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PremiumPBKS vs KKR IPL 2023 Highlights: Plagued by injuries and unavailability of a few foreign players, both Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders would still look to put their best foot forward as they lock horns in their opening IPL encounter here on Saturday.
PBKS complete first innings at 191/5, Kolkata Knight Riders need 192 in runs in 120 balls.
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 16 (13)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 40 (23)
KKR bowling:
Shardul Thakur 0/13 (1)
Varun Chakravarthy 0/6 ()
Sunil Narine 0/24 (2)
Tim Southee 1/26 (2)
Umesh Yadav 0/10 (2)
After early dismissal of Prabhsimran Singh, skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa are holding ground and providing the required partnership to the team
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 15 (12)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 18 (12)
KKR bowling:
Varun Chakravarthy 0/6 (1)
Sunil Narine 0/14 (1)
Umesh Yadav 0/10 (2)
Tim Southee 1/26 (2)
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 10 (8)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 3 (4)
KKR bowling:
Tim Southee 1/26 (2)
Umesh Yadav 0/10 (2)
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 1 (4)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 0 (2)
KKR bowling:
Umesh Yadav 0/10 (2)
Tim Southee 1/14 (1)
Tim Southee hit the fist jackpot for KKR as he dismissed dangerous looking Prabhsimran Singh.
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 0 (0)
Prabhsimran Singh 9 (6)
KKR bowling:
Umesh Yadav 0/9 (1)
The weather seems clear for now and and players can be seen warming up before the match
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders: 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 skipper Nitish Rana won the toss and chose to bowl first
The weather in Mohali is expected to be clear, but there are still 80-50% chance or rain. The current temperature is around 14-25 degrees Celsius
The Punjab Cricket Association in reportedly on their feet to face any kind of eventuality and has an army of groundmen working to ensure a smooth match
"Don't follow anyone's captaincy style, I just want to captain in my manner. I know that if I follow someone, then I will lose my touch. So I want to lead this side the only way I know," KKR skipper said.
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