Updated On: 09 May, 2023 08:01 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee
On a hot and sultry day, Punjab’s openers went guns blazing against KKR’s inexperienced new-ball attack, Prabhsimran sending Vaibhav to the boundary thrice in the first over and Shikhar Dhawan smashing two more off Harshit Rana in the next

PBKS’s Shikhar Dhawan during the match against KKR at Eden Gardens yesterday. Pic/PTI
Opting to bat first, Punjab Kings managed a 179-7 against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
At the time of going to press, KKR were 67-2 after 8 overs.
The visitors had begun in rollicking fashion before KKR, in another must-win match, pulled things back with wickets at regular intervals. It was an unfinished partnership of 40 off 16 balls between Shahrukh Khan and Harpreet Brar that took Punjab from a dissapointing to a challenging total.