IPL 2023: PBKS beat KKR by 7 runs (DLS Method) in Match no. 2: PBKS begin the season on a winning note. They win on the DLS method by 7 runs. In their first match of the season, PBKS were excellent with both bat and ball which helped them to restrict KKR below DLS par score. Here you get a brief match review of PBKS and KKR.
Match Info
- Match: PBKS vs KKR, Match no- 2, Indian Premier League 2023
- Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opt to bowl
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
- Umpires: Bruce Oxenford, Yeshwant Barde
- Third Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopa
- Match Result: PBKS Won by 7 runs.
IPL 2023 PBKS vs KKR: Punjab Kings Scorecard
Batting first, PBKS’ Prabhsimran tried to give an aggressive start but Southe trapped him in the second over of the innings. Then a strong partnership of 86 runs between the skipper Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa gave the push to Punjab’s innings. After 20 overs PBKS set a huge 192 runs target.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Southee | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 191.66 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (c) | b Varun | 40 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 137.93 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c Singh b Yadav | 50 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Jitesh Sharma | c Yadav b Southee | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 190.90 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Rana b Narine | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123.07 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 26 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 152.94 |
| M Shahrukh Khan | not out | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.14 |
IPL 2023 PBKS vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard
Dream start for Arshdeep Singh as he claimed 2 wickets in his first over and the worst possible start for KKR losing 2 wickets within 2 overs. Although Venky Iyer and Nitish Rana tried to maintain the required run rate, regular wickets pushed KKR into the backfoot. Then began the Andre Russel show where he scored 35 off 19 but it was not enough to cross the DLS par score. The rain interrupts the match and after 16 overs, KKR were 146/7 and 7 runs short of the DLS par score.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeep Singh | c Curran b Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Ellis | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 137.50 |
| Anukul Roy | c Sikandar Raza b Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Chahar b Arshdeep Singh | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 121.42 |
| Nitish Rana (c) | c Chahar b Sikandar Raza | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 141.17 |
| Rinku Singh | c Sikandar Raza b Chahar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Andre Russell | c Sikandar Raza b Curran | 35 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 184.21 |
| Shardul Thakur | not out | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.66 |
| Sunil Narine | not out | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350.00 |
PBKS vs KKR: Playing 11
PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
KKR: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
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