Published on: May 7, 2023 7:32 pm IST|Updated on: May 8, 2023 11:38 am IST
Kolkata Knight Riders go head-to-head against Punjab Kings in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 8th May, Monday at 7:30 PM IST.
Kolkata Knight Riders picked up a crucial win after a string of losses, they need to start eying for the top four spots and ensure they get as many wins as possible with the number of games in hand. Knight Riders were up against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game, after posting 171, with contributions from Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh, they put up a fighting total. It was the bowlers that brought them back in the game, Vaibhav Arora and Shardul Thakur struck crucial blows and derailed the chase for the Sunrisers and then eventually won the game by 5 runs.
Punjab Kings lost in a high-scoring encounter in their last game of IPL 2023. They were up against Mumbai Indians, but they came up against the wrath of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav who clobbered their bowlers. Later on, Tilak Varma and Tim David completed the heist in just 18.5 overs. Punjab Kings with the bat had Liam Livingstone show at Mohali and Jitesh Sharma the new power hitter in the town joined the party in the end to power Punjab over to 214.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 53rd Match
8th May, 7:30 PM IST
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
The 53rd match of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 8th May at 7:30 PM IST.
Indian Premier League will live stream on the JioCinema app and website in India. The KKR vs PBKS match will also be telecasted on Star Sports channels as well.
The pitch at Kolkata used to aid the bowlers in recent years but in the last few years or so, it has become a belter for batting. Teams batting second have gone on to chase big totals. Bowlers will need to bring their variations in a smarter way. The average first innings score is 183 and teams winning the toss usually opt to bowl first and try to restrict the opposition.
With how things have gone in Kolkata shows signs that Eden Gardens continues to be a batting paradise, the batters will enjoy but the bowlers get it right, and there’s a reward for it. Teams do have to keep wickets in hand and then go big at the backend of the innings. 7 wickets were picked by pacers while spinners scalped 3 wickets.
KKR (recent first): W L W L L PBKS (recent first): L W L W L
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Every game Kolkata plays, it is expected that Andre Russell to make an impact whether it is with the bat or the ball. Russell hasn’t been able to seal games this season for them and they’ll be dearly looking for him to do that in the rest of the games.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is an astonishing opening batter for Kolkata. If he can get it going, Gurbaz will give them a brisk start and that’s much needed for Kolkata’s success with the bat.
Shikhar Dhawan, the skipper of the side is the mainstay with the bat at the top of the order, he’s been amongst the runs.
Arshdeep Singh was phenomenal this season for Punjab. Though he went for plenty in the last game, he remains the lethal bowler that he is at the death and at the start.
According to the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings today match prediction, Punjab Kings are expected to get over the line and win this KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction.
Wicket-Keepers: Jitesh Sharma, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Jason Roy
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Andre Russell, Sam Curran
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Andre Russell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
For Grand League: Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan
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