Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Varun Chakravorty (R) with wicket keeper celebrates the wicket of Punjab Kings batsman Shikhar Dhawan during IPL 2023 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, on April 1, 2023.
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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana won the toss and elected to bowl against Punjab Kings in their opening match of Indian Premier League 2023 on Saturday.
For KKR, Afghanistan player Rahmanullah Gurbaz is making his IPL debut, while Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza has been named in the playing XI for Punjab Kings.
Teams:
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.