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.
Punjab Kings' costliest recruit Sam Curran dismissed the dangerous Andre Russell at the nick of time to ensure a seven-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit afternoon encounter of Indian Premier League, here on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 192, KKR were left stranded at 146 for 7 after 16 overs when heavy downpour put spanner on their hardwork. The DLS par score at that time was 153. Read More
Prabhsimran Singh of Punjab Kings started the innings aggressively and placed some early boundaries, but soon Tim Southee took him out. Then skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa played a responsible partnership during which Rajapaksa also completed his half-century.
Chasing a score of 191, the KKR team couldn't start well with Arshdeep Singh taking away Mandeep Singh on his very first ball. The wickets continued falling until the big-shot Andre Russell entered the ground with some hopes for KKR.
Sam Curran's successful removal of Andre Russell, who had scored 35 runs off 19 balls, during the 15th over, and Arshdeep Singh's subsequent dismissal of Venkatesh Iyer, who had scored 34 runs off 28 balls, in the following over, caused the expected target score for the Punjab Kings to shift in their favor.
Punjab Kings' costliest recruit Sam Curran dismissed the dangerous Andre Russell at the nick of time to ensure a seven-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit afternoon encounter of Indian Premier League. Read More
Punjab Kings defeated KKR by 7 runs (DLS method)
For now, there is no decision regarding the match, stay tuned to get the latest updates
After rains, if the match gets decided by DLS, Punjab Kings will win the match according to DLS calculators, as KKR is 7 runs behind
Umpires have asked for covers as due to drizzle in Mohali.
The match between PBKS and KKR was stopped due to rains.
KKR at 146/7 in 16 overs
KKR in huge trouble now, agressive Andre Russell is taken out by Sam Curran
Rain is making its way into the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali as some droplets can be seen, matching is on for now.
Russell has a strike rate of 204 against Punjab, the highest strike rate against Punjab in the IPL
KKR score after 14 overs- 118/5
KKR batting:
Venkatesh Iyer 24 (22)
Andre Russell 16 (10)
PBKB bowling:
Harpreet Brar 0/7 (1)
Rahul Chahar 1/12 (2)
Rishi Dhawan 0/15 (1)
Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3)
Nathan Ellis 1/9 (2)
Arshdeep Singh 2/9 (2)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
KKR needs 101 runs in 42 balls
KKR batting:
Venkatesh Iyer 22 (18)
Andre Russell 2 (2)
PBKB bowling:
Rahul Chahar 1/3 (1)
Rishi Dhawan 0/15 (1)
Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3)
Nathan Ellis 1/9 (2)
Arshdeep Singh 2/9 (2)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
Rahul Chahar strikes on first ball, Rinku Singh dismissed
KKR batting:
Venkatesh Iyer 21 (15)
Rinku Singh 4 (3)
PBKB bowling:
Rishi Dhawan 0/15 (1)
Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3)
Nathan Ellis 1/9 (2)
Arshdeep Singh 2/9 (2)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
Sikandar Raza was successful to break the evolving partnership and the KKR skipper Nitish Rana is out, KKR at 75/4 after 9.2 overs
KKR batting:
Venkatesh Iyer 20 (14)
Nitish Rana(c) 24 (15)
PBKB bowling:
Rishi Dhawan 0/15 (1)
Sikandar Raza 0/20 (2)
Nathan Ellis 1/9 (2)
Arshdeep Singh 2/9 (2)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
Impact player Venkatesh and skipper Nitish Rana are playing carefully and are also hitting occasional boundaries to provide the required stability to the innings.
KKR score after 8 overs- 60/3
KKR batting:
Venkatesh Iyer 12 (8)
Nitish Rana(c) 8 (9)
PBKB bowling:
Sikandar Raza 0/11 (1)
Nathan Ellis 1/9 (2)
Arshdeep Singh 2/9 (2)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
After losing early wickets, impact player Venkatesh Iyer and skipper Nitish Rana are going slow and steady. The KKR players will try to work upon providing partnership for chasing the score of 192
KKR score after 6 overs- 46/3
KKR batting:
Venkatesh Iyer 1 (1)
Nitish Rana(c) 6 (3)
PBKB bowling:
Nathan Ellis 1/6 (1)
Arshdeep Singh 2/9 (2)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
KKR opening struggle continues, Nathan Ellis dismiss Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KKR score 29/3 in 4.2 overs
KKR batting:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 16 (7)
Venkatesh Iyer 1 (1)
PBKB bowling:
Arshdeep Singh 2/4 (1)
Sam Curran 0/20 (2)
After loosing early wickets, KKR replaced Varun Chakaravarthy and batsman Venkatesh Iyer came in as impact player
KKR was not even recovered from Mandeep's loss, as Arshdeep Singh striked again and Anukul Roy is back to pavilion
Punjab bowler Arshdeep Singh dismissed Mandeep Singh on his first ball, KKR at 13/1 in 1.1 overs
KKR batting:
Mandeep Singh 2 (3)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 11 (3)
PBKB bowling:
Sam Curran 0/13 (1)
Sam Curran will lead the attack for Punjab as Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mandeep Singh lead KKR's 192-run chase.
In the 2023 IPL season, a new rule has been introduced called the "Impact Player" rule. This allows teams to substitute a player at any time during the game. Another significant change pertains to the coin toss, which now allows captains to confirm their starting lineup after the toss depending on whether they will bat or bowl first. Read More
Batters are on ground, but the match is delayed a bit as turning on floodlights is taking some time
In today's match, first impact player is in as Rishi Dhawan replaced Bhanuka Rajapaksa for Punjab
The PBKS innings started on an explosive note with Prabhsimran Singh hitting some explosive boundaries until Tim Southee dismissed him early. The innings were then stabilized by skipper Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa with Rajapaksa also completing his half-century.
Umesh Yadav broke that partnership and dismissed Rajapaksa, with Varun Chakravarthy following and taking out skipper Dhawan. Jitesh Verma and Sikandar Raza also played some big shots but couldn't build up the momentum again.
The innings slowed down in the final five overs with spinner Varun Chakravarty and Sunil Narine slowing down Punjab.
PBKS complete first innings at 191/5, Kolkata Knight Riders need 192 in runs in 120 balls
PBKS batting:
Sam Curran 16 (13)
Shahrukh Khan 6 (5)
KKR bowling:
Shardul Thakur 0/43 (4)
Varun Chakravarthy 1/26 (4)
Sunil Narine 1/40 (4)
Tim Southee 2/39 (3)
Umesh Yadav 1/27 (4)
Sikandar Raza's agressive batting came to end as skipper Nitish Rana takes a beautiful catch near boundary, PBKS at 168/5 in 18 overs
Sam Curran who was bought by PBKS for ₹18.5 crore is batting on 11, PBKS crore 164/4
PBKS batting:
Sikandar Raza 13 (8)
Sam Curran 3 (5)
KKR bowling:
Shardul Thakur 0/35 (3)
Varun Chakravarthy 1/15 (3)
Sunil Narine 0/36 (3)
Tim Southee 2/39 (3)
Umesh Yadav 1/27 (4)
Beautiful ball by spinner Varun Chakravarthy and the PBKS skipper is bowled out!!
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 40 (28)
Sikandar Raza 5 (2)
KKR bowling:
Shardul Thakur 0/25 (2)
Varun Chakravarthy 0/14 (2)
Sunil Narine 0/36 (3)
Tim Southee 2/39 (3)
Umesh Yadav 1/27 (4)
Jitesh Sharma gave a simple catch to Umesh Yadav and was dismissed after scoring 21 runs in 11 balls, PBKS at 135/3 (13.3 overs)
In 13 overs, PBKS has hit 19 boundaries in total with 14 fours 5 sixes
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 36 (25)
Jitesh Sharma (wk) 9 (4)
KKR bowling:
Shardul Thakur 0/25 (2)
Varun Chakravarthy 0/14 (2)
Sunil Narine 0/36 (3)
Tim Southee 1/26 (2)
Umesh Yadav 1/19 (3)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa completed his half-century and was back to pavallion on the next ball of Umesh Yadav, PBKS at 109/2
PBKS batting:
Shikhar Dhawan (c) 29 (21)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 46 (28)
KKR bowling:
Shardul Thakur 0/25 (2)
Varun Chakravarthy 0/14 (2)
Sunil Narine 0/24 (2)
Tim Southee 1/26 (2)
Umesh Yadav 0/10 (2)
Chandrakant Pandit, the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders projected that the score of 180, 182 will be a good score to chase on this pitch
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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