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Punjab Kings won by 7 runs (DLS Method)

Match Details

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Venue - Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali

Toss Winner - Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opt to bowl

Series - Indian Premier League 2023

Date of the Match - Saturday, 1 April, 2023

Time - 03:30 PM (IST)

Season - 2023

Umpires - Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Yeshwant Barde (IND)

Third Umpire - Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND)

Match Referee - Manu Nayyar (IND)

Player of the Match - Arshdeep Singh

Match Review

     On Saturday, April 1, at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders played in the 2nd match of the Indian Premier League 2023.

     In an IPL 2023 game that was postponed due to weather, Punjab Kings prevailed by seven runs (DLS method) with strong performances by Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shikhar Dhawan.  

     Rajapaksa hit 50 runs and Dhawan added 40 runs as PBKS set a massive total of 191/5 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first. Tim Southee took two wickets for KKR, while Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Umesh Yadav each took one. 

     After taking early wickets, PBKS controlled KKR before Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer gave the game some momentum. After the game had to be abandoned due to rain, the DLS technique was used to determine the winner, and PBKS were proclaimed the winners by 7 runs. 

Brief Score

     Punjab Kings have scored 191 for 5 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 40, Prabhsimran Singh (wk) 23, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 50, Jitesh Sharma 21, Shahrukh Khan 11, Sam Curran 26, Sikandar Raza 16, Extras 4) 

     Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 146 for 7 in 16 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) 22, Mandeep Singh 2, Nitish Rana 24, Rinku Singh 4, Andre Russell 35, Shardul Thakur 8, Sunil Narine 7, Venkatesh Iyer 34, Anukul Roy 4, Extras 6) 

Who is the Winner?

     Punjab Kings won by 7 runs with a score of 191 runs.

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