Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Predictions - Arya to nail the Knight Riders

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Last updated: 25 Apr 2025

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Priyansh Arya’s 103 off 42 balls against CSK is the third-highest score of the 2025 IPL season.
Ajinkya Rahane has scored 38, 61, 20* & 50 runs in his last five innings.
Can Punjab Kings pick up their third win in four matches to consolidate their spot in the top half of the table?

Priyansh Arya pulls to leg against Royal Challengers. (credit: Shammi Mehra / Getty Images)

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Predictions

The Kings are looking for a win to take them level on points with three other sides at the top of the table. The Knight Riders are down in seventh place and will be hoping home ground advantage might play to their favour after losing away to the Kings 10 days ago.

Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya has scored 47, 102, 36, 22 & 22 runs in his eight innings this season.
Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh has scored 42, 30, & 33 in his last 4 innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ajinkya Rahane scored 50 off 36 balls against Gujarat Titans.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Venkatesh Iyer has scored 60 & 45 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

Punjab Kings have won three and lost two of their last five matches against Kolkata Knight Riders. The Kings have also won three of their last four clashes against the Knight Riders.

Kolkata Knight Riders Form

The Knight Riders suffered their third defeat in four matches when they lost to the Gujarat Titans by 39 runs.

Vaibhav Arora (1/44), Harshit Rana (1/45) and Andre Russell (1/13) were the only wicket-takers as the Titans scored freely to post 198/3 off their 20 overs.

The Knight Riders were always behind the asking rate, with only Ajinkya Rahane (50 off 36 balls) scoring above 27. They ended on 159/8 off their 20 overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team News

Vaibhav Arora played against the Titans despite being an injury concern. He bowled well in the defeat, but his condition is still being monitored.

Punjab Kings Form

Punjab Kings have won three of their last five matches, although they suffered a disappointing loss to the in-form Royal Challengers by seven wickets.

The Punjab Kings failed to fire against an on-form RCB attack and ended on 157/6 off their 20 overs. Prabhsimran Singh top-scored with 33 off 17 balls.

RCB timed their chase perfectly, reaching 159/3 off 18.5 overs. Harpreet Brar (1/27, econ 6.75) was the pick of the Kings bowlers.

Punjab Kings Team News

The Punjab Kings are enjoying a good run of form, but they need their top-order to start converting their starts into substantial innings.

Verdict

Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings - T20

I am backing Punjab Kings to win. I am also backing Priyansh Arya to top score for Punjab Kings.

Ajinkya Rahane is a good bet to top score for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Punjab Kings Win

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