Kolkata Knight Riders 7/0 in 1.0 overs | KKR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2025: Rain Stops Play because Kolkata Knight Riders start chase of 202

KKR VS PBK Live Score, IPL 2025: Heat and humidity in Kolkata is increasing, and no one is feeling more than Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After the disappointing loss of Punjab Kings last week, the defending champions are desperate to bounce back on Saturday – not only to settle the score but also to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Adding to the play is the return of Sris Iyer’s Eden Garden – but this time in Punjab Kings Colors. Iyer’s departure from KKR before the mega auction was one of the most debated tricks of the season. While the management of KKR claimed that Iyer wanted to find out his market value, the batsman felt that his contribution was not fully appreciated by the franchise.

Since then, Shreyas has gone from strength to strength. He has become a serial winner, adding five major titles to start his resuming since May 2024, including KKR with IPL, and Ranji Trophy with Mumbai, Iranian Cup and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Recognized as the ICC Player of the Month for March and restored in the central contracts of BCCI, Shreyas is enjoying a purple patch.

Former West Indies Pacer Ian Bishop expressed it in the best way: “Wherever Shreyas has gone, he has improved teams.”

Punjab Kings are definitely feeling “Shreyas effect” this season. With head coach Ricky Ponting, Iyer has formed a combined leadership pair that is carrying PBK forward.

Punjab’s in-form batsman Nehal Wadhera said, “He is definitely a very good captain. The way he reads the game and changes the bowling, he shows how much he is involved.”

With high stakes for both sides, Saturday’s clashes in Eden promise fireworks – on the field and outside.

Kkr vs rbks squad

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moin Ali, Andre Russell, Ramantip Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravani, Angkrvarthi Pandey, Manish Pandey, Manish Pand, Manish Pand, Manish Pand, Manish Pand, Quantant de Kok, Enrich Nortze, Spencer Johnson, Chetan Sakari, Mayank Markande

Punjab King’s squad: Priyash Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Illis (W), Nehl Vahera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jenson, Xavier Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreetk, Harpreetk, Harprit Maxwell, Suryash Shaj, Yash Thakur, Yashmatlah Hardy Kuldeep Sen, Haranur Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Mushir Khan, Payla Avinash

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