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IPl23 match no 2 PBKS vs KKR this match PBKS won by 7 runs by DLS Method. Arshdeep Singh is the player of the match for hismagical bowling performance. | The Punjab Kings win their openingencounter of the season by7 runs thanks tothe Duckworth Lewis Stern method. A livelyperformance by the bowling attack well led byArshdeep Singh and a brilliant batting show fromBhanuka Rajapaksa (50), Shikhar Dhawan (40),Prabhsimran Singh (23 off 12) in the top orderand then some fireworks down the order fromJitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran andShahrukh Khan helps the Kings to put their firstcouple of points on the table.A quick recap to match number 2 of the 2023season. KKR won the toss and elected to bowlfirst putting a strong total of 191/5. Tim Southeepicked upa couple of wickets but conceded 54runs in his four overs. Umesh Yadav bowledeconomically and picked up a wicket alongsideVarun Chakravarthy and an expensive SunilNarine.KKR didn't get a very good start losing 3 wicketsin the powerplay including their first 2 in a singleArshdeep over when the left arm quick bowler gotrid of the opener Mandeep Singh and number3 Anukul Roy. Rahmanullah Gurbaz got a goodstart but was dismissed by Nathan Ellis in the 5thOver.Venkatesh Iyer was the impact player substitutefor KKRand scored 34 in 28 balls getting inpartnerships with Nitish Rana and Andre Russell.Newly appointed skipper Rana scored 24 in 17balls adding 46 runs for the 4th wicket. RussellIyer was dismissed just before the rain intervalin the 16th over but Shardul Thakur understoodthe assignment in the drizzle and smashed asix off his very first ball adding 8 runs in no timewith Sunil Narine. The rain got heavier and theumpires got the players off the field. After waitingfor around half an hour, it was confirmed that thematch could not proceed further and KKR wereleft short of just 7 runs of the DLS par score.

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