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IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings – Stats Preview

The reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against Punjab Kings in the 44th match of the ongoing IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday. KKR has lost two of their previous games and it would be imperative for them to return to winning ways.

Punjab Kings also suffered a seven-wicket loss against RCB in the last game and they would aim to come up with a better batting show after managing only 157 runs against RCB.

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Nehal Wadhera needs four fours to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.

PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh needs one six to complete 50 maximums in the IPL. The right-hander needs 35 runs to complete 1000 runs.

Shashank Singh needs seven fours to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.

Marcus Stoinis needs two sixes to complete 100 maximums in the IPL. The all-rounder also needs seven wickets to complete 50 scalps in the tournament. The Australian needs 67 runs to complete 2000 runs.

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane needs 87 runs to complete 5000 runs in the IPL.

Venkatesh Iyer needs 39 runs to complete 1500 runs in the IPL.

Moeen Ali needs five fours to complete 100 boundaries in the IPL.

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

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

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