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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2023 at Eden Gardens on Monday, May 8. The goal is against the kings.
With this victory, Knight Riders avenged their earlier loss against Punjab in IPL 2023. Earlier in the evening, half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and cameos from Shahrukh Khan and Harpreet Brar took PBKS to 179/7 in 20 overs.
In reply, KKR lost the wicket of Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the fifth over, but Rana’s fifty got them closer to the target. Russell and Renko provided the finishing touches to the run chase as KKR won on the last ball of the match.
Now that IPL 2023 between KKR and PBKS is over, here’s a look at the scorecard, records broken and award winners from the game.
List of all KKR vs PBKS match award winners, IPL 2023
Andre Russell won the player of the match award by hitting 42 runs from 23 deliveries. The Kolkata Knight Riders star slammed three times and racked up the most sixes in the match-winning stroke. Each of the six came in the 19th after a layup by Sam Curran.
Here is the list of all the award winners from the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings IPL 2023 match:
Match player: Andre Russell (42 from 23 and 0/19)
Game changer in the match: Varun Chakravarthy (101 Fantasy Points)
Catch the match: Liam Livingston (catch the expulsion of Nitish Rana)
Most Valuable Match Origin: Shikhar Dhawan (26 MVP points)
Longest six in a match: Harpreet Brar (90 metres)
Electric match striker: Rinku Singh (strike rate of 210)
Four more matches: Shekhar Dhawan (9 fours)
KKR vs PBKS IPL 2023 Match Scorecard
Shikhar Dhawan top-scored for the visitors with a 47-ball 57. He hit nine fours and one six in his knock. SRK put together an unbeaten 21 eight-ball haul while Harpreet Brar hit a nine-ball 17*. Varun Chakravarthy stole the show with three wicket hauls for KKR.
Nitish Rana and Andre Russell were KKR’s top two finishers. Rana scored 51 off 38, and Russell hit a 23-ball 42. Rahul Chahar was the pick of the bowlers for PBKS with figures of 2/23 in his four overs.
KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2023: Top records and stats from Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings
Multiple records were broken during the exciting IPL match between KKR and PBKS. Here is a list of some of the most important stats from this game:
- Kolkata Knight Riders scored their 21st win against the Punjab Kings in the IPL. They are second in the list of teams with the most wins against another team. Mumbai Indians are on top with 23 wins against Kolkata.
- Shikhar Dhawan is the highest scorer in an IPL run for the 54th time. He has set a new record with this feat. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scored the highest with 53 runs. Both will be in action tonight at the MI vs RCB game.
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