IPL 2024 – Match 22: CSK vs KKR Match Preview, Playing 11, Players to Watch, Key Stats
Chennai came into the contest after two consecutive losses and aims to bounce back strong in this fixture
The 21st game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will see two of the most successful franchises in Chennai Super Kings hosting the Kolkata Knight Riders at their home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 8, Monday.
Chennai and Kolkata have competed with each other in 29 games. In these 29 games, Chennai Super Kings leads the chart with 18 wins, Kolkata has 10 wins to its name, whereas one match ended up without any result to its name.
Kolkata Knight Riders has all the Ingredients to overpower Chennai at Chepauk, they have probably the best players who have the skill set to perform in conditions like Chepauk.
They have able spin hitters in their lineup backed by some decent spin bowlers who can use the pitch to its full.
Chennai is coming into this match with two consecutive losses which makes this an important contest for them.
Their side is hampered by the injuries of Mateesha Pathirana and the unavailability of Mustafizur Rahman has cost them games.
On the batting front, they need to make sure every one of their batter bats with a No Holds Barred approach which clearly suits them rather than just accumulating runs.
Match Details:
- Date: 8 April 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
CSK vs KKR Probable playing XI :
CSK Probable Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Moeen Ali/ Maheesh Pathirana, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi/ Mukesh Choudhary
KKR Probable Playing 11
Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora/ Suyash Sharma
Key Batters to Watch for CSK vs KKR :
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Captaincy has certainly taken a toll on Ruturaj‘s batting, he seems to be a bit confused with his approach as a batter, Chennai will be better served if he keeps this behind him and becomes the free-flowing batter he was in the last season.
Shreyas Iyer
He has experienced a roller coaster ride in the past few months but now it seems he is in a much better headspace, which was also evident in the way he played in the last match. At Chepauk, Kolkata needs Shreyas Iyer at his best if they want to compete with Chennai in their home den.
Key Bowlers to Watch for CSK vs KKR :
Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana has his expertise in Hitting the deck hard which generates disconcerting bounce of the wicket which results in batters not being able to play him with control, he now is also learning the art of swinging the new cherry and he also bowls in the death overs which makes him an ideal package to have in the side.
Maheesh Theekshana
Theekshana’s performance has experienced a steep decline which has happened because of the lengths he bowled he is often too fuller or way too short which gives the batters ample time to adjust in order to play their strokes, if could fix his length he again will be the bowler we all know he is.
