The 8th match of IPL 2022 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will be played on Friday, 1 April 2022 at The Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The match will start at 07:30 PM local time.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat CSK in their first match but were bowled out for 128 on Wednesday. To create big scores they need top order which they should be able to do in this match.

Punjab Kings showed great team batting performance in their win against RCB. If they contribute equally in this match, it will be difficult for them to lose.

It is expected that Australian Test captain Pat Cummins will not be seen in the squad for the Kolkata Knight Riders in this match. Although the batsmen have failed against Royal Challengers Bangalore, we hope the line-up will remain unchanged.

Kagiso Rabada is expected to be available for the match, with Johnny Bairstow joining the squad, but he will miss the match.

The Wankhede Stadium has so far favored pace bowlers in both games of the tournament. We hope to score 170 in this game.

The weather was hot throughout the game as humidity levels rose in the second inning. The temperature in this match will be around 28 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain during the game.

The toss plays an important role in every match. The idea is that whoever wins the toss has a better chance of winning. According to the prediction of the toss, the team that wins the toss may decide to field first.

The results of both the last 5 matches are given below:

• KKR Won: 3
• PBKS Won: 2
• Tied: 0
• No Result: 0

TV Channels:

• India – Star Sports
• UK – Sky Cricket
• Australia – Fox Sport

The Punjab Kings are a strong team overall compared to Kolkata Knight Riders. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the T20 format are part of this squad, so Punjab Kings are more likely to win today’s match. The probability of winning both the matches in today’s match is given below:

Kolkata Knight Riders have a 48% chance to win this match
Punjab Kings have a 52% chance to win this match

Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Vice-Captain: Mayank Agarwal
Shikhar Dhawan, Sheldon Jackson, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sunil Narine, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Rahul Chahar.

Match: KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2022, 8th Match
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:30 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: Friday, 1 April 2022

Shreyas Iyer (C), Aman Khan, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings (WK), Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Baba Indrajith, Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nabi, Sunil Narine, Pratham Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ramesh Kumar, Nitish Rana, Rasikh Salam, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Abhijeet Tomar, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav

Shreyas Iyer (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Mayank Agarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odeon Smith, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Ansh Patel, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell