KKR vs PBKS: Shreyas Iyer-led KKR may be the dominant side tonight

Apr 1, 2022

By: Vaamanaa Sethi

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The eighth match of this Indian Premier League (IPL) season will see...

...Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clashing with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) today, April 1, 2022.

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Today’s match will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 in the evening.

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The last matches the teams played

KKR lost the last match to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 3 wickets, while PBKS won the last match against RCB by five wicket-haul.

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IPL table

PBKS currently stands at the 3rd position in the list, while KKR is in the 5th spot.

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Match history

Both the teams have played 29 matches in the history of IPL and KKR has been on the dominant side with 19 wins, while PBKS won the rest of the matches.

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New captains

Shreyas Iyer is leading the KKR team this season, while Mayank Agarwal is the new skipper of PBKS team.

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Some key players to watch out for in today’s match —

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Ajinkya Rahane

One of the most experienced batsmen who has played for various IPL franchises. Currently playing for KKR, Rahane has a career tally of 3,994 runs in 154 matches with a strike rate of 121.32.

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Shikhar Dhawan

Fondly known as ‘Gabbar Dhawan’, currently playing for PBKS, Dhawan is the second-highest run getter in the history of IPL. He has so far scored 5,827 runs with an average of 34.89.

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Sunil Narine

Right-arm off-spinner from West Indies, Narine, who was retained by KKR this year, has so far played 136 matches and has a tally of 996 runs and 144 wickets.

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Arshdeep Singh

The 23-year-old fast-medium bowler, who was retained by PBKS team ahead of this IPL season’s auction, has so far taken 31 wickets from 24 matches.

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