The second match of the sixteenth season of the IPL is a game between the Punjab Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. PBKS had a lacklustre outing last time around winning half of the fourteen games they played.
On the other hand, we have KKR under new captanicy of Nitish Rana. They finished the last season just below PBKS winning one game less. Both the sides will be looking to start the season on a positive note.
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PBKS vs KKR Match Details:
When: 1 April 2023
Where: Punjab Cricket Stadium Association, Mohali
Capacity: 27,000
Time: 3:30 PM IST
PBKS vs KKR Players to watch out for:
PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, and Rahul Chahar
KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine
PBKS vs KKR Probable Playing XI:
PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan ( C ), Prabsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, and Rahul Chahar
KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, N Jadgadeesan, Nitish Rana ( C ), Mandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Vaibhav Arora
PBKS vs KKR Head-to-Head: 20-10 in favour of KKR
PBKS vs KKR Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium will be a decent one to bat on. Seamers will get some help especially in the initial overs. As the match progresses, spinners will get some turn off the surface. Batsmen will need to get their eyes in before going for the big shots.
A score of around 150-160 runs would be a fighting total at this venue. The team batting second has won 31 of the 55 games played at this venue in IPL. Both the sides will be looking to field first upon winning the toss.
PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Team Top Picks:
PBKS vs KKR Fantasy Team Suggestion #1:
WK: Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Bat: Shikhar Dhawan ( VC ), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Shahrukh Khan
AR: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell ( C ), Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran
Bowl: Rahul Chahar, and Varun Chakaravarthy
PBKS vs KKR Fantasy Team Suggestion #2:
WK: Bhanuka Rajapaksa,
Bat: Shikhar Dhawan, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer
AR: Sunil Narine (VC), Andre Russell, Sam Curran ( C )
Bowl: Shardul Thakur, Nathan Ellis, and Harpreet Brar
