Kolkata are into must-win territory. A win in each of their coming games takes them to 16 points, which is often seen as the point needed for qualification. Punjab Kings too have some breathing space, but need three wins in four games to get to 16, and they will also need to win big with how their net-run-rate has been this season.

KKR vs PBKS Match Details

Date: May 8th 2023

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: Eden Gardens

KKR vs PBKS Weather Report

A warm evening is expected at Kolkata.

KKR vs PBKS Pitch Report

The Kolkata Track is taking some swing early on but remains decent to bat on, and will be better for sides batting second.

PBKS vs MI Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	PBKS Won	KKR Won	NR
Overall	31	11	20	0
At Kolkata	8	3	8	0
In the last Five Matches	5	3	2	0
In 2022	1	0	1	0

KKR vs PBKS Predicted Playing XI

PBKS Playing XI

Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingston, Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Sharma

KKR Playing XI

Narayan Jagadeesan, Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer/Suyash Sharma, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, David Wiese, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

KKR vs PBKS Key Players

Liam Livingstone

Livingstone is back, but is off to a slow start. His first game after an injury gap has not gone well, but if he does manage to find his range Punjab will be very pleased, and will look a lot stronger in the middle.

Jason Roy

Jason Roy has been providing KKR with the intent they were looking for upfront. He is scoring really well, and has been pretty consistent, allowing the KKR line-up to look a lot more dangerous with some dangerous stroke makers behind him.

PBKS’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Shikhar Dhawan	7	292	58.4
Jitesh Sharma	10	239	26.56
Simran Singh	10	219	21.9
Sam Curran	10	192	27.43
Liam Livingstone	5	157	39.25

KKR’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Rinku Singh	10	316	52.67
Venkatesh Iyer	10	303	30.3
Nitish Rana	10	275	27.5
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	7	183	26.14
Jason Roy	4	180	45

PBKS’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Arshdeep Singh	10	16	22.56
Nathan Ellis	6	9	22.66
Sam Curran	10	7	49.28
Kagiso Rabada	4	5	31.2
Harpreet Brar	9	4	36.25

KKR’s Top Five Bowlers This Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Varun Chakravarthy	10	14	21.5
Suyash Sharma	7	9	25.77
Sunil Narine	10	7	42.57
Andre Russell	10	7	20.14
Shardul Thakur	7	4	40

KKR vs PBKS Match Tips

With home advantage, success in their batting line-up, and the manner of their victories, KKR could start favorites to win in the upcoming game.

Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight RiderasWill Win the Match