Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders to play in the 2nd match of the IPL2023, both teams are missing key players. Nitish Rana will be leading KKR instead of injured Shreyas Iyer.
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Match details
Mohali's PCA Stadium will host the match. The track favors batters and pacers with an average first innings score of 168. Live telecast on Star Sports, streaming on JioCinema.
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KKR dominates PBKS
KKR has a better record against PBKS in IPL, winning 20 out of 30 matches. In the last season, KKR won against PBKS by six wickets with Andre Russell's unbeaten 31-ball 70.
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PBKS bowling attack depleted
Liam Livingstone, and Kagiso Rabada will miss the upcoming match while Sam Curran and Sikandar Raza will have the onus. KKR's bowling attack looks depleted this season.
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PBKS-KKR probables
The probable XI for PBKS and KKR for their upcoming match includes star players like Shikhar Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine.
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Key performers
Russell may become the third player to score 2,000 runs for KKR while Dhawan is the second-highest run-scorer in IPL history. Rahul Chahar picked 14 wickets in 13 matches last season.