Punjab Kings started off their IPL campaign with a seven-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders while Rajasthan Royals started their run with a 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both teams are heading to the game with no changes to their playing eleven
Roy has been brought in after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the League due to a lower back injury. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is also not playing this season for the Shahrukh Khan-owed team.
Shakib informed Kolkata Knight Riders of this development on Sunday. After the franchise receives approval from the IPL, it will start the process of looking for a replacement. He was bought by KKR for Rs 1.50 crore during the IPL 2023 auction last year
Punjab Kings came out victorious against Kolkata Knight Riders in the first doubleheader of IPL, courtesy stellar show from Arshdeep Singh and Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Lucknow Super Giants registered a clinical win over Delhi Capitals in their first-ever home game.
Nitish Rana reflected back on the match after losing against PBKS in their first match of the IPL. Nitish looked back at his decisions and said, "I just felt like going with my five main bowlers. They batted well, and judged the wicket better than us. Anything could've happened if the rain d
Punjab ended their innings with a score of 191/5, setting a huge target for KKR to chase. Young Arshdeep stole the show as he turned the tide in team's favour with his blowing heroics. His 3/19 shifted the momentum towards Punjab in the second innings, allowing the Kings to keep control over
The second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 ended after being interrupted by rain, with Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven runs at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
Rain interrupted the play and due to that Punjab Kings emerged victorious via DLS method. KKR's innings was put to a halt at 146/7 in 16 overs, with Sunil Narine (7*) and Shardul Thakur (8*) unbeaten. They still needed 46 runs in the last four overs