IPL 2023, PBKS vs KKR, Highlights: Top knocks from Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shikhar Dhawan, followed by a three-wicket haul Arshdeep Singh guided Punjab Kings to a win by seven runs (DLS method) in a rain-curtailed match of IPL 2023 on Saturday. Asked to bat first, PBKS posted a whopping total of 191/5 in 20 overs after Rajapaksa smashed 50 while Dhawan scored 40. For KKR, Tim Southee scalped two wickets while Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Umesh Yadav scalped one wicket each. Later, PBKS dominated KKR as they removed early wickets before Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer brought some momentum in the game. However, the duo departed after scoring 35 and 34, respectively. Later, rain played a spoilsport in the game as the match had to be called-off and PBKS were declared as the winners by 7 runs due to the DLS method. (Scorecard)
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shikhar Dhawan
Andre Russell