April 26th 2024.
The cricket fans at Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium were buzzing with excitement as the captains of Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders walked out for the toss. Sam Curran, the skipper of Punjab Kings, won the toss and decided to bowl first in their Indian Premier League match on Friday.
Punjab Kings were playing without their star player, Shikhar Dhawan, who was still recovering from an injury. Liam Livingstone also made way for Jonny Bairstow in the PBKS playing XI. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders' lineup saw a change as Mitchell Starc was unable to play due to a cut on his finger. In his place, Dushmantha Chameera was included in the team.
The two teams, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, had their final playing XIs ready and the crowd eagerly awaited the start of the match. Kolkata Knight Riders' lineup included Philip Salt, Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Harshit Rana. On the other hand, Punjab Kings had Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, and Arshdeep Singh in their playing XI.
Both teams were determined to give their best performance and the fans were in for an exciting match. The stage was set, the players were ready, and the crowd was cheering as the umpires walked onto the field. It was going to be a thrilling game between two strong teams, and only time would tell who would come out victorious.
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