PBKS vs KKR Prediction: Who Will Win Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Match 2

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Kolkata Knight Riders will commence their IPL 2023 journey with a clash against Punjab Kings on Saturday (April 1) at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

Both Knight Riders and Punjab Kings had a disappointing tournament last year. KKR finished 7th in the table with 12 points while Punjab finished a place better, with a couple of points more.

Both teams have captaincy changes at the start of this IPL. Punjab Kings appointed Shikhar Dhawan as the captain for this season while Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed Nitish Rana as the captain in the absence of Shreyas Iyer, who is sidelined with a back injury and may miss the entirety of the tournament.

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Match 2 Details

Match Time and Venue: The match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will be taking place at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday (April 1). The match will begin at 3.30 pm IST as this will be the first afternoon game in this IPL edition.

Telecast and Live Stream: The IPL 2023 Match 2 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 for free using any screen.

Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders Squads

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shahrukh Khan, 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, Matthew Short

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

IPL 2023 Match 1 PBKS vs KKR Match Prediction

It will be a battle between two novice captains in the IPL. Punjab Kings are in front of their home crowd and will be expecting a decent start. But KKR, on the other hand, have some match winners in their team who can win the match for them in a matter of overs. It promises to be a crunch encounter as PBKS will be playing at their home ground for the first time since 2019.

But KKR do have the edge in this match and will be starting just a bit ahead of the home side. Although there is not a lot to separate between the two sides, we predict KKR will start the campaign with two points.