Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2nd Match, IPL Prediction 2023

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Punjab Kings will go against the Two times IPL title holder Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium from 3:30 Pm/IST. Punjab Kings waAuctionre in Auction as they bought the most expensive player in IPL history Sam Curran for 18.50 crores and surprised eveAuctionn the auction. He was the man of the series and ICC World T20 World Cup in 2022, and his contribution was enough to make England Cricket Team T20 champions in 2022.

Kolkata Knight Riders spent way little if you compare it to their opposition. They spent only 2.79 Crores only in December 2022 auction as their most expensive pick is Shakib Al Hasan, whom they bought for 1.5 Crore, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders before in their title-winning season 2012 and 2014.

Head to Head record between Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Match Played	30 matches
Punjab Kings Won	10 times
Kolkata Knight Riders Won	20 times

Kolkata Knight Riders won their last 3 out of 5 matches against Punjab kings and last season, they played two matches against each other. They both won 1 match against each other, and their last encounter was in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai,, where Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. Umesh Yadav was chosen as the man of the match for his amazing performance in which he took 4 wickets in 4 overs.

Andre Russell was also the hero of the match as he scored 70 runs in just 31 balls and made his team win the match under 14 over, which is amazing for any team. From the Punjab King’s side, there was no one who really looked in good touch, and that’s why they lost brutally against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Odean Smith was smashed down as he conceded 39 runs in just 2 overs but this year, Punjab Kings might have the upper hand as Kolkata is going into their first match without their first-choice captain Shreyas Iyer who has had a back injury since the Fourth Test, Match, against Australia in Boarder-Gavaskar Trophy. Sam Curran can be the man for the Punjab Kings’ side who can turn around the game.

Pitch Report of Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali

Match Played	9
Batting first won	5
Batting second won	4
Average First Innings Score	168

The pitch favors spinners and batsmen as this match will be the first match, so batsmen will be happy to go on this pitch as it is also a good scoring ground, but later on, when the crack opens up spinners will get the turn and scoring will

Punjab Kings Team Preview

Punjab Kings is one of the teams who never won an IPL title, but they always spend big on players and still fail to achieve success. They might be able to challenge other teams this year because the players on the paper are very skilled and talented and don’t forget the Sam Curran factor, so be ready for the match between Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders match.

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Punjab Kings are the side that keeps changing their stuff and players constantly, making the team look inconsistent. Chennai Super Kings is a well-settled side because they have had the same support staff and core players on their side for the last 5-10 years. Punjab Kings changed their captain 14 times out of the 15 seasons they played in the IPL history.

Shikhar Dhawan is their 14th captain who will lead the side in 2023, which is also one of the main reasons why the Punjab Kings failed to win the title and perform well. In all 15th seasons, they were able to qualify for playoffs just twice and only once they played the final, in which they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders are one the 3rd most successful side in IPL as they won the Indian Premier League Title two times in 2012 and 2014 under Gataum Gambhir’s captaincy but after that, they had a few bad seasons but in 2021, they reached the final of the IPL and lost against Chennai Super Kings in which Faf du Plessis scored 86 runs and became the player of the match.

Kolkata is also one of the teams which does not have a complete team as they only have 21 players out of 25, and even in the 2022 December auction, they spent only 2.79 Crores. The most shocking news for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was Shreyas Iyer’s Injury, as he will not be able to participate in half of IPL this season.

Important Players in the match between Punjab Kings vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

Sam Curran- Punjab Kings

Sam Curran will be one of the most important players for the Punjab Kings as they bought him for 18.50 Crore. The England All-Rounder did not have a good time in IPL as he only played 32 matches, scoring 337 runs with an average of 22. In bowling, he took 32 wickets which are per wicket match. His wickets in the final match against Pakistan helped England Cricket Team to win the World Cup of 2022.

Shikhar Dhawan-Punjab Kings

Shikhar Dhawan is 2nd highest run scorer in IPL history and still going strong as he scored 6244 runs in 206 matches with an average of 35 and scored 2 centuries and 47 half-centuries. He was named the captain of the Punjab Kings for the 2023 season and last season, he scored 460 runs in 14 matches with an average of 38 which is great, but his consistency over the years is one of the things which makes him so important for the Punjab kings.

Andre Russell-Kolkata Knight Riders

He is the core part of the Kolkata Knight Riders and last season, he did wonders as he took 17 wickets and scored 335 runs with an amazing strike rate. When he is fit, then he can be the best All-Rounder any team can ask for because he bowls in death overs for the team and can score runs with more than 250 strike rates.

Probable Lineup of Punjab Kings playing XI

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar / Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh

Probable Lineup of Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh / Narayan Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy