IPL 2023 Cricket Prediction | Match 53: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings at a Glance 

• With 10 points, PBKS are tied for seventh place with numbers 4, 5, and 6
• KKR has won two of their past three games despite dropping their most recent at-home contest.
• Recently, Punjab’s bowling has not been in form.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Team Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders

Despite the Sunrisers just needing 10 runs from their final eight balls, the Kolkata Knight Riders managed to win their most recent game. A victory like that would give the team confidence going into this game.

Jason Roy, the English opener, was one of two changes made to the Kolkata Knight Riders XI for the victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. David Wiese and Narayan Jagadeesan were fired, and Roy joined Vaibhav Arora on the team in their place. There have been no recent injuries on the side. 

Punjab Kings

Despite their inconsistent play throughout the competition, Punjab Kings are still in a good position to finish in the top four. They probably selected this contest as a particularly winnable matchup.  

Before Punjab Kings’ loss to Mumbai Indians, Shikhar Dhawan made three lineup changes, substituting Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, and Matthew Short for Atharva Taide, Kagiso Rabada, and Sikandar Raza. 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Team Playing Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders

Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy    

Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Matthew Short, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Liam Livingstone, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh  

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Team Form in Last 5 Matches 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings outfield report

Eden Gardens

In every IPL game played at Eden Gardens this season, the captain who won the toss choose to field first. In this game, we anticipate that both teams will want to take the field first.  

In Kolkata, the sky will be largely sunny, and the high temperature will be 39 degrees Celsius.

The Eden Gardens has a batting-friendly track with some support for spinners.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Kolkata Knight Riders

Player of the Match

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Nitish Rana  

Most sixes

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Andre Russell 
• Punjab Kings – Liam Livingstone  

Most wickets  

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Sunil Narine       
• Punjab Kings – Arshdeep Singh    

Most runs

• Kolkata Knight Riders –  Nitish Rana
• Punjab Kings – Shikhar Dhawan   

Team Scores Batting First

• Kolkata Knight Riders – 180+
• Punjab Kings – 170+

According to our prediction, Kolkata Knight Riders will win this match.