PBKS vs KKR Score Live: Punjab Kings Beat KKR By 7 Runs (DLS Method)

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PBKS vs KKR Score Live: Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of IPL 2023. Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings will begin their IPL 2023 run by battling against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.

As far as the captaincy is concerned, Shikhar Dhawan peace the 14th captain of the team since the 2008 edition. Kings released nine players before the mini-auction last year including Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith, and Sandeep Sharma. In the mega auction, they went on to buy Sam Curran for a whopping INR 18.5 crores. Another star player Jonny Bairstow who was the star with the bat for Punjab as he scored  250 runs for the franchise last season, will not be taking part in this edition of IPL.

𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘰! ⚔️ Let's go, Knight Riders! 👊#PBKSvKKR #AmiKKR #TATAIPL2023 pic.twitter.com/GAH0TZsKyj

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 1, 2023

KKR on the other hand, will rely on Chandrakant Pandit’s coaching as their star batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out due to an injury. Nitish Rana will fill Iyer’s void both as a batter and skipper for KKR. Players like Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das will also be missing the initial game because of their national duties. Both teams will be eyeing to start their IPL 2023 run with a win.

Squads:

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Raj Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, M Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (c), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Liton Das, Mandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, David Wiese, Umesh Yadav.

20:01 PM (IST)  •  01 Apr 2023

PBKS vs KKR Highlights

Punjab Kings off to a winning startg in the IPL as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs (DLS method) to win the game.

19:27 PM (IST)  •  01 Apr 2023

KKR vs PBKS Live

Rain stops play just when things were getting intense! 

19:15 PM (IST)  •  01 Apr 2023

KKR vs PBKS Live

After end to Andre Russell's fireworks, Arshdeep Singh strikes for the third time to get rid of well-set Venkatesh Iyer. Kolkata six down in 192 chase. 

19:08 PM (IST)  •  01 Apr 2023

KKR vs PBKS Live

Kolkata Knight Riders have lost five wickets in the chase of 192 against Punjab Kings. Andre Russel is dealing in fours and sixes at the moment to keep his team alive in the chase.

18:48 PM (IST)  •  01 Apr 2023

PBKS vs KKR Live

Massive breakthrough for PBKS! Sikandar Raza cleans up Kolkata captain Nitish Rana for 24. KKR, four down, reeling in 192 chase.