IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab beat Kolkata by seven wickets on DLS method
IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab beat Kolkata by seven wickets on DLS method
Kolkata Knight Riders were playing at 156 for seven after 16 overs when rain stopped play. It rained heavily and the play couldn't restart. Kolkata were on the losing side an Punjab taste their first success in the tournament in their opening match in front of their home crowd at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
Earlier, Punjab Kings scored 191 for five wickets in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR skipper Nitish Rana won the toss and elected to field against Punjab Kings.
Down with injuries and unavailability of a few key foreign players, both Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders tried to outdo each other as they started there IPL 2023 campaign in Mohali on Saturday.
While Kolkata Have won the IPL twice in 2012 and 2014 under the captainchy of Gautam Gambhir, Punjab are yet to clinch their maiden trophy.
Inconsistency in team selections have also marred their chances on many occasions.
While PBKS finished sixth, KKR ended a rung below in the seventh spot in the 10-team IPL 2022.
Both teams replaced their captains for this sesason as veteran Shikhar Dhawan will be at the helm of Punjab, while domestic star Nitish Rana will take place of injured Shreyas Iyer as the KKR captain.
On paper, though, PBKS looked stronger than KKR, but injured Englishman Jonny Bairstow's absence will certainly leave a big void in Punjab's team composition.
In Bairstow's place, PBKS has taken Big Bash League's player-of-the-tournament this season, Matthew Short, who can open bat along side Dhawan.
Other key PBKS players, who will miss Saturday's game are hard-hitting all-rounder Liam Livingstone, and South African Kagiso Rabada, who is on national duty.
PBKS vs KKR playing XIs:
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
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IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 146/7 after 16 overs: Punjab beat Kolkata on DLS method in rain-marred match
Even as it looked that Kolkata could make a comeback from here and Sunil Narine could help them taste the first success of the season in their league opener, rain marred play. Rain dashed Kolkata's hopes and benefit Punjab in their home match. Punjab Kings scored 191/20 in 20 overs and Kolkata needed 46 runs more to win the match, but it was not destined to happen. Kolkata will still get ample opportunities to make an impression in the tournament.
Sunil Narine
7 (2b 1x6)
Shardul Thakur
8 (3b 1x6)
Arshdeep Singh
3-0-19-3IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 146/7 after 16 overs: Kolkata lose Russell, Venkatesh as rain stops play
It has probably come as a respite for Kolkata who had lost two quick wickets, but rain has stopped play for the moment. However, Punjab are still in command as Kolkata need 46 runs in 24 balls with just three wickets in hands. But when Narine is on the pitch, the match can go either way. It will be premature to write Kolkata off at this point of time.
Sunil Narine
7 (2b 1x6)
Shardul Thakur
8 (3b 1x6)
Arshdeep Singh
3-0-19-3IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 146/7 after 16 overs: Kolkata lose Russell, Venkatesh in their run chase against Punjab
This can be very crucial for Kolkata as they have lost Venkatesh in this over. Arshdeep gets this important wicket. Now Sunil Narine shoulders the resposibility of taking Kolkata to cleaners. At the moment, Punjab look in control.
Venkatesh Iyer c Chahar b Arshdeep Singh 34 (28b 3x4 1x6) SR: 121.42
Sunil Narine
7 (2b 1x6)
Shardul Thakur
8 (3b 1x6)
Arshdeep Singh
3-0-19-3IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 136/6 after 15 overs: Kolkata lose Russell in their run chase against Punjab
This is the third over for Sam Curren. Andre Russell is playing in his typhical style and has smashed Curran for a six and a four. Russell is attempting one more six as he sweeps, but this time he got the higher side of the bat only to give catch to Raza
Andre Russell c Sikandar Raza b Curran 35 (19b 3x4 2x6) SR: 184.21
Shardul Thakur
6 (1b 1x6)
Venkatesh Iyer
33 (26b 3x4 1x6)
Sam Curran
3-0-38-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 83/5 after 11 overs: Kolkata lose fifth wicket as Punjab gain control
Rahul Chahar gets a wicket on his first ball of the tournament. He gets Rinku Singh's wicket, who could score just four runs. Kolkata are down with five wickets with just 83 runs on the board. Can they make a recovery from here, or it's a losing battle for them. Let's see!
Rinku Singh c Sikandar Raza b Chahar 4 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
Venkatesh Iyer
22 (18b 3x4)
Andre Russell
2 (2b)
Rahul Chahar
1-0-3-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 80/4 after 10 overs: Kolkata lose fourth wicket as Punjab gain control
Sikandar Raza finally gets his first success and it's the pricey wicket of Kolkata skipper Nitish Rana. Rana had hit three boundaries and a six. Kolkata feel the heat now.
Nitish Rana c Chahar b Sikandar Raza 24 (17b 3x4 1x6) SR: 141.17
Rinku Singh
4 (3b)
Venkatesh Iyer
21 (15b 3x4)
Sikandar Raza
3-0-25-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 75/3 after 9 overs: Kolkata attempt recovery after losing 3 wickets
There is a change from bowling's end as Rishi Dhawan starts his first over. Skipper Nitish Rana hits a four and a six on the first two balls and Venkatesh Iyer also hits a boundary as 15 runs come off the over.
Venkatesh Iyer
20 (14b 3x4)
Nitish Rana
24 (15b 3x4 1x6)
Rishi Dhawan
1-0-15-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 50/3 after 7 overs: Kolkata attempt recovery after losing 3 wickets
Kolkata are trying to recover after early three wickets. Just four runs come off the over and Kolkata complete their fifty.
Venkatesh Iyer
12 (8b 2x4)
Nitish Rana
8 (9b 1x4)
Nathan Ellis
2-0-9-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 35/3 after 5 overs: Punjab gain momentum as Kolkata lose 3 wickets
Nathan Ellis starts his over. This is his first over and a wicket here can break Kolkata's backbone. Nathan gets his frist wicket only on his second ball of the over. He gets the pricey wicket of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He was looking dangerous after hitting three fours and a six.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ellis 22 (16b 3x4 1x6) SR: 137.5
Nitish Rana
6 (4b 1x4)
Venkatesh Iyer
1 (1b)
Nathan Ellis
1-0-6-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 17/2 after 2 overs: Arshdeep takes two as Punjab gain momentum
Arshdeep Singh comes up with first over and and take Mandeep's wicket on the very first ball. His happiness was yet to sink in as he gets one more wicket on the final ball of the over. Anukul Roy is the new victim.
Mandeep Singh c Curran b Arshdeep Singh 2 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
Anukul Roy c Sikandar Raza b Arshdeep Singh 4 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 80
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
11 (3b 1x4 1x6)
Arshdeep Singh
1-0-4-2Malfunctioning floodlights
Kolkata Knight Riders' chase against Punjab Kings in the match today was delayed by almost half an hour due to floodlight malfunction at the PCA-IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
The stadium has a total of six floodlights at a comparatively lower height. Even as KKR came out to bat, a lot of bulbs in multiple towers didn't turn on and it became a frustrating wait for players, who then went inside the dressing room.IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Kolkata 13/0 after 1 over: Kolkata start chase after Punjab post 191/5
Mandeep Singh and Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz start the run chase. Sam Curran is delivering the first over. Gurbaz hits him for a six on the fifth ball and hammers a four on the last ball of the over. Thirteen runs come off the over. A good start from Kolkata batsmen
11 (3b 1x4 1x6)
Mandeep Singh
2 (3b)
Sam Curran
1-0-13-0Kolkata KNight Riders start their chase against Punjab Kings. They have score 192 runs to win their first match this IPL season.
IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 191/5 after 20 overs: Punjab manage a fighting total against Kolkata
Tim Southee is delivering his fourth over. He has taken two wickets, will he take his third? Or, will Punjab manage a 200 on the scoreboard. Shahrukh Khan hits Southee for a four and gives his team a good start of the over. It's the third ball of the over and this time Curran has hit Southee for a six. Eleven runs on the first three balls. But there are just four runs on the next three balls and Punjab fell nine runs short of 200.
Sam Curran
26 (17b 2x6)
M Shahrukh Khan
11 (7b 2x4)
Tim Southee
4-0-54-2IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 176/5 after 19 overs: Kolkata in command with three quick wickets
With two overs to go, Punjab need some big shost to complete their 200 runs. Thakur is on his fourth over and he looks in control. A boundary on the fifth ball turns out to be the only blot on his over.
M Shahrukh Khan
6 (5b 1x4)
Sam Curran
16 (13b 1x6)
Shardul Thakur
4-0-43-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 168/5 after 18 overs: Kolkata in command with three quick wickets
Sunil Narine comes up with his fourth over. He finally gets a wicket here. Raza slices it and tries to go for a high, it is high in the air but does't get distance.
Sikandar Raza c Rana b Narine 16 (13b 1x4 1x6) SR: 123.07
M Shahrukh Khan
0 (1b)
Sam Curran
14 (11b 1x6)
Sunil Narine
4-0-40-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 156/4 after 17 overs: Kolkata in command with Jitesh, Dhawan's wickets
Varun is delivering his last over. A wicket here can spoilt put Punjab on the backfoot here. New man Sam Curran hits the bowler for asix on the last ball of the over as 11 runs come off the over. Raza and Curran need some big hit here to take their team to a big total.
Sam Curran
11 (9b 1x6)
Sikandar Raza
15 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Varun Chakravarthy
4-0-26-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 153/4 after 16 overs: Kolkata in command with Jitesh, Dhawan's wickets
Shardul Thakur is coming up with his third over. Sikandar Raza hits him for a six. Ten runs come off the over.
Sikandar Raza
13 (8b 1x4 1x6)
Sam Curran
3 (5b)
Shardul Thakur
3-0-35-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 143/4 after 15 overs: Kolkata in command with Jitesh, Dhawan's wickets
Varun is coming up with his third over. He takes the important wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. The skipper has pad en route to his stump and he goes out for a 40.
Shikhar Dhawan b Varun 40 (29b 6x4 0x6) SR: 137.93
Sam Curran
0 (3b)
Sikandar Raza
6 (4b 1x4)
Varun Chakravarthy
3-0-15-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 142/3 after 14 overs: Southee sends Jitesh back, Kolkata get edge
Southee is back on attack. He needs a wicket at this time. But Jitesh has other plans. He hits a six only on the second ball. But Southee finally gets him. It's a slower and outside off stump. JItesh slices it for a big one but it goes to Umesh at short third.
Jitesh Sharma c Yadav b Southee 21 (11b 1x4 2x6) SR: 190.9
Shikhar Dhawan
40 (28b 6x4)
Sikandar Raza
5 (2b 1x4)
Tim Southee
3-0-39-2IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 129/2 after 13 overs: Punjab lose Rajapaksa against Kolkata
Umesh is coming up with his last over. He has taken a wicket but Kolkata need another one from him. Jitesh hits him for a four on the fifth ball. Umesh completes his quota of overs with 27 runs. Jitesh, meanwhile, makes a good start.
Jitesh Sharma
15 (8b 1x4 1x6)
Shikhar Dhawan
38 (27b 6x4)
Umesh Yadav
4-0-27-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 121/2 after 12 overs: Punjab lose Rajapaksa against Kolkata
Jitesh Sharma is the new man in. Sunil Narine is delivering his third over. He has been expensive and without a wicket. Even as it was looking it was a good over for Narine, Sharma punishes him on the last ball and goes for a six.
Jitesh Sharma
9 (4b 1x6)
Shikhar Dhawan
36 (25b 6x4)
Sunil Narine
3-0-36-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 109/2 after 11 overs: Punjab lose Rajapaksa against Kolkata
Umesh starts his over and Dhawan hits him for a four on the very first ball. Rajapaksa completes his 50 wit two runs. He goes for a big on the last ball of the over. He steps down the track and hits it over long on but fails to clear the boundary as Rinku Singh catches him.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Singh b Yadav 50 (32b 5x4 2x6) SR: 156.25
Shikhar Dhawan
34 (23b 6x4)
Umesh Yadav
3-0-19-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 100/1 after 10 overs: Punjab complete 100 courtesy Rajapaksa, Dhawan
This is the second over for Varun, and Dhawan hits him for a four on the very first ball. Dhawan also takes a single on the last ball and with it, Punjab's 100 runs come up. They are in a strong position with 100 runs in 10 overs.
IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 91/1 after 9 overs: Punjab gain momentum after early wicket
Rajapaksa has had a good start. He is on 40*. Let's see if he completes his 50 in this over. Shardul comes up with his over. Rajapaksa hits him for a flour on the second ball. Thakur bowls a no-ball and what is worst Dhawan hammered it for a four. Twelve runs off the over and Rajapaksa is on 45* now.
IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 79/1 after 8 overs: Punjab fashion recovery after early wicket
Narine bowls his second over. Let's see if he gets success in this over after a poor first over. Rajapaksa takes a double and then hits him for a four on short fine leg. Ten runs off the over. Punjab have had a good recovery after losing early wicket.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
40 (23b 4x4 2x6)
Shikhar Dhawan
16 (13b 3x4)
Sunil Narine
2-0-24-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 69/1 after 7 overs: Punjab fashion recovery after early wicket
So many changes early on and this time it's Shardul Thakur with his first over. Rajapaksa by now is in flow as he hit the new bowler for a four and a six in the over.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
31 (18b 3x4 2x6)
Shikhar Dhawan
15 (12b 3x4)
Shardul Thakur
1-0-13-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 56/1 after 6 overs: Punjab recover after early jitter
Varun Chakravarthy starts his first over. His over is going well as Punjab have taken just two runs on the first five balls. But Dhawan finally hits a boundary in the over through the off side.
Shikhar Dhawan
15 (12b 3x4)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
18 (12b 2x4 1x6)
Varun Chakravarthy
1-0-6-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 50/1 after 5 overs: Punjab recover after early jitter
Star spinner Sunil Narine bowls his first over. Rajapaksa welcomes him with two fours on third and fourth balls and hit him for a six. 14 from the over and Punjab complete 50.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
17 (10b 2x4 1x6)
Shikhar Dhawan
10 (8b 2x4)
Sunil Narine
1-0-14-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 36/1 after four overs: Kolkata get early edge against Punjab
Southee comes up with his second over. Dhawan finally opens up and hit back-to-back fours. Twelve runs came off the over.
Shikhar Dhawan
10 (8b 2x4)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
3 (4b)
Tim Southee
2-0-26-1IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 24/1 in 3 overs: Kolkata get early success
Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new man. Umesh is bowling his over. Shikhar looks cautious here. Just one run off the over.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
0 (2b)
Shikhar Dhawan
1 (4b)
Umesh Yadav
2-0-10-0IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 23/1 after 2 overs: Southee draws first blood, sends Prabhsimran back
Tim Southee has come up with the second over. Prabhsimran, however, is on fire. He smashed Southee for two fours and a six, but Southee got him on the last ball.
Prabhsimran Singh c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Southee 23 (12b 2x4 2x6) SR: 191.66
IPL 2023 KKR VS PBKS Live Score Updates: Punjab 9/0 after 1 over
Prabhsimran Singh scores the first two runs of the match. He smashes the first six of the innings off Umesh at deep backward square leg. The Mohali crowd is cheering the shot.
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Pacer Umesh Yadav bowls first over for Kolkata. Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh open bat for Punjab
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The teams for today's match are as follows:
PBKS
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
KKR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
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Nitish announces that Russell, Narine, Southee and Gurbaz are his foreign players, while Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan has decided to go with Ellis, Curran and Rajapaksa
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Toss report
KKR have won the toss and elected to bolw first. Skipper Rana says that it can rain and there is moisture in the pitch.
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Weather report: It looks like the match can be affected by the rain. Though the sky looks clear and bright at this moment. But you never know abouth the weather
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It seems the Kolkata camp is missing Shreyas Iyer dearly
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Though many players are missing today's match because of injuries and other reasons. There are players on both sdies who can make a difference. Punjab have Dhawan, Curran, Arshdeep and Raza, while Kolkata have Narine, Russell, Thakur and Ferguson.
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Both teams today are marred by injuries. The match between Kolkata and Punjab is being played without Rabada, Iyer, Shakib, Bairstow and Livingstone.
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Players to watch out from Kolkata
Skipper Nitish Rana is their seasoned pro with 322 runs in last 10 matches. Andre Russell has the highest strike rate in IPL and is known for his lightning-fast batting. He is a class all-rounder and known for his bowling also. Russell has scored 229 runs and taken 15 wickets in his last 10 matches.
Players to watch out from Punjab
Shikhar Dhawan is expected to lead from the front with his outstanding record in IPL. In last 10 matches, he has scored 333 runs with an average of 41.62. Kagiso Rabada is their key bowler and has 19 wickets in 10 matches. Arshdeep Singh is also expected to rise to the occasion for Punjab.
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In their last five matches, Punjab have won three matches and lost two.
In their last five matches, Kolkata have also won three matches while losing two.
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In their last five meetings, Punjab have an edge over Kolkata as they have won three matches
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Punjab finished sixth in IPL 2022, while their best performance was in 2014 IPL when they finished as runners-up. The team, formerly known as Kings XI Punjab, was also the semi-finalist in the inugural IPL in 2008. They are yet to win the title. Will they end their title drought this time?
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