Plagued by injuries and the unavailability of a few foreign players, both Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will look to put their best foot forward in their IPL 2023 opener on Saturday.
With Shreyas Iyer still nursing a back injury, KKR appointed Nitish Rana as their captain, while Shikhar Dhawan will be at the helm of affairs for Punjab.
Though Punjab will miss the services of several key foreign players, the availability of Sam Curran and Matthew Short could boost their chances against an all-rounders-rich KKR.
KKR vs PBKS head-to-head
However, Kolkata will take confidence from their head-to-head record against Punjab. In 30 matches played between the two sides, KKR have won 20 matches while Punjab won 10 games.
Mohali weather update
The Mohali weather could play spoilsport on Saturday as there is 60 percent chance of rainfall at the start of the match.
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KKR vs PBKS Playing XI probables
KKR possible Playing XI
N. Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Mandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson
PBKS possible Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan, Matthew Short, Prabsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar