PBKS vs KKR: Even before Kolkata’s innings was about to start, the lights betrayed and the match started with a delay of about 20 minutes.
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Mohali: The second match of IPL-2023 is being played on Sunday between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. In this match, Kolkata captain Nitish Rana decided to bowl first after winning the toss. His bowlers scored runs and Punjab, batting first, scored 191 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs, but as soon as the Kolkata team started the innings The match got delayed. The time when Kolkata’s innings was to start could not start at that time.
Rahmanullah Gurbaj and Mandeep Singh came on the field to start the innings for Kolkata. This is Gurbaj’s first IPL match. He was earlier in Gujarat Titans last season but could not make it to the playing-11. This time he was traded by Gujarat and today he is making his debut.
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delay caused by
As soon as both the teams came on the ground for the second innings, the floodlights of the ground betrayed them and due to this there was a delay in the start of the match. After waiting for some time, both the teams returned to the dugout. Discussion started on social media regarding this and people started making fun of IPL and BCCI. Some wrote that when there was a problem of lights in PSL then the world made fun of it and now it is happening in India. One user wrote that there are no lights in the stadium of Punjab, IPL is a joke, where is the money going. After about 20 minutes, the lights could be turned on and then Kolkata’s innings started.
Punjab stadium is unable to put the lights on ???? it’s a joke now IPL. Where is the money going????? #KKRvsPBKS
— Atif _ (@ItzAtif19) April 1, 2023
Difficult target in front of Kolkata
Batting first, Punjab scored 191 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs. Bhanuka Rajapakse scored 50 runs for that. Apart from him, captain Shikhar Dhawan played an inning of 40 runs. Rajapaksa targeted Kolkata’s main bowler Sunil Narine and scored 23 runs in his 11 balls. Achieving this target will be a challenge for Kolkata.
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