Tata IPL 2022 – CSK vs KKR match preview, predicted lineups
Chennai Super Kings take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Tata IPL 2022 today as another new IPL season begins. Both teams will be looking for a winning start today.
Date & Time : 26th March 2022, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Kolkata Knight Riders will be eager to take on revenge against their IPL final opponents last season. They lost that years IPL final to CSK by 27 runs.
In the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer they have a very good young captain to lead them to a probable success this year. They also bought 21 players in total for this year’s IPL in the auction.
Kolkata know they have a poor record against CSK but they also know this is a fresh start and on the day matters and they will look to capitalise under Brendon McCullum.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are defending champions and they will look to defend their IPL title and show their dominance in IPL.
They will be captained by Ravindra Jadeja after MS Dhoni stepping down. CSK have won the Indian Premier League on four occasions and they will be eyeing a fifth.
CSK are a balanced side with good batting and bowling prowess. Ruturaj Gaikwad after IPL 2021 exploits will be a key cog. Chennai love to play solid cricket and they will look to play quality cricket with quality cricketers amongst the ranks.
In terms of the head to head, CSK lead by 18-8 against KKR in terms of wins out of 27 T20’s played with one being a no result.
The conditions at Wankhede favour batting and it’s hard to defend. So teams will look to chase.
Teams news and possible lineups
KKR has no current injuries at the moment.
As for Chennai they have Deepak Chahar injured.
KKR XI : V. Iyer, Rahane, Rana, S. Iyer (C), Billings (WK), Russell, Southee, Narine, Mavi, U. Yadav, V. Chakravarthy.
CSK XI : R. Gaikwad, Conway, Uthappa, Rayudu, R. Jadeja (C), Dhoni (WK), S. Dube, D. Bravo, Deshpande, C. Jordan, Milne.
Prediction
It is a difficult task to predict the outcome of this match. The team winning the toss will have an advantage.
