IPL 2023: Match 53, KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

On Monday (May 8), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 53rd game of IPL 2023 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. With four wins in ten games, the Knight Riders are in 8th place and must win their remaining four games to have any chance of making the playoffs. In their previous game, the Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by defending their total of 171 runs and winning by five runs, with Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh playing important innings. Varun Chakravarthy defended nine runs in the final over and won the Player of the Match award.

The Punjab Kings have won five out of ten games and are currently placed 7th in the points table. In their last match against the Mumbai Indians, they scored 214 runs in their 20 overs but still ended up losing the game. Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma were the key contributors for the team, adding 119 runs for the fourth wicket. After losing an early wicket, Mumbai were helped by their middle-order batters to chase down the target with six wickets and 7 balls to spare. Arshdeep Singh ended up conceding 66 runs from his 3.5 overs, equalling the record for most runs conceded in an innings by a Kings bowler.

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KKR and PBKS have faced each other 31 times in IPL so far. KKR have emerged victorious in 20 matches, whereas PBKS have won only 11. The Kings have won three of the last five encounters with the Knight Riders, including the first game of this season. In that game, PBKS scored 191 runs for the loss of five wickets and won by seven runs via the DLS method.

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