PBKS vs KKR Weather Report, IPL 2023: PCA Stadium, Mohali Weather on Saturday, April 1

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Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will play their first game of the IPL 2023 season at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali on Saturday (April 1) in the first match of the doubleheader.

This will be the first time that IPL action returns to the PCA Stadium in Mohali since the 2019 season as COVID pandemic forced the matches to played in limited venues in the past three seasons.

KKR beat PBKS in their only meeting last season to take their win tally to 20 of 30 against the Punjab-based side and will look to add to that in the away fixture. In fact, both the teams hit by injury will look to get off to a positive start.

However, their plans may be disrupted after rains in Mohali over the last 24 hours. There is chance that the weather may play spoilsport. That's why we take a look into the weather forecast of the city on matchday. But first, let's take a look at the match's relevant details.

Match: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 2 of Indian Premier League 2023

Date: Saturday, April 01, 2023

Time: 3:30 PM

Venue: Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, Mohali

Now, let's take a look at the PBKS vs KKR weather forecast for Saturday (April 1) afternoon as it's been raining in most parts of India since the start of the week with Mohali also witnessing rain on the eve of the match.

Mohali weather forecast on Saturday, April 1

The temperature on Saturday will rise to 23 and reduce to 21 degree Celsius on a cloudy day with the possibility of thunderstorms in parts of the city. The weather report predicts that there is a 50% chance of rain.

As per AccuWeather, there is rain predicted for an hour before the scheduled start of play and also midway through the match should the match start on time. We may have a truncated match on the cards.

PBKS vs KKR squads

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

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Nitish Rana (captain), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Liton 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.