The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 8th Match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in India.

 LIVE SCORES - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 8th Match: 1st April

Punjab Kings are placed at the 3rd spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 points table with a win from their first match of the league. The team has 2 points.

Shikhar Dhawan is the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings with 43 runs at a strike rate of 148. He has struck 5 fours and one six. Bhanuka Rajapaksa has also made 43 runs at a strike rate of 195.

Rahul Chahar has been the best bowler for Punjab Kings and has picked up one wicket while bowling at an average of 22 and an economy rate of 5.50.

Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the 5th spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 points table with one win and one loss from their 2 matches of the league. The team has 2 points.

Ajinkya Rahane is the top run-scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders with 53 runs at a strike rate of 120. He has struck 7 fours and one six. Sam Billings has also made 39 runs at a strike rate of 105.

Umesh Yadav has been the best bowler for Kolkata Knight Riders and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 9 and an economy rate of 4.50

Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders - Shreyas Iyer (C), Baba Indirajith, Aman Hakim Khan, Pratham Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ramesh Kumar, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Aaron Finch, Abhijeet Tomar, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Mohammad Nabi, Shivam Mavi, Sam Billings (wk), Sheldon Jackson (wk), Ashok Sharma, Pat Cummins, Chamika Karunaratene, Sunil Narine, Rashik Salam, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav

Punjab Kings - Mayank Agarwal (c), Prerak Mankand, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Benny Howell, Shahrukh Khan, Baltej Singh, Ansh Patel, Rishi Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Odean Smith, Sandeep Singh, Writtick Chaterjee, Raj Bawa, Nathan Ellis, Ishan Porell, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Punjab Kings

Who will win? – Punjab Kings

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders), Rahul Chahar (Punjab Kings)

Most Sixes – Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders), Mayank Agarwal (Punjab Kings)

Man of the Match –  Shikhar Dhawan

Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 170+, Punjab Kings 180+

 Match Handicap Punjab Kings

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