IPL is back and the festival the world has been waiting for is going to start in less than 24 hours and the josh around the cricket fanatics is sky high!!! So, what’s there to wait for, let’s zoom in for the preview of the most awaited first match of the Tata IPL 2022!!!!!!
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Overview:
Chennai Super Kings: The name needs no introduction and the defending champions of the IPL will be taking on the two time champions of the IPL Kolkata Knight Riders. CSK, it’s not a name, but an emotion for it’s fans goes into the IPL with some really interesting picks and are raring to go with their refurbished squad. They have picked a blend of experience and added youngness to the team and would be ready to roar with their new captain, SIR RAVINDRA JADEJA. Yes, you read it right, the enigma of the franchise, the face of the franchise, MS Dhoni has passed the baton to the next gen to lead the team going forward. The IPL fans, specially CSK fans are eagerly awaiting to see how CSK blends under it’s new captain.
Kolkata Knight Riders: The Dark Knights from the City of Joy are ready to defend their kingdom and rein over the opponents to have their hands on the elusive trophy for the third time. The Knights also rejigged their team with the man-in-form, Shreyas Iyer, picked for a whooping 12.5 crs as it’s captain and the young brigade is ready to chant “Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo”.
Probable XI:
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Rajvardhan Hangagrekar / Tushar Deshpande, Chris Jordan / Maheesh Theekshana
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Sam Billings (WK), Mohammad Nabi, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy
Pitch / Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 29°C on the matchday with 65% humidity and 11-13 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game. Wankhede Stadium has hosted many epic encounters in the past. Historically the batters have looked more comfortable and hardly faced hurdles on this surface. Spinners will play a huge part in the middle overs. It’s not easy to defend the scores here and bowling first is a good option.
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: March 26th at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
Interesting Facts:
- Chennai Super Kings are way ahead of the Kolkata Knight Riders team so far in H2H encounters.
- CSK have won 17 matches out of 26 games they have played against KKR.
- Ever since the start of IPL, CSK have never lost both the league matches of the season against KKR.
- In IPL 2012, both teams clashed in the final where KKR registered a memorable victory by 5 wickets, winning their maiden IPL trophy.
- In the T20 matches held between CSK and KKR in the IPL, Suresh Raina has scored the most runs (610), followed by MS Dhoni (442) and Faf du Plessis (423).
- Among the bowlers, Sunil Narine has picked up the most wickets (20), followed by R Ashwin (16), Ravindra Jadeja (16) and Dwayne Bravo (12).
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