TATA IPL 2022; KKR to face PBKS today: Playing11, head to head, pitch report, and more

By Sanjay Maurya

With an aim to continue their winning run, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match No. 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Punjab Kings won their first match of the season, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by chasing down a 206-run target. On the other hand, the Knight Riders have already lost one and won one of their first two matches.

The Kolkata Knight Riders struggled with the bat in their most recent match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, losing by three wickets in the final over. Bowlers have performed admirably in both matches and deserve greater credit for their efforts. Shreyas Iyer made good use of his bowlers, and it will be interesting to see how he handles pressure in the upcoming matches.

Punjab Kings, on the other side, were magnificent in their first match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, winning by five wickets with an over left to play. There’s no denying that they have batting depth, but they need to focus more on their bowling.

Match Details

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Match 8, IPL 2022
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: April 1, 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network for Television and Disney + Hotstar app for live streaming.

PBKS	KKR
Captain: Mayank Agarwal	Captains: Shreyas Iyer, Eoin Morgan
Coach: Anil Kumble (Head coach)	Coach: Brendon McCullum (Head coach)
League: Indian Premier League	League: Indian Premier League
Founded: 2008	CEO: Venky Mysore (Oct 2010)
Arenas/Stadiums: Punjab Cricket Association Cricket Stadium, MORE	Owners: Red Chillies Entertainment, Mehta Group
Owners: Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman, Karan Paul	Owners: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta, Red Chillies Entertainment

Expected Playing11

KKR

Ajinkya Rahane
Venkatesh Iyer
Shreyas Iyer (c)
Nitish Rana
Sam Billings
Andre Russell
Sunil Narine
Sheldon Jackson (wk)
Tim Southee
Umesh Yadav
Varun Chakravarthy

PBKS

Mayank Agarwal (c)
Shikhar Dhawan
Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk)
Liam Livingstone
Raj Bawa
Shahrukh Khan
Odean Smith
Harpreet Brar
Arshdeep Singh
Rahul Chahar
Sandeep Sharma

Pitch Report

The bowlers have enough help and it is not easy for the batsmen to come and hit fours and sixes. Matches can be won by keeping wickets in hand till the end. If a captain wins the toss, he will decide to bowl first.

Head to Head