KKR vs PBKS Live Streaming: KKR’s Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against PBKS
KKR vs PBKS Live Streaming: The 8th clash of the latest season of IPL 2022 will be held on Friday, 1st April between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS IPL 2022).
The match will start at 7:30 pm at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the first match of this fresh season, KKR defeated CSK by 6 wickets and in the sixth match of IPL 2022, that is, in their second encounter of the season, they had to face RCB by 6 wickets.
Today, the team of Punjab Kings (PBKS), which is taking the field against KKR, will also take the field for the second win. In their first match of the latest season, PBKS beat RCB by 5 wickets.
PBKS vs KKR Schedule
IPL Match Number: 8
Match date: April 1
Toss will happen: 7:00 PM
Match Start: 7:30 PM
Ground: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
KKR has the upper hand
The history of IPL shows that in the last 14 seasons, there have been 29 matches between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. In which KKR have won 19 matches and PBKS have won 10 matches.
That is, KKR’s edge has been strong. In the matches played between the two teams, Gautam Gambhir has scored the most runs in a season.
Talking about bowlers, Sunil Narine has taken the maximum 31 wickets. Talking about the last 5 matches between the two teams, KKR has won 3 and PBKS has won 2 matches.
Today’s match pitch report
The pitch of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai is said to be good for the batsmen. The history of this ground shows that the average IPL score here is 180 runs.
However, chasing the target on this ground is also better. Short boundaries, and a fast outfield will be helpful for batters.
There is every possibility of high scoring on this pitch. If the batting got a good start, then touching the target of 200 runs on this pitch will not be difficult.
What the weather says
Today, on April 1, Wankhede Stadium Mumbai will have a maximum temperature of 31 and a minimum of 26 degrees Celsius. The wind will blow at a speed of 9 kmph. There may be light clouds in the sky.
KKR’s Probable Playing XI
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (Captain KKR), Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson, Mohammad Nabi, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee ), Varun Chakravarthy.
Potential Playing-XI of PBKS
Mayank Agrawal Captain PBKS, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Liam Livingston, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Arshdeep Singh Harpreet Singh Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar.
