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IPL-2023 First double header today: Kolkata vs Punjab; Possible Playing-11

Published - 1-APR-2023 8:16 IST | Updated - 12-APR-2024 10:3 IST

G11-Fantasy Cricket Prediction for Today's Match

 


The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has started. In the first match on Saturday, Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets. At the same time, the first double header of the season will be played today. The first match will be between Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Nitish Rana's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at 3:30 pm.

KKR 2-time champion

Kolkata Knight Riders team, captained by Nitish Rana, has won 2 titles in the tournament. The team reached the playoffs in 7 out of 15 seasons and also played in the finals three times. Last season the team could win only 6 out of 14 matches. Due to this, he had to end the tournament by staying at number 7.

The 4 foreign players of the team against Punjab can be Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Lockie Ferguson. Apart from these, Indian players like Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer and Umesh Yadav are also strengthening the team.

Punjab played the final only once

Punjab Kings team, captained by Shikhar Dhawan, could not win a single title in the tournament. The team reached the playoffs in 2 out of 15 seasons and played in the finals only once. The team was defeated by KKR in the 2014 final. Last season, the team was at number six by winning 7 out of 14 matches.

The team's 4 foreign players can be from Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Sam Karan and Nathan Ellis. Apart from these, Indian players like Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Karan and Rahul Chahar are also strengthening the team.

There is a tough fight between the Punjab and Kolkata

Tough competition to each other since the first season. In the 2014 season, the final match was also played between the two teams, in which KKR won the trophy for the second time. So far 30 matches have been played between these two teams. Out of which Knight Riders have won 20 times and Kings have won 10 times.

Possible playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.

Impact Players: Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (Wicket-keeper), Sikandar Raza/Matthew Short, Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Karan, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis.

Impact Players: Atharva Tayde, Prabhsimran Singh, Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathi.

2023-04-01