PBKS vs KKR Score Live: Punjab Kings Beat KKR By 7 Runs (DLS Method)
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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.
Rain stops play just when things were getting intense!
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.
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.
Massive breakthrough for PBKS! Sikandar Raza cleans up Kolkata captain Nitish Rana for 24. KKR, four down, reeling in 192 chase.
Nathan Ellis cleans up in-form Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 22. KKR in deep trouble now as they lose quick wickets in the big chase.
Arshdeep Singh Takes Two Quick Wickets To Pusk KKR On Backfoot! Arshdeep Singh enters and gets two big wickets for his team Punjab Kings. First he dismisses Mandeep Singh for 2 and then in the same over he cleans up Anukul Roy for 4 to push KKR on backfoot in chase of 192.
Start of the second innings in Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2022 match was delayed due to floodlight malfunctioning!
A fiery fifty from Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Sam Curran's blitz helped Punjab Kings post a solid 192-run target for Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Sunil Narine dismisses Sikandar Raza for 16 off 13 to get his maiden wicket in 2023 season of IPL. Punjab Kings (PBKS) lose their 5th wicket for 168 with final 2 overs remaining. Sam Curran looks solid.
Shikhar Dhawan falls for 40 off 29 balls after spending over 60 minutes in the middle. Varun Chakravarthy is the KKR bowler who ends Dhawan's long stay in the middle. Punjab Kings now might struggle to breach the 200-run mark.
hikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa played some class strokes to provide their team Punjab Kings a brilliant start against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023 match. Shikhar Dhawan remains solid after Rajapaksa falls after scoring a hard-fought fifty. PBKS 115-2 after 11.4 overs
Rajapaksa came up with a boundary now. He attacked Thakur and hit him for a boundary. He followed up with a six towards the square leg region and got the result.
Shikhar Dhawan has joined the party now. He is taking on Southee, striking two back-to-back boundaries. This is unreal batting by the veteran batter.
Prabhsimran is on fire as he hammered two boundaries off Tim Southee. He is looking dangerous now. The Punjab-based batter came up with a six now but then Southee had a last laugh. He cleaned up Prabhsimran.
Prabhsimran and Dhawan have started the proceedings for PBKS. Umesh Yadav bowled the first over. Prabhsimran started in style as he smashed a huge six towards the backward square leg.
Shikhar Dhawan: We would have fielded first. Getting the impact player in the second innings can create more of an impact. Happy to bat as well. We have got a balanced side, so hopefully we will do good. The team preparation has been good and we will look to dominate the game, hoping for a great season ahead. We are eager to win the trophy and I am looking to lead from the front. My overseas players are - Bhanuka, Nathan Ellis, and Sam Curran, don't remember the fourth name.
Nitish Rana: We will bowl first, it has rained in the last two days so there would be some moisture. I am excited because very few people get this opportunity. It is a game of cricket afterall so there is not much pressure. The impact player rule is in its initial stage. We have to see that the decisions we take prove to be right.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first here at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
KKR's ace spinner Sunil Narine has been a stalwart with the ball as he scalped nine wickets in 14 games. While Punjab Kings' Rahul Chahar has been an exciting talent to bank on. He has taken 14 wickets in 13 matches in last year's IPL.
Talking about the weather, rain might play spoilsport as the percentage of precipitation is 78 which is high.
Gujarat Giants also used their impact player by bringing Sai Sudharshan in place of Williamson. The Tamil Nadu-based batter scored 22 off 17 balls.
Everybody was curious to witness the 'Impact Player' rule in IPL 2023 and in the season opener between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, Tushar Deshpande became the first Impact player introduced by CSK.
Both Punjab Kings and KKR have appointed new skippers for IPL 2023 season. Shikhar Dhawan will be leading the Punjab side while KKR will play under the captaincy of Nitish Rana.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Raj Bawa, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, N Jagadeesan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav, David Wiese, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali.
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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.
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.
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