Punjab Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2nd Match of the IPL 2023. The match is scheduled to take place on 1st April, 2023 at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Shikhar Dhawan was appointed as the PBKS captain last year after the release of Mayank Agarwal while Nitish Rana is appointed to lead the KKR side in the absence of Shreyas Iyer who was ruled out of the season due to injury.
Checkout the head to head stats and details about these two teams.
Matches Played | PBKS Won | KKR Won | Tie | NR | |
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IPL | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
At Mohali | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Last 5 Matches | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
IPL 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
When it comes to the head to head stats between these two sides, KKR has an upper edge over PBKS. They have 20 matches out of 30 face-offs. PBKS have 10 times against KKR.
The upcoming contest between PBKS and KKR will take place at PCA Stadium in Mohali, which is the home ground of the Punjab team. These two have faced each other 7 times at this venue and KKR have won 4 out of 7 matches.
The most important head to head between PBKS and KKR was in the IPL 2014 season when both these sides were the finalists of the season. KKR won the final match by chasing 200 runs in 19.3 overs and won the match by 3 wickets to lift their 2nd IPL trophy.
PBKS | KKR | ||
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Highest score vs KKR | 214 | Highest score vs PBKS | 245 |
Lowest score vs KKR | 119 | Lowest score vs PBKS | 109 |
Also Read: PBKS vs KKR Match Prediction