PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Team, IPL 2023: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Fantasy Picks

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PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Team and Fantasy Picks, IPL 2023: Indian Premier League will return to the state of Punjab as Punjab Kings lock horns against two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders to kickstart their campaign.

Both teams had an underwhelming last season, as Punjab and Kolkata both couldn't qualify for playoffs, with a 6th and 7th placed finish respectively. Both teams have also made captaincy changes ahead of this season.

Shikhar Dhawan is going to lead the PBKS side in this IPL, while KKR have trusted Nitish Rana to lead them in Shreyas Iyer's absence. Punjab will play 5 of their seven home matches in Mohali, while the other two matches are going to be played in Dharamshala. KKR, on the other hand, will play all of their home games at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Match 2 Details

Date: Saturday, April 1

Match Starts: 3.30 pm IST

Venue: IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali

Telecast and Live Stream: The match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will be telecast live on Star Sports Network on Television. Indian viewers can also live stream the match on the JioCinema app and website for free.

Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders Squads

Here is the complete list of players from Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders as they lock horns in Match 2 of IPL 2023-

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

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

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Team News, Injury Update

PBKS Team News vs KKR: Punjab Kings are going to miss a number of players from their team. Kagiso Rabada will be missing the match against KKR as he is on national duty. Liam Livingstone is also recovering from an injury and may not take part against the Knight Riders.

They will be banking on Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa as their key overseas players, while captain Shikhar Dhawan will also be pivotal in his first season as captain in the IPL.

KKR Team News vs PBKS: Kolkata Knight Riders are missing their captain Shreyas Iyer due to a back injury. Although they haven't ruled Iyer out for the season, but it will be far-fetched to bet on Iyer's availability this season. Lockie Ferguson also has a niggle but has joined the squad. It will be interesting to see how Rana copes with his new role at the grandest stage.

Both Sunil Narine and Andre Russell will be pivotal for KKR as the two old guards of the Knights are quintessential in their playoff hopes. The Caribbean duo had a topsy-turvy outing last season but they need to fire this time around.

PBKS vs KKR IPL 2023 Match 2 Dream11 Team and Fantasy Picks

Here are the best Dream11 picks for the IPL 2023 Match 2 between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Team 1

Wicketkeeper: N Jagadeesan (KKR)

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS), Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), Nitish Rana (KKR)

All-Rounders: Andre Russell (KKR), Sunil Narine (KKR), Sam Curran (PBKS), Shakib Al Hasan (KKR)

Bowlers: Shardul Thakur (KKR), Rahul Chahar (PBKS), Nathan Ellis (PBKS)

Captain: Andre Russell Vice-Captain: Shikhar Dhawan

PBKS vs KKR Dream11 Team 2

Wicketkeeper: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (PBKS), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (KKR)

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS), Nitish Rana (KKR), Rinku Singh (KKR)

All-Rounders: Shakib Al Hasan (KKR), Andre Russell (KKR), Sam Curran (PBKS),

Bowlers: Rahul Chahar (PBKS), Shardul Thakur (KKR), Umesh Yadav (KKR)

Captain: Shikhar Dhawan Vice-Captain: Sam Curran