Prabhsimran Singh, after losing the toss and electing to bat first, provided Punjab Kings with a blistering start. He played a short but impactful innings of 23 runs from the first 12 balls of the match. Captain Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa th
Arshdeep Singh bowled exceptionally well. In his very first over, he dismissed Mandeep Singh (2 runs) and Anukul Roy (4 runs). He later sent Venkatesh Iyer (34 runs) back to the pavilion, who was looking set for a half-century.
Punjab Kings started their IPL-16 campaign with a victory, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match. Kolkata, winning the toss in Mohali, opted to bowl first. Punjab Kings posted a challengin
Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata by 7 runs using the DLS method. Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets.