Kolkata Knight Riders have played 10 matches so far in the Indian Premier League 2023, winning 4 and losing 6. With 8 points, they take the 8th in the points table. Punjab Kings has played 10 matches so far, winning 5 and losing 5. With 10 points, PBKS is placed in the 7th spot.
In their earlier encounter ongoing tournament, Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs (DLS Method). Batting first in the match Punjab Kings posted a total of 191 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Kolkata couldn’t reach the target and lost this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous game of the IPL 2023. In the match, Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and scored 171 runs losing 9 wickets. In reply, Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to reach the score and lost the match. Team captain Aiden Markram slammed 41 runs while Heinrich Klaasen had 36 runs for the Hyderabad team. Marco Jansen & T Natarajan took 2 wickets each for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana hit 46 and 42 respectively. Varun Chakravarthy was awarded man of the match for picking 1 wicket from the Kolkata team. Also, Vaibhav Arora & Shardul Thakur took 2 wickets each for the Kolkata team. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 runs in this match.
Punjab Kings suffered a loss against Mumbai Indians in their previous game of the IPL 2023. In the match, Punjab Kings batted first and scored 214 runs losing 3 wickets. Liam Livingstone slammed 82 runs while Jitesh Sharma had 49 runs for the Punjab. Nathan Ellis took 2 wickets for the Punjab Kings team.
For Mumbai Indians, the chase wasn’t quite easy. With Ishan Kishan’s 75 and Suryakumar Yadav’s 66, MI reached the target in the 18.5th over itself with 4 wickets in their kitty. Ishan Kishan was awarded man of the match. Piyush Chawla took 2 wickets for the Mumbai Indians team. Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) in this match.
