On Monday, May 8, the renowned Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the Indian Premier League 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by five runs in their previous match, KKR enters this one with momentum. They have four victories from ten games, which puts them in eighth place in the points standings.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings suffered a six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians in their most recent match. With five victories in ten games, the team led by Shikhar Dhawan is clinging to the seventh spot on the points chart. Both teams have four games left in the league stage and will try to win as many as they can to advance to the competition's playoffs.
KKR vs PBKS Match Details
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Match 53, IPL 2023
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Monday, May 8, 7:30 PM IST
Telecast & Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and Jio Cinema
Eden Gardens Pitch Report:
Three of the four games at Eden Gardens this season that have been played have been won by teams batting first. Teams batting first have scored more than 200 runs on three separate occasions, while the season's average first innings total is 211. Therefore, the captain who chooses to bat first will try to score a huge total and put the opposition under pressure.
KKR vs PBKS Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings (PBKS):
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
KKR vs PBKS Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter
Liam Livingstone:
In the first five innings of the season, Livingstone has amassed 157 runs, with an average of 39.25 and a strike rate of 163.54. He played a brilliant innings in the previous game against MI, scoring 82* off 42 balls. He played an outstanding 40 off 24 balls earlier against CSK. During the game, Livingstone will once again prove to be a pain in KKR's side.
Probable Best Bowler
Varun Chakravarthy:
With 14 wickets from 10 games, Chakravarthy leads KKR in the current season for wicket-taking. He received Player of the Match honours for his match-winning spell of 1/20 in four overs during the previous match against SRH. The leg break bowler, who has already taken home two Player of the Match honours this season, will be hoping to bowl his group to victory against PBKS.
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