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KKR vs PBKS Both teams possibly playing XI for match no 2

The IPL 2023 is finally here, and the second game will kick off between Punjab and Kolkata Saturday afternoon. Punjab after missing to make an impact last year will be looking to do some damage under Shikhar Dhawan’s captaincy. While Kolkata will be led by Nitish Rana who will take care of the team in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. 

The IPL 2023 the second game will kick off between Punjab and Kolkata at Mohali’s. This is a Batting pitch, where 9 matches have been played on it, with the team bowling first winning 5 matches and the team batting first winning 4. The average score when batting first is 170, and the typical winning score is 172-175. For the IPL opener, expect a flat batting surface with some bounce and little to no bowler help.

Punjab Kings  was previous name known as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), until 2020 when it was rebranded as Punjab Kings. The franchise is owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul. They reached the finals in 2014 but finished as runners-up after losing to the Kolkata Knight Riders. Other side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is one of the most popular and successful franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta.

Match no : 2 |
Venue : Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali|
Date : 1st April 2023 [Sat ] |
Time : 3:30 PM |

Punjab Kings Kolkata Knight Riders
Shikhar Dhawan (C) N Jagadeesan (WK)
Matthew Short [o] Venkatesh Iyer
Liam Livingstone [o] Nitish Rana (C)
Jitesh Sharma (wk) Shakib Al Hasan [o]
Shahrukh Khan Andre Russell [o]
Sam Curran [o] Rinku Singh
Harpreet Brar Sunil Narine [o]
Rishi Dhawan Shardul Thakur
Nathan Ellis [o] Tim Southee [o]
Rahul Chahar Umesh Yadav
Arshdeep Singh Varun Chakravarthy
 The Squads
Punjab Kings:
  • Shikhar Dhawan(c)
  • Matthew Short
  • Harpreet Singh Bhatia
  • Bhanuka Rajapaksa
  • Shahrukh Khan
  • Prabhsimran Singh(w)
  • Sikandar Raza
  • Sam Curran
  • Rishi Dhawan
  • Harpreet Brar
  • Rahul Chahar
  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Raj Bawa
  • Nathan Ellis
  • Baltej Singh
  • Jitesh Sharma
  • Atharva Taide
  • Vidhwath Kaverappa
  • Mohit Rathee
  • Shivam Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders:
  • Venkatesh Iyer
  • Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w)
  • Nitish Rana(c)
  • Rinku Singh
  • N Jagadeesan
  • Andre Russell
  • Sunil Narine
  • Shardul Thakur
  • Lockie Ferguson
  • Varun Chakaravarthy
  • Umesh Yadav
  • David Wiese
  • Mandeep Singh
  • Anukul Roy
  • Kulwant Khejroliya
  • Vaibhav Arora
  • Harshit Rana
  • Suyash Sharma

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