PBKS vs KKR Playing 11: With Lockie Ferguson injured, who will Shreyas Iyer bring in? Check likely playing XI

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be desperate to bounce back from a demoralising defeat as they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their home turf at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Their previous game saw them concede a 141-run masterclass from Abhishek Sharma despite putting up a mammoth 245-run total— a match that exposed serious cracks in their bowling attack and fielding unit, which has already dropped 12 catches this season.

With bowling spearhead Lockie Ferguson sidelined indefinitely and Marco Jansen struggling for rhythm, PBKS look vulnerable heading into this key fixture. Meanwhile, KKR arrive in Mullanpur high on confidence after a dominant victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last outing, continuing their strong run in the tournament. The head-to-head stats favour KKR as well, with 21 wins in 33 games against PBKS.


As both teams prepare for a surface offering balanced conditions and rewarding disciplined bowling, here’s a look at the likely playing XIs for this high-stakes clash:

IPL 2025 PBKS vs KKR Playing 11

Punjab Kings Predicted XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett

Impact Sub: Josh Inglis / Yash Thakur

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

Impact Sub: Angkrish Raghuvanshi / Manish Pandey

Punjab Kings Squad

Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Pyla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Aaron Hardie, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and Chetan Sakariya.