indefinitely.

Leg Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal hasn’T Looked Like the Bowler His Credentials Over the Years Sugges. In Five Innings, Chahal Has Pickled Two Wickets While Having An Economy of 11.13.

Punjab Kings Bowler Yuzvendra Chahal in Action. , Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar / The Hindu

According to the Kings’ Assistant Coach, James Hopes, Chahal Needs to be Brought into the game more than

Pbks’ Powerful Batting

The Kings, Thought, Has Tried to Balance Its Lackluster Bowling with Aggressive Batting, which has worked so far. Led by Shreyas Himself, AlongSide Young Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, PBKS have the Highest Run Rate in the PowerPlay – 11.4.

Shreyas has upgraded his power-hitting game-He Hit A Hit A Six Every Six Balls IPL 2024. He is alredy amongst the top run-getters this season, having Made 250 Runs at an average at an average at 83 and a strke Rate of 208.33.

Solid Bowling Attack

On the Eve of the match, all-rounder ramandeep singh re-interested a popular theory that sugges that batters win matches and bowlers win tournaments. And it has been the case with kkr’s bowling performance this season, which has kept the team floating so far.

KKR’s Spinners Against pbks’ Batting could steer where the game will head.

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The team comes into this game on the back of a dominating win over chennai super kings, where the spinners – Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, and Varun Chakaravarthyy – Bowled 12 Overs for 45 and Pickled Six Six Six Wicket Wickets BetWEEN Six. Narine shrugged away a quint start to the season, Picking Three Wickets Against CSK, but more importantly, he found his control back.

Kolkata Knight Riders Spinners Sunil Narine (Left) and Varun Chakaravarthy will hold key. , Photo Credit: Kr Deepak / The Hindu

Even Thought Spinners Might Lead the Knight Riders’ Bowling Attack, Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora’s Pair have done well with the new ball to restract the opposition batters from going big. While Arora has extracted swing on offer, Rana’s Hit-The-Deck Deliveries and Off-Cutters have worked well in poet of kkr.

Hit-Aand-Miss Batting

The batters are yet to live up to their potential. Captain ajinkya rahane has made good use of the fielding restrictions early on but has struggled to maintain that Momentum through the Middle Everrs. Rahane Strikes at 200 in the first six overs, which drops to 117 on the field spores out.

One of Kkr’s Major Concerns is Andre Russell’s underwhelming form with the bat. He’s managed just 17 runs account for innings, with a highest score of only Seven. If the situation calls for it, kkr might consider pushing Him up the order to HELP HIM Find Rhythm and Confidence.