Leading Online Desk : IPL 2024 CSK vs KKR : Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday (April 8) in match number-22 of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The match between the two teams will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. KKR have won all three matches. On the other hand, CSK have won two out of four matches. CSK is led by Rituraj Gaikwad while Pat Cummins is in charge of SRH. The match will start at 7.30 PM IST.
Will Mustafizur make a comeback?
In this match, both the teams will select the playing-11 correctly. There may be some changes in the CSK team. Mathisha Pathirana missed the previous match due to a minor injury. Whereas Mustafizur Rahman has gone to Bangladesh due to visa related issues. He was also unavailable for this previous match. Mustafizur is expected to play in this match. On the other hand, KKR's XI will also see a change. Nitish Rana's comeback is almost certain. At the same time, fast bowler Harshit Rana, who did not bowl in the last match, has a shaky position in the team.
So far 29 matches have been played between CSK and KKR in IPL. 18 matches have been won by CSK and 10 matches by KKR. So one match did not result. Both the teams have played 10 matches in Chepauk, of which CSK have won 7.
Despite two consecutive defeats, there is no pressure on the CSK team and the management will try to solve the weaknesses of the team. Captains Rituraj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra will have to step up their game and give Super Kings a good start in the power play. CSK's most successful batsman in the current tournament is Shivam Dubey. He has scored 148 runs at a strike rate of 160.86.
Former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will also be eyeing to bat in the lower middle order in this match. Deepak Chahar, Tusshar Deshpande and Mukesh Chaudhary will have the important responsibility in the fast bowling, while Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja and Mahesh Tikshana will have the important responsibility in the spin department. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals are unbeaten so far in the tournament. Both teams have benefited from fearless batting performances.
Will Narine make a splash again?
Opening the innings to Sunil Narine is proving beneficial for KKR. Sending KKR's most successful batsman Narine to the pavilion at the start of the current season will be a big challenge for CSK's bowlers. Phil Salt has also provided good support to Narine while opening the innings.
While skipper Shreyas Iyer and Ramandeep Singh will need to show more consistency in the middle order, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh have impressed so far. Harshit Rana, Russell and Vaibhav Arora have done well for KKR in the bowling, while Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakraborty are also gradually finding form after failing in the first two matches. Expect plenty of runs on the Chepauk pitch once again.
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing-11
Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chaudhary, Mukesh Chaudhary, Mukesh Chaudhary.
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI
Sunil Narine, Phil Salt, Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Player : Suyyash Sharma/Anukul Roy
