IPL 2023 Match 53, KKR vs PBKS Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Nitish Rana’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) square off against Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 53 of IPL 2023 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, May 08. Both teams began their respective campaign by facing each other in Match Two in Mohali where the Kings defeated the Knight Riders by seven runs (DLS Method).

It has not been a good tournament for the 2012 and 2014 champions KKR, as they have played ten matches with four victories and six defeats. With eight points and a negative net run rate of 0.103, they are placed at the eighth position in the table.

On the other hand, PBKS have had a mixed tournament so far as they have played ten games with five wins and as many losses. With ten points and an NRR of -0.472, they are positioned above KKR in the seventh spot in the table. (All standings till Match No. 50). Business end of the season is fastly approaching as both sides will look to claim a vital victory in this fixture and move ahead in the table.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 53 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: KKR and PBKS have met each other 31 times in the history of the league with the Knight Riders winning on 20 occasions and the Kings on 11.

44 – Nitish Rana (2456) needs 44 runs to complete 2500 runs in the IPL.

3 – Andre Russell (147) needs three fours to reach 150 fours in the IPL.

1 – Shikhar Dhawan (49) is one half-century away from completing 50 fifties in the competition.

4 – Russell (96) is four scalps away from reaching 100 wickets in the league.

1 – Sunil Narine (449) is one game away from appearing in 450 T20 matches.

2 – Sam Curran (98) needs two sixes to complete 100 maximums in T20 cricket.

3 – Tim Southee (47) requires three scalps to get to 50 wickets in the cash-rich league.

3 – Andre Russell (397) requires three scalps to complete 400 wickets in T20s.

5 – Dhawan (145) needs five sixes to get to 150 maximums in the IPL.

3 – Lockie Ferguson (147) is three wickets away from reaching 150 scalps in T20s.

2 – Venkatesh Iyer (198) needs two fours to get to 200 fours in T20s.

2 – Liam Livingstone (48) requires two fours to complete 50 fours in the league.

6 – Sam Curran (44) is six fours away from reaching 50 IPL fours.