Zoom News : May 08, 2023, 07:07 PM
KKR vs PBKS: The 53rd match of Indian Premier League-16 is going to start at 7:30 PM at Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. Punjab has decided to bat after winning the toss. Kolkata and Punjab will clash for the second time this season. Earlier, the two had faced each other in the second match of the season, when Punjab won by seven runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method. At the same time, both the teams have been face-to-face 10 times at the Eden Gardens ground, in which Kolkata has won seven times and Punjab only three times.Pitch ReportThe pitch at Eden Gardens Stadium is considered fast. Spinners help on this pitch. Bowlers like Sunil Narine can prove to be very dangerous here. Players who bat with ticking can easily score big here.Weather ConditionThe weather in Kolkata is going to be very hot on the day of the match. Monday's temperature in Kolkata will be between 40 to 28 degree Celsius.Possible playing 11 of both the teams...Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (Captain), Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaj, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Shardul Thakur, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty.Impact Players: Suyyash Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee and Kulwant Khejroliya.Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Karan, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh and Prabhsimran Singh.Impact Players: Nathan Ellis, Sikandar Raza, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan.