Punjab Kings will kick start their IPL 2023 journey against two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders under the leadership of Nitish Rana. Punjab Kings over the years haven't done well in Indian Premier League but this time under new skipper in Shikhar Dhawan they would be looking for a change in fortune, while KKR despite having a lot of problems in their batting line-up still would be looking to give their best effort under a very enthusiastic and young leader in Nitish Rana.
Numbers and stats before start of the game:
3 - Arshdeep Singh needs 3 more wickets to complete the milestone of picking 100 wickets in T20 cricket.
20 - KKR have won 20 matches against PBKS in IPL.
Most wins against a team in IPL:
MI - 22 vs KKR
KKR - 20 vs PBKS
MI - 20 vs CSK
23 - Andre Russell needs 23 more runs to complete 2000 runs for KKR in IPL.
Most runs for KKR in IPL:
Gautam Gambhir - 3035
Robin Uthappa - 2439
Andre Russell - 1977
33 - Umesh Yadav has taken most wickets against PBKS in IPL history.
Most wickets against a team in IPL:
Dwayne Bravo - 33 vs MI
Umesh Yadav - 33 vs PBKS
Sunil Narine - 32 vs PBKS
Lasith Malinga - 31 vs CSK
Umesh Yadav needs 1 more wicket to surpass Dwayne Bravo and have most wickets against a team in IPL history.
91 - Nitish Rana has played 91 matches in IPL before playing his first game as captain in this T20 league.
Most matches played in IPL before captaining a franchise:
Ravindra Jadeja - 200
Manish Pandey - 153
Kieron Pollard - 137
Ravichandran Ashwin - 111
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 103
Ajinkya Rahane - 97
Mayank Agarwal - 94
Murali Vijay - 92
Hardik Pandya - 92
Nitish Rana - 91
810 - Shikhar Dhawan has smashed 810 runs vs KKR in IPL overall.
Most runs vs KKR in IPL:
Rohit Sharma - 1020
David Warner - 1018
Suresh Raina - 829
Shikhar Dhawan - 810
Virat Kohli - 786