Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Party No. 31 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Cricket Stadium International Maharaja Yadavindra Singh in Mullanpur on Tuesday.

Punjab is reaching this match after a hard defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Despite putting a large total of 245 races, their bowling players could not stop the Srh Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head openers, who chased the goal with ease and gave Punjab a loss of eight Wickt in Hyderabad.

The PBKs have also been beaten with a blow to their bowling department. His bowling coach James hoped confirmed that Pacer Lockie Ferguson will miss the rest of the season due to an injury. Who intervenes to fill that void in the eleven game will be one of the big questions for Punjab before this clash.

Azmatullah Omarzai in the XI, Vyshak as an impact player

An option for Punjab Kings could be to bring Azmatullah Omarzai to replace Lockie Ferguson, since Lockie’s absence leaves a place open abroad. Azmat can play and also add depth to batting in the average order, which can help the team. At the same time, PBKs can use Vyshak as its impact player, since he did well in the first game. This combination could work well, giving them a bowling option and additional batting support.

Probable PBKS Playing XI with Azmatullah Omarzai replacing Lockie Ferguson

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendrandra Chahal Chahal

Impact Player: Vijaykumar Vyshak

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Xavier Bartlett in Playing XI, Yash Thakur or Vyshak as an impact player

Another option for the kings of Punjab could be to take Xavier Bartlett directly to the eleven game instead of Lockie Ferguson, since it would be a similar replacement. This movement would not affect its game combination, and Bartlett is a quality pacemakers that impressed in the recent BBL 2024-25 season. For the role of the impact player, PBKS can go with Yash Thakur, who has been used as IP in the last two games, or Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Probable PBKS playing XI with Xavier Bartlett replacing Lockie Ferguson

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singhh, Arshep Singhh, Arshep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhep Singhh

Impact player: Yash Thakur/ Vijaykumar Vyshak

Both teams have six points so far. KKR is placed fifth in the points table with three wins and three losses of six games. Punjab is just behind them in sixth place, since it also collected six points but with a lower net execution rate and a less played game.

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