Both sides make two changes

Sat, 26 April 2025

19:19

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and he has decided to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Both teams have made two changes. For Punjab, Glenn Maxwell and Azmatullah Omarzai return to the Playing XI.

For KKR, Rovmnan Powell comes in for Moeen Ali and Chetan Sakariya replaces Ramandeep Singh.

Shreyas said, "We are batting first. Since we are playing on the same wicket they played on. Can see a few cracks, will get an idea on how its playing."

KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane, "We've been playing good cricket, but in patches. We need to chase down whatever the target is. Our bowers have been bowling really well."

Take a look at the Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Josh Inglis (Wicketkeeer), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy.

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