MATCH NO – 22nd Match
SERIES – Indian Premier Leagues – 2024
DATE – 08th April, 2024
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – MA Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai
INTRODUCTION
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India, contested during the months of March and May every year. It was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 and is considered one of the most prestigious and popular cricket leagues in the world.
The IPL features franchise teams representing different cities and regions of India. Each team is composed of a mix of domestic and international cricketers, and they compete in a round-robin group stage followed by knockout playoffs to determine the champion. The league has seen significant growth in terms of viewership, sponsorship, and revenue since its inception.
Apart from its cricketing significance, the IPL has also become a cultural phenomenon, attracting celebrities, business tycoons, and fans from all walks of life. It has revolutionised the sport by introducing innovative concepts like player auctions, strategic timeouts, and cheerleaders, which have added to its entertainment value.
However, the IPL has also faced controversies over the years, including allegations of match-fixing, corruption, and conflicts of interest. Despite these challenges, the league continues to thrive and remains a major event in the global cricket calendar, showcasing top talent and providing a platform for emerging players to shine.
Indian Premier League 2024 has started from 22nd March.22nd match of Indian Premier League will be played between one of the popular teams of IPL, and two time trophy winner Kolkata Knight Riders & One of the most successful teams and 5 times IPL Trophy Winner Chennai Super Kings.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 22nd match played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this Season Chennai Super Kings team won 2 matches and lost 2 out of 4 matches and 3rd position in the points table. Kolkata Knight Riders team still unbeaten and won all 3 matches and table topper in Point table.
Last time when both teams Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders played between each other, Chennai Super Kings team scored just 144 runs and Kolkata Knight Riders team chased the total and won the match by 6 wickets.
Defending Champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is one of the most successful franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, CSK has been a dominant force in the league since its inception in 2008. The team is owned by India Cements and is captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of the most iconic and successful captains in cricket history.CSK has a strong fan base known as the “Yellow Army” and is known for its consistency and solid performance throughout the IPL seasons. Under the leadership of Dhoni and the coaching of Stephen Fleming, CSK has won the IPL title multiple times and has consistently reached the playoffs in most seasons.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Devon Conaway, Rachin Ravindra Daryl Mitchell, MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad.They have good all-rounders also like, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchel Santner, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Maheesh Theekshna, adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and was established in 2008 as one of the original eight franchises in the IPL. The team is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta, under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Mehta Group.The Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL championship twice, in 2012 and 2014. They are known for their passionate fan base and have had several star players representing them over the years, including Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Dinesh Karthik, among others.The team plays its home matches at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, one of the largest and most iconic cricket stadiums in India.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Shreyas Iyer, Philip Salt, Venkatesh iIyer, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana.They have good all-rounders also like, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sherfane Rutherford, Anukul Roy. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarti, Suyash Sharma, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings.
PITCH REPORT
The MA Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket ground located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the home ground for the Chennai Super Kings franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has also hosted numerous international matches.
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is known for being spin-friendly, particularly as a match progresses. In the initial overs, the pitch tends to be good for batting, offering decent pace and bounce for stroke-making. However, as the game progresses, the surface tends to slow down, and the spinners come into play more prominently. The spinners, both finger spinners and wrist spinners, often find assistance from the surface due to its dryness and rough patches.
Batsmen need to be watchful against spinners and be prepared to rotate the strike rather than going for aggressive shots. Building partnerships and pacing the innings become crucial on this pitch. Fast bowlers also have a role to play, especially in the initial overs when the ball may seam and swing a bit. However, their effectiveness usually decreases as the match progresses.
Overall, the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch is known to produce competitive matches, providing opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers. It often rewards skillful spin bowling and strategic batting, making it a fascinating venue for cricket enthusiasts
GROUND STATS (IPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 132 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 70 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 60 |
| NO RESULT | 02 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 50 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 40 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 22 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 20 |
BOWLERS STATS ON MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM (IPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 132
PACER WICKETS – 317
SPINNER WICKETS – 196.
CSK TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Chennai Super Kings team performed good in this season and won 2 matches and lost 2 matches in the 4 matches and third position in the point table.
- Last match played between Chennai Super Kings & Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings team scored 144 runs and failed to defend the total Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 6 wickets..
- Shivam Dube has scored 148 runs in 4 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League.
- Rachin Ravindra has scored 97 runs in 4 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League.
- Ajinkya Rahane has scored 119 runs in 4 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League.
- Ravindra Jadeja has scored 84 runs in 4 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League.
- Mustafizur Rahman has taken 7 wickets in 3 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League. But due to visa work Mustafizur may miss the match.
- Matheesha Pathirana has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League.
- Tushar Desh Pande has taken 2 wickets in 3 innings in this season of the Indian Premier League.
- In the last match Chennai Super Kings failed to defend 165 runs and lost the match by 6 wickets against Sunrisers hyderabad.
- Ajinkya Rahane scored 35 runs, Shivam Dube Scored 45 runs, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 26 runs and Ravindra Jadeja also scored 31 runs in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Moeen Ali took 2 wickets, Deepak Chahar & Theekshana took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Both teams played 30 matches and Chennai Super Kings team won 19 matches and lost 11 matches against Kolkata Knight Riders.
SQUADS
Batting – Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sameer Rizvi, Aravelly Avanish (wk), MS Dhoni (wk).
Bowling – RS Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Ajaj Jadav Mandal, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary.
All Rounder – Daryl Mitchell, Nishant Sindhu, Moeen Ali, Rachin Ravindra, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni © (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Chahar, Tushar DeshPande.
Substitutes -:Shardul thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Nishant Sindhu, Moeen Ali.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 26r, 1r, 46r, 15r, 96r. |
| Rachin Ravindra | 13r, 2r, 46r, 37r, 4r. |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 35r, 45r, 12r, 27r, 7r. |
| Daryl Mitchell | 13r, 34r, 22+1W, 22r, 4+0W. |
| Shivam Dube | 45r, 18r, 51r, 34r, 121r. |
| Moeen Ali | 2W, 2W, 12+0W, 23+0W, 0W. |
| Sameer Rizvi | 0r, 14r, 28r, 2r, 2r. |
| MS Dhoni | 1r, 37r, 0r, 1r, 5r. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 31+0W, 21+1W, 0W, 25+0W, 15+1W. |
| Deepak Chahar | 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Tushar Desh Pande | 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 3W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W.. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 10 INNINGS – 329 RUNS. |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2 INNINGS – 83 RUNS. |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 13 INNINGS – 212 RUNS. |
| Daryl Mitchell | 2 INNINGS – 46 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Shivam Dube | 10 INNINGS – 250 RUNS. |
| Moeen Ali | 8 INNINGS – 68 RUNS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Sameer Rizvi | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| MS Dhoni | 55 INNINGS – 1444 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 39 INNINGS – 413 RUNS – 30 WICKETS. |
| Deepak Chahar | 16 INNINGS – 22 WICKETS. |
| Tushar Desh Pande | 8 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 7 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS KKR (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS KKR |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 17r, 35r, 0r, 32r, 40r. |
| Rachin Ravindra | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 16r, 71r, 0r, 34r, 5r. |
| Daryl Mitchell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shivam Dube | 48r, 50r, 3r, 18r, 22r. |
| Moeen Ali | 0W, 1W, 37r, 32r, 25r. |
| Sameer Rizvi | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| MS Dhoni | 2r, 2r, 50r, 1r, 17r. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 20+0W, 18+1W, 26+0W, 2W, 22+1W. |
| Deepak Chahar | 3W, 1W, 0W, 4W, 0W. |
| Tushar Desh Pande | 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS KKR (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS KKR |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 7 INNINGS – 260 RUNS. |
| Rachin Ravindra | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 22 INNINGS – 565 RUNS. |
| Daryl Mitchell | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shivam Dube | 5 INNINGS – 141 RUNS. |
| Moeen Ali | 6 INNINGS – 161 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Sameer Rizvi | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| MS Dhoni | 27 INNINGS – 555 RUNS. |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 26 INNINGS – 457 RUNS – 19 WICKET. |
| Deepak Chahar | 9 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Tushar Desh Pande | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
KKR TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Kolkata Knight Riders team performed well in this season still unbeaten and won all 3 matches and first position in point table.
- Last match played between Kolkata Knight Riders & Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders team successfully chased the total of 144 runs and won the match by 6 wickets.
- Philip Salt has scored 102 runs in 3 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Andre Russell has scored 105 runs and also taken 5 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Sunil Narine has scored 134 runs and also taken 3 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Harshit Rana has taken 5 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- In the last match Kolkata Knight Rider team scored a record 272 runs and successfully defended the total and won the match by 106 runs against Delhi Capitals.
- Sunil Narine Scored 85 runs in just 39 balls with the help of 7 sixes, Angrish Raghuvan scored 54 runs in just 27 runs, in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Andre Russell scored 41 runs in just 19 balls, Rinku Singh Scored 26 runs in just 8 balls with the help of 3 sixes in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Varun Chakravarti, Vaibhav Arora took 3-3 wickets each, Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets and Narine, Andre Russell took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Both teams played 30 matches and Kolkata Knight Riders team won 11 matches and lost 19 matches against Chennai Super Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – Philip Slat (wk), Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer ©, Nitish Rana, Sakib Hussain, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Srikar Bharat (wk).
Bowling – Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Chetan Sakaraia, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera.
All Rounder – Sherfane Rutherford, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Angkridh Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer ©, Andrish Raghuvan, Ramndeep Singh, Rinku SIngh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.
Substitutes – : Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arira, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Philip Salt | 18r, 30r, 54r 30r, 26r. |
| Sunil Narine | 85+1W, 47+1W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Angkrish Raghavan | 54r, 8r, 8r, 30r, 57r. |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 5r, 50r, 7r, 2W, 19+0W. |
| Shreyas Iyer | 18r, 39r, 0r, 7r, 95. |
| Ramandeep Singh | 2r, 35r, 3r, 27r, 1r. |
| Rinku Singh | 26r, 5r, 23r, 26r, 10r. |
| Andre Rsusell | 41+1W, 2W, 64+2W, 27+0W, 2+2W.. |
| Mitchell Starc | 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Vaibhav Arora | 3W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 3W. |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 3W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 3W. |
| Harshit Rana | 2W, 3W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Philip Salt | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
| Sunil Narine | 6 INNINGS – 18 RUNS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Angkrish Raghavan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
| Shreyas Iyer | 2 INNINGS – 51 RUNS. |
| Ramandeep Singh | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rinku Singh | 2 INNINGS – 56 RUNS. |
| Andre Rsusell | 8 INNINGS – 205 RUNS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Starc | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Vaibhav Arora | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Harshit Rana | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS CSK (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS CSK |
| Philip Salt | 3r, 17r. |
| Sunil Narine | 2W, 0W, 0W, 2,W 3W. |
| Angkrish Raghavan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 9r, 20r, 16r, 50r, 18r. |
| Shreyas Iyer | 20r, 1r, 2r, 23r, 26r. |
| Ramandeep Singh | 1W. |
| Rinku Singh | 54r, 53r, 11r, 16r, 2r. |
| Andre Rsusell | 2r, 9+0W, 20+1W, 54+1W, 2+1W. |
| Mitchell Starc | 1W, 3W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Vaibhav Arora | 1W, 2W. |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 2W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W.. |
| Harshit Rana | 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS CSK (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS CSK |
| Philip Salt | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Sunil Narine | 19 INNINGS – 96 RUNS – 22 WICKETS. |
| Angkrish Raghavan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 5 INNINGS – 113 RUNS. |
| Shreyas Iyer | 12 INNINGS – 250 RUNS. |
| Ramandeep Singh | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Rinku Singh | 5 INNINGS – 136 RUNS. |
| Andre Rsusell | 12 INNINGS – 311 RUNS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Starc | 5 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Vaibhav Arora | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 8 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Harshit Rana | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 30
- KKR WIN – 11
- CSK WIN – 19
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – P. Salt.
BATSMEN – S. Iyer, S. Dube, R. Ravindra, R. Gaikwad.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Jadeja, S. Narine, A. Russell, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – M. Starc, M. Pathirana.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – P. Salt.
BATSMEN – R. Singh, S. Dube, R. Ravindra, R. Gaikwad.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Jadeja, S. Narine, A. Russell.
BOWLERS – D. Chahar, V. Chakravarty, M. Pathirana.
BACK-UPS – MS Dhoni, V. Iyer, A. Rahane, A. Raghuvanshi.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – A. Russell, S. Narine.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – R. Ravindra, S. Dube.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.