PBKS vs KKR: Batters or Bowlers, who will benefit from the pitch of Mullanpur Stadium, check the pitch report
The 31st match of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played today between Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Ajinkya Rahane's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match will be played at the New Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, which is Punjab's home ground. In this article, we will take a look at how the pitch will play? And what is the record of IPL here.
Talking about Kolkata Knight Riders, the team has won 3 out of 6 matches and lost the same number. If the team wins today, it will join the top 4 in the points table, currently they are at number five. Punjab Kings have won 3 out of 5 matches but on the basis of net run rate, the team is at number six behind Kolkata. If the Shreyas Iyer-led outfit wins today, they will enter the top 4.
IPL records at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium
The Punjab Kings (PBKS) made this stadium their home ground last season and a total of five matches were played that season. This time around(IPL 2025) two matches have been played here, out of which the score has crossed 200 in 3 innings. The biggest team total here is 219 runs, which the home side made against Chennai Super Kings this season.
Total matches: 7
Team batting first won: 4
Team bowling first won: 3
Toss winner wins: 3
Team that lost the toss won: 4
Highest team total: 219 (PBKS against CSK)
Highest individual score: 103 (Priyansh Arya for PBKS against CSK)
Best spell: 4-29 (Arshdeep Singh for Punjab Kings versus SRH)
Mullanpur Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
There is a lot of help for the batsmen here this time, the score has gone above 200 in 3 out of 4 innings. Batsmen will get help here today as well. Turn can be seen on the pitch of Mullanpur, so spinners are expected to get a lot of help here.
Batsmen can score more runs against fast bowlers, so the powerplay will be important. There will be a possibility of more runs in the powerplay, the outfield will also be fast.
The decision to bowl first after winning the toss here will be right. The team batting first should score around 210, otherwise the team chasing the target can easily register a win.
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