Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions: IPL 2023 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 53rd Match: 8th May

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 53rd Match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Tournament Stats - Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023

Most Runs

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Live Scores - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 53rd Match

Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the 8th spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 points table with 4 wins and 6 losses from their 10 matches of the league. The team has 8 points.

Rinku Singh is the top run-scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders with 316 runs at a strike rate of 148. He has struck 20 sixes and 19 fours. Venkatesh Iyer has also made 303 runs at a strike rate of 149.

Varun Chakravarthy has been the best bowler for Kolkata Knight Riders and has picked up 14 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 7.99.

Punjab Kings are placed at the 7th spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 points table with 5 wins and 5 losses from their 10 matches of the league. The team has 10 points.

Shikhar Dhawan is the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings with 292 runs at a strike rate of 148. He has struck 9 sixes and 38 fours. Jitesh Sharma has also made 239 runs at a strike rate of 165.

Arshdeep Singh has been the best bowler for Punjab Kings and has picked up 16 wickets while bowling at an average of 22 and an economy rate of 9.80.

Squads

Punjab Kings - Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matt Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders - Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jadadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan


Form Guide - At a Glance



Last 5 match results (most recent first)

Kolkata Knight Riders - WLWLL

Punjab Kings - LWLWL


Head to Head (Last 5 matches)

Kolkata Knight Riders - 2

Punjab Kings - 3


Result of last head to head clash

Kolkata Knight Riders lost to Punjab Kings by 7 runs



Venue Guide (Domestic T20s) - Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Total Matches - 81

Wins for team batting first - 34

Wins for team batting second - 47

Average score batting first - 162

Highest Score - Kolkata Knight Riders 232/2

Lowest Score - Royal Challengers Bangalore 49/10

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Punjab Kings

Who will win? – Punjab Kings

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders), Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders), Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings)

Most Sixes – Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders), Liam Livingstone (Punjab Kings)

Player of the Match –  Liam Livingstone

Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 170+, Punjab Kings 180+

 Match Handicap Punjab Kings

 

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