KKR VS CSK Head-to-Head: One of IPL oldest rivalries, Kolkata Knight Riders host the four-time champions Chennai Super Kings in the 33rd match of IPL 2023 on Sunday, April 23. The battle will be between the most experienced – MS Dhoni and the youngest captain – Nitish Rana of IPL 2023. Kolkata Knight Riders is coming off a loss against Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets in the Arun Jaitley Stadium. win two of the first three matches. KKR finds themselves in the second half of the points table, with two wins and four losses. Playing at home, should give KKR the boost they require to get their IPL campaign back on track. The scenario is not much different for MS Dhoni‘s Super Kings. They too are looking for consistency. The match will be played at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Going into the fixture, take a look at the KKR vs CSK Head-To-Head record. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates on Insidesport.In.
KKR vs CSK Head-To-Head: The Knights take on Super Kings at Eden Gardens on Super Sunday, MS Dhoni’s CSK battle it out with Nitish Rana’s KKR, Check KKR vs CSK Head-To-Head Stats in IPL
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KKR vs CSK Head-To-Head: The past record in numbers
Indian Premier League has witnessed 29 matches between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. Chennai have won majority of the games winning 18 matches. On the other hand, Kolkata have managed to win 10 out of 29 matches. One match was abandoned.
The first match between the two teams was played during IPL 2008 in Kolkata, in which the hosts were defeated by 10 wickets. KKR scored 149 runs batting first in the rain-interrupted match. DLS came into play, and CSK got a target of 53 in eight overs, which they achieved comfortably. CSK has dominated the rivalry since the beginning.
IPL 2022 saw the last match between the Knight Riders and the Super Kings, in which KKR defeated CSK by 6 wickets. Umesh Yadav was awarded the man of the match for his spell of two wickets for 20 runs. MS Dhoni played a captain’s knock of 50* off 38 balls, but his efforts went in vain.
This one will be a crucial match for Kolkata and Chennai. A further loss will dent either team’s chances going into the business end of the tournament.
KKR vs CSK Head-To-Head: The Knights take on Super Kings at Eden Gardens on Super Sunday, MS Dhoni’s CSK battle it out with Nitish Rana’s KKR, Check KKR vs CSK Head-To-Head Stats in IPL
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Full Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders full squad:
Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan.
Chennai Super Kings full squad:
MS Dhoni (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala.