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After breaking the IPL record to sign English all-rounder Sam Curran over the winter, the Punjab Kings will be hoping that success comes their way this season. Having not qualified for the playoff stages since 2014, the addition of Curran alongside Sikandar Raza could see the team from Mohali change that this season. But up first in 2023 is a difficult test against the Kolkata Knight Riders, another team looking to improve on what was a disappointing campaign last time around. Below, we take a look at where best to find value in this IPL match up. MORE: PBKS vs KKR odds As expected, the Punjab Kings have been made slight favourites in their season opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Those odds will be largely owing to the addition of Curran but also based of the visitors' poor form last season. They ended up winning just six of 14 matches all last term and with a few early season injury doubts heading into this match up, it's not difficult to see why the bookmakers favour the hosts to make a winning start to the season. PBKS win KKR win (India) 1.79 2.02 PBKS vs KKR match facts • Date: Saturday, April 2 • Kickoff Time: 15:30 (IST) • Location: IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali, India) • Last meeting: Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets (April 1, 2022) PBKS vs KKR team news Thankfully for their fans, the Punjab Kings come into this season with a near full bill of health. They had been hoping for the return of Jonny Bairstow but given he's due to miss the whole season, the...

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to lock horns against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash on Monday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR finally got their much-needed win against SRH in their last match away from home which kept them in the hunt for a play-offs spot. PBKS too lost their last match against MI at home and will now aim to get back to winnings and try to climb up on the league table. The two teams have met each other 31 times in the past with KKR winning on 21 occasions. MORE: Full list of players, teams for IPL 2023 Here is a comprehensive guide on the pitch report, live toss, predicted lineups and team news ahead of KKR and PBKS. KKR vs PBKS pitch report KKR are all set to take on PBKS at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Established in 1864, Eden Gardens is the oldest cricket stadium in the country and is the second largest stadium after the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Eden Gardens has a batting-friendly pitch for T20 matches, although the spinners are likely to come into play as the pitch wears down. KKR's first game at the Eden Gardens this season saw them post 204 runs in 20 overs. Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma and Sunil Narine picked up nine wickets combined to bowl out RCB for 123. You can also KKR vs PBKS live toss PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first. KKR vs PBKS team news KKR- KKR kept their winning combination unchanged from their last game against SRH. PBKS-Bhanuka Rajapaksa repla...

Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan admitted that it was a difficult track to bat on at the Eden Gardens on Monday, after his team lost a crucial IPL match to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets. Dhawan top-scored with 57 to guide PBKS to 179/7, but Nitish Rana (51), Andre Russell (42) and Rinku Singh (21*) all contributed to give KKR an incredible win, in a last-ball thriller. “Feels bad, of course not feeling great, we lost the match. Not an easy track to bat on, felt that we had a good total. In the end, they played well,” said Dhawan after the match. IPL 2023: KKR star Rinku Singh reveals MS Dhoni's advice which led him to victory IPL 2023: Five memorable moments from the 16th Indian Premier League edition Arshdeep had conceded 66 runs he against Mumbai Indians (MI) in their previous match, but although he went wicketless against KKR, he fared much better, going for 39 runs from four matches. “It was a great effort from Arshdeep, the way he has bounced back from the last game. All credit to him that he took the game to the last ball. I feel we don’t have a good off-spinner, that is where we are leaking a bit of runs when left-handers come in. This wicket was offering turn as well, that is where we took the hit,” Dhawan added. Andre Russell’s 23-ball 42 played a pivotal role in KKR’s win, and so was Rinku Singh’s knock of equal importance. Russell, who was the Player of the Match, said while he wanted to finish off the game, he credited Rinku for providin...

BATTING R B M 4s 6s SR KL Rahul (c)† c Narine b Cummins 19 20 28 2 1 95.00 Mayank Agarwal c Tripathi b Narine 31 34 57 1 2 91.17 Chris Gayle c †Karthik b Shivam Mavi 0 1 6 0 0 0.00 Deepak Hooda c Morgan b Prasidh Krishna 1 4 7 0 0 25.00 Nicholas Pooran b Varun 19 19 29 1 1 100.00 Moises Henriques b Narine 2 3 8 0 0 66.66 M Shahrukh Khan c Morgan b Prasidh Krishna 13 14 21 0 1 92.85 Chris Jordan b Prasidh Krishna 30 18 28 1 3 166.66 Ravi Bishnoi c Morgan b Cummins 1 4 5 0 0 25.00 Mohammed Shami not out 1 2 11 0 0 50.00 Arshdeep Singh not out 1 1 3 0 0 100.00 Extras (lb 1, w 4) 5 TOTAL 20 Ov (RR: 6.15) 123/9 Fall of wickets: 1-36 (KL Rahul, 5.4 ov) , 2-38 (Chris Gayle, 6.3 ov) , 3-42 (Deepak Hooda, 7.4 ov) , 4-60 (Mayank Agarwal, 11.2 ov) , 5-75 (Moises Henriques, 13.1 ov) , 6-79 (Nicholas Pooran, 14.2 ov) , 7-95 (M Shahrukh Khan, 17.2 ov) , 8-98 (Ravi Bishnoi, 18.1 ov) , 9-121 (Chris Jordan, 19.4 ov) BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shivam Mavi 4 0 13 1 3.25 15 1 0 1 0 6.3 toCH Gayle, big appeal for caught behind on Gayle's first ball! The umpire doesn't move, Karthik is confident there's an edge and reviews even as Gayle's eyes are stuck on the umpire. UltraEdge shows there's a spike when the ball passes the bottom of the bat as Gayle drives away from the body without footwork, it's a first ball duck for Gayle!. 38/2 Pat Cummins 3 0 31 2 10.33 9 2 3 1 0 18.1 toRavi Bishnoi, flick to leg turns into a leading edge high on the off side and taken easily. Cummins angled the ...

Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders bats during match 2 of the Tata Indian Premier League between the Punjab Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on the 1st April 2023 Photo by: Deepak Malik / SPORTZPICS for IPL | Photo Credit: Deepak Malik Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders bats during match 2 of the Tata Indian Premier League between the Punjab Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali on the 1st April 2023 Photo by: Deepak Malik / SPORTZPICS for IPL | Photo Credit: Deepak Malik Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Indian Premier League clash between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Arshdeep returns with 56 needed off 30. Now, Iyer is caught and KKR’s hopes dim further. He has played well but not quite the impact KKR would’ve hoped for from their Impact Player. He goes for a 28-ball 34. Sunil Narine is the new man in. Narine ends the over with a six. 10 off the over. KKR need 46 runs in 24 balls. Players go off and the covers are on as rain gets heavier. KKR 7 behind on DLS par. • Sam Curran into the attack. The drizzle seems to be getting heavier with each passing ball. After a quiet couple of balls, Russell slams a low full toss over wide long on for six. He then cheekily guides the next ball to the third man fence. Curran and PBKS under the pump. But they heave a sigh of relief as Russell finally holes out for 35 off...

Kolkata Knights Riders (KKR) will play host to Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Monday night as the Indian Premier League (IPL) season nears the final stages. Both teams currently sit outside the finals placings - PBKS can elevate themselves into the top four with a victory while KKR are in dire need of a win if they're to make the playoffs. Here, we take a look at where to find betting value for this clash. MORE: KKR vs PBKS odds KKR win PBKS win (India) 1.88 1.88 KKR vs PBKS match facts • Date: Monday, May 8 • Time: 19:30 IST • Location: Eden Gardens (Kolkata) • Last meeting: April 1, 2023 - Kings won by 7 runs (DLS method) MORE: KKR vs PBKS team news Neither KKR not PBKS have any injury concerns going into this game. For PBKS, the major dilemma will be whether to pick pacer Nathan Ellis over Kagiso Rabada. While Rabada is a genuine fast bowler with pedigree, Ellis has been very handy this season for PBKS, picking up wickets in all phases of play with his skiddy style. We think Ellis will get the nod against KKR. The PBKS thinktank will also consider bringing in Sikander Raza for Mathew Short. KKR, on the other hand, are expected to largely stick to the same lineup they fielded in the last game. While Harshit Rana is expected to play, Umesh Yadav and Vaibhav Arora will fight for the second seamer's spot. KKR vs PBKS prediction Despite their loss to Mumbai last time out, PBKS' batting lineup will take plenty of confidence from posting a big score. KKR on the other hand are coming i...