Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play their match on April 8 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, also known as Chepak Stadium, Chennai. After winning their first two matches, CSK will be looking to bounce back from a losing streak. Meanwhile, KKR, who are undefeated in the tournament, will look to continue their winning streak.
CSK has played 4 matches so far and won 2 of them. Under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chennai won their first 2 matches against Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). They then lost two consecutive matches against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Suns Hyderabad (SRH). On the other hand, Kolkata have won all their 3 matches so far. With a massive Net Run Rate (NRR) of +2.518, they are ranked 2nd in the points table. CSK, despite suffering two losses, is third with NRR of +0.517.
CSK vs KKR Head to Head Results –
Chennai and Kolkata have played 29 IPL matches so far. Of these, CSK won 18 and KK won 10. One match has no results. Chennai’s highest score against KKR so far is 235 while Kolkata’s highest score against CSK is 202. CSK have won 3 of the last 5 matches between the two.
CSK vs KKR Pitch Report –
Chepak has hosted 76 IPL matches so far and the team batting first has won 46 of them which is more than 60 percent of the matches. Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium provides a good surface for the elite, but this pitch has recently set the stage for a balanced game in T20 cricket. The Knights dominated the recent Ranji Trophy match at this venue, but reports suggest that the middle ground, which will be used for the opening match of IPL 2024, will provide more rotation to the spin bowlers.
CSK vs KKR Weather Report –
There will be no cloud in the Chennai sky on April 8. However, the temperature remains between 31 and 30 degrees Celsius with dangerous levels of humidity. According to Accuweather.com, it went from 74 percent at 7 p.m. to 80 percent at 11 p.m.
CSK vs KKR Team Squads
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI
RD Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, MM Ali, DJ Mitchell, S Dubey, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), DL Chahar, TU Deshpande, M Theekshana.
Bench: Devon Conway, Sheikh Rashid, Sameer Rizvi, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, AJ Mandal, Shardul Thakur, Avneesh, RS Hungerkar, Mathisha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI
PD Salt (wk), SP Narine, VR Iyer, S Iyer (c), RK Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, AD Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, H Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
Bench: KS Bharat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Manish Pandey, N Rana, Saqib Hussein, AS Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora, C Sakariya, D Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Suyyash Sharma, Allah Mohammed.