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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Chennai Super Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets
CSK’s big test with the ball against rampaging KKR batsmen
Kolkata Knight Riders to win
Tournament: | Indian Premier League, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
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The Chennai Super Kings return home for their next game after two losses in the Indian Premier League 2024. The defending champions will face a tough challenge as they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 22nd match. CSK lost to the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game. The Knight Riders are destroying opponents and won against Delhi Capitals in their last game.
The Chennai Super Kings have lost the last two games. Their batsmen have struggled with their strike rate and need to improve. They have enjoyed a good record against KKR, especially at this venue. The Kolkata Knight Riders have delivered strong performances in all their games, and the side will look to overcome its poor record against the CSK.
166/4 in 18.1 9.14
165/5 in 20.0 8.25
206/6 in 20.0 10.3
143/8 in 20.0 7.15
176/4 in 18.4 9.43
173/6 in 20.0 8.65
171/5 in 15.0 11.4
IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
214/4 in 20.0 10.7
166/10 in 17.2 9.58
272/7 in 20.0 13.6
182/6 in 20.0 9.1
186/3 in 16.5 11.05
208/7 in 20.0 10.4
204/7 in 20.0 10.2
175/7 in 20.0 8.75
IPL 2023
Lucknow Super Giants won by 1 run
176/8 in 20.0 8.8
144/6 in 20.0 7.2
IPL 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
147/4 in 18.3 7.95
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
186/8 in 20.0
IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs
235/4 in 20.0
Ruturaj Gaikwad's side will face the heat going into this game. They lost to the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last game by 6 wickets, their second consecutive loss. CSK batsmen have struggled in the last couple of games and must improve their strike rate to win. Gaikwad will know his opponent's batting strength and expect a disciplined effort from his players.
Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad aren't converting their start, and they must put up a big partnership at the top. Ajinkya Rahane must improve his strike rate at No. 3 and add quick runs with Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja. Darryl Mitchell, MS Dhoni, and Moeen Ali add firepower to the batting, and they will look to do well.
The bowling attack will face a big test in this game as the KKR batsmen have destroyed bowling attacks. The side will expect a good show in this game from Deepak Chahar and Mukesh Choudhary with the new ball. Maheesh Theekshana has done well and will look to keep the scoring under check with Tushar Deshpande and Jadeja. Moeen Ali and Ravindra add variety to this attack.
Top Batsman – Ruturaj Gaikwad
Top Bowler – Deepak Chahar
The senior most batsman for Chennai Super Kings, Ajinkya Rahane scored 35, 45, 12 & 27 runs in the season so far. He has been the most consistent batter for the men in yellow at the top of the order. He has a very good record against KKR (565 runs in 22 matches; Avg: 26.90). We back Ajinkya Rahane to come good and score over 19.5 runs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary (Impact Player)
Shardul Thakur, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Sameer Rizvi, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman
Shreyas Iyer couldn’t have asked for a better start from his team. They have won three games in a row and handed a 106-run defeat to the Delhi Capitals in their last game. Their batsmen have blasted bowlers out of the park in all the games. Iyer would like to take inspiration from these wins and move further up on the points table with a win.
Sunil Narine played a match-winning knock in the last game, and the side will look for a good start in this game from him and Philip Salt. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is in form, and he must add runs in the middle order with Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer. Andre Russell and Rinku Singh are powerful finishers who look to take the side to a big total.
The bowling attack hasn’t been at its best, and this will worry the skipper. Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora bowled well in the last game, and the side expects a good show from this pair. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine will look to use the conditions in the middle overs. The side will also expect a good show from Venkatesh Iyer and Russell in the ing role.
Top Batsman – Sunil Narine
Top Bowler – Varun Chakaravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders are the team with the best average powerplay score this season. The men in purple and gold have been smashing opponent bowlers for fun in the first six overs and are averaging 72 runs in the powerplay overs this season. Given how good their openers have been in the last two games, we back KKR to score 51 runs and more in the first 6 overs against CSK.
Shreyas Iyer (c), Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora (Impact Player)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Philip Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy
The skies over Chennai will be clear, and we expect a good game. The wicket will play well at the start, but it will be on the slower side, where the ball isn’t going to hit the bat hard. A score of 170 runs or above will be good for the side to defend with a good bowling performance.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Two PacedSpin Bowling
High TurnMA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, is one of India's best venues for T20 cricket, balancing it out between the batsmen and the bowlers. Batsmen have to play to the merit of the ball to do well at this venue. The track is slower here, making it a good venue for the spinners, though fast bowlers have struggled here.
The head to head encounters between CSK and KKR are meant to be high scoring games considering the batting lineups of both the teams and the struggle of their bowlers. Chepauk has seen a big jump in first-innings scores this IPL season! The average is now 189, way up from 164 in the last three years. Buckle up for another high scoring game.
The wicket at Chennai is known for being a difficult surface to chase a score as the wicket tends to slow down as the game progresses. The side that wins the toss would aim to put up a good score on the board and defend it successfully.
The Chennai Super Kings have lost momentum with two consecutive losses. The batting strike rate is a problem, and the batsmen have to score quick runs to do well in this game. The Kolkata Knight Riders are in superb form, and their batsmen are taking bowling attacks at the cleaners. They don’t have a good record against CSK, but based on the current form, KKR has a slight edge.
Kolkata Knight Riders to win
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