Published on: Mar 26, 2022 11:30 am IST|Updated on: Mar 28, 2022 1:01 pm IST
CSK vs KKR: Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will kick off the much-awaited 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on March 26, Saturday evening at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams were the finalists in the previous edition before MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings secured 27 runs win in the summit clash to lay their hands on the trophy for the 4th time and Eoin Morgan’s side finished as the runner up.
However, this season both the teams will be led by a different and rather young captain and a thrilling contest is expected to take place. While Chennai Super Kings will be led by Ravindra Jadeja, Kolkata Knight Riders will play under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer.
Chennai vs Kolkata IPL 2022
Match 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Indian Premier League 2022
26 March, 7:30 PM IST
Wankhede stadium, Mumbai
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Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has red soil and is typically a batting paradise. Plenty of sixes and fours are expected with the ball coming nicely to the bat. In the second innings, a little dew is also expected so the toss-winning captain is expected to opt to chase.
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Devon Conway Ruturaj Gaikwad Robin Uthappa Ambati Rayudu Shivam Dube MS Dhoni Ravindra Jadeja Dwayne Bravo Adam Milne Rajvardhan Hangargekar Chris Jordan/Maheesh Theekshana
Ruturaj Gaikwad Stats
Ruturaj Gaikwad was the Orange Cap holder of the last season and is one of the key batters for the WhistlePodu Army. He was in terrific form in Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy and will look to continue his form.
Ambati Rayudu Stats
Rayudu has been a consistent contributor with the bat for CSK in the last couple of seasons, especially in the middle order. In Moeen Ali’s absence, his role becomes even more pivotal and will be a valuable pick.
Ravindra Jadeja Stats
India’s star all-rounder and CSK’s new skipper Ravindra Jadeja showcased his fine touch in the recently concluded red-ball series against Sri Lanka and will be hoping to replicate the same in the 20- over format.
Ajinkya Rahane Venkatesh Iyer Shreyas Iyer Nitish Rana Sam Billings Andre Russell Sunil Narine Tim Southee Varun Chakrvarthy Umesh Yadav Shivam Mavi
Venkatesh Iyer Stats
Venkatesh Iyer was one of the retentions for KKR ahead of the mega auction and will open the innings again. He turned out to be a sensation in IPL 2021 second phase in Dubai which helped him make India debut. He can come in handy with the ball as well and is a must-have pick.
Andre Russell Stats
Andre Russell is a key all-rounder in Kolkata Knight Riders. He has slammed 1700 runs and also picked up 72 wickets in his 87 matches IPL career so far.
Shreyas Iyer Stats in IPL
Newly appointed KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer was in terrific form in the T20I series against Sri Lanka and will be hoping to continue his fine form.
Wicket-keepers: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana, Ambati Rayudu
All-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell
Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Dwayne Bravo, Varun Chakravarthy
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer
For Grand League: Ambati Rayudu, Andre Russell
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