PBKS vs KKR, IPL 2023 Live Updates: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs. Punjab Kings managed to score 191 runs at the loss of five wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders were supposed to chase the winning target of 192, but due to heavy rainfall in Mohali, Punjab was declared the winner. KKR-led by Nitish Rana had won the toss and chose to field first. This was the second match of IPL 2023. The match began at 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 1, at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
KKR players missed their Skipper Shreyas Iyer who is currently recovering from a back injury. Instead, Nitish Rana led the team today.
IPL 2023 PBKS vs KKR: Playing XI
KKR Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
PBKS Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2023
Punjab Kings
191/5 (20.0)
Kolkata Knight Riders
146/7 (16.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 2 )
Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs (D/L method)
Here are the subs for KKR: Suyash, Arora, Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer and Wiese. Here are the subs for PBKS: Rishi Dhawan, Taide, Matt Short, Bhatia and Rathee.
Punjab Kings have lost their first wicket Prabhsimran Singh in the second over! Rajapaksha enters the field with full confidence. Dhawan maintains his batting pace.
Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh have taken the batting stance for Punjab Kings. Singh hit the boundary with a six on the fourth ball. Current score: 9/0
KKR Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
PBKS Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. The team is being led by stand-in captain Nitish Rana, who has taken injured Shreyas Iyer's place.
According to a report by cricketaddictor, the pitch at Mohali initially works in favour of the bowlers but becomes batter-friendly as the game progresses. Spinners could see some resistance on this track.
As per a report by weather.com, chances of thunderstorms are close to 50%. So they might play spoilsport in today's game. The likelihood of precipitation is quite high at 78%.
The second match of Tata IPL 2023 between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will begin at 3:30 pm. The toss will take place at 3:00 pm.
The match will begin at 3:30 pm. To catch the broadcast of PBKS vs KKR, you can tune into Star Sports channels – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, and Star Sports 3 HD. The match will be streamed live on Jio Cinema.
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