14:52 (IST)
PBKS vs KKR: Pitch report by Darren Ganga
"Average first innings score in day matches is 159 here and 80 per cent of matches have been won by teams chasing. As a result of the moisture in the surface. This pitch is light brown in colour which means there's not a lot of moisture. It's also very hard, so it might be more even for teams batting first and second. There's a good covering of grass which looks quite even."
14:45 (IST)
Some more info about PBKS vs KKR...
Today's on-field umpires will be Bruce Oxenford and Yeshwant Barde, while the third umpire will be Madanagopal Jayaraman.
14:40 (IST)
Last season...
Both teams failed to reach playoffs.
PBKS finished 6th in the table with 7 wins from 14 games. KKR were 7th with 6 wins from 14 games.
14:29 (IST)
PBKS vs KKR: SQUADS
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Arshdeep Singh, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, M Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Baltej Singh, Raj Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (c), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Liton Das, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, David Wiese, Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma
14:20 (IST)
PBKS vs KKR LIVE UPDATES: INJURY WORRIES
Both teams are under pressure due to injury problems and missing stars. KKR are without regular captain Shreyas Iyer for now, due to a back injury. Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das are on national duty while pacer Lockie Ferguson has hamstring issues.
PBKS will not have Jonny Bairstow this season due to a leg injury. Matthew Short has joined them.
Liam Livingstone is yet to get a clearance from ECB as he is recovering from a knee injury while Kagiso Rabada is unavailable due to South African national team duty.
14:08 (IST)
PBKS VS KKR LIVE: HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
Kolkata Knight Riders have a big advantage here as they have won 20 out of 30 matches against Punjab Kings so far in IPL history. PBKS have won 10 and also the only time Punjab reached the IPL final in 2014, they lost to KKR in the summit clash.
14:06 (IST)
PBKS vs KKR LIVE: WEATHER REPORT
It's not raining at the Mohali stadium and the sky looks bright and sunny out there but the forecast does say that things can get cloudy and there's a possibility of rain during the encounter. The temperature is expected to be around 15 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius during the match.
14:01 (IST)
Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Match 2 of IPL 2023 between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. It's also the first match of the first doubleheader of IPL 2023 and will be played in Mohali. Both teams are being led by new captains; Shikhar Dhawan for PBKS and Nitish Rana for KKR. And both sides have injury issues, but nonetheless, it's an IPL game, and at least one thing - entertainment is guaranteed. Stay tuned for more updates and toss...
PBKS vs KKR LIVE Score and Updates: IPL 2023 starts for Punjab Kings with a match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Saturday. Both teams will enter the season and the match with new captains, as Shikhar Dhawan has replaced Mayank Agarwal, who has joined Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the helm of the PBKS side, while Nitish Rana will be leading KKR in the absence of Shreyas Iyer.
IPL 2023 PBKS preview: Punjab aim to shake off image of perennial underachievers
That’s not the only commonality between the two sides. They both are also without a lot of first-choice players. For KKR we know that regular captain Iyer is out for a while with a back injury. Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das are unavailable due to national duty and pacer Lockie Ferguson could miss the first match due to hamstring issues.
For PBKS, Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the season with a leg injury. Matthew Short has come in as a replacement. Liam Livingstone is waiting for clearance from ECB as he is coming back from a knee injury while Kagiso Rabada is also on national duty.
IPL 2023 KKR preview: Kolkata Knight Riders seek consistency
Looking at the history, PBKS vs KKR has been a very lopsided affair with the Kolkata franchise winning 20 out of 30 matches so far, and Punjab winning 10. One mustn’t forget that KKR are also two-time IPL champions, while PBKS’ best is the runners-up finish in 2014 when they lost to KKR in the final.
Squads
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Arshdeep Singh, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, M Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Baltej Singh, Raj Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (c), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Liton Das, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, David Wiese, Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma
Live Streaming: The 3.30 PM match will be shown live on Star Sports channels while the live stream will be available on the JioCinema app.
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