Today’s second fight of IPL 2023 is Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (KKR vs CSK). The host currently looks stumbled as it has lost three back to back matches. KKR has managed to win only 2 out of 6 games and currently ranked 8th in it’s IPL standings. Surely, it will look to break its losing streak by winning this match. On the other side is CSK, which is striding strong at the moment. Winning last two games back to back has placed CSK at third position in IPL standings. By winning this match, CSK would surely wanna become the topper on the table with 10 points.
KKR vs CSK : Match Details
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date : Sunday, April 23, 2023
Time : 7:30 PM IST
Watch Live on : Star Sports Network & JioCinema
KKR vs CSK : Pitch Report
The Eden gardens’ wicket is a batting friendly one. The ground aids batters more as it has smaller boundary dimensions. Thus, batters can play big shots without hesitation which enables them in scoring high. In contrast to fast bowlers, spinners have dominated in taking wickets at this pitch. Dew will impact the game at later stages.
Out of 80 IPL matches played at Eden gardens, 33 have been ny the team batting first and 47 by the chasing team.
The team winning the toss should prefer to field first.
KKR vs CSK : Head to Head
A total of 27 clashes have happened between the two teams, out of which CSK has complete domination over KKR by 17-9.
KKR vs CSK : Team XI Prediction
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- N Jagadeesan
- Nitish Rana (C)
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine
- Shardul Thakur
- Umesh Yadav
- Lockie Ferguson
- Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Devon Conway
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Moeen Ali
- Shivam Dube
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (C & WK)
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Tushar Deshpande
- Akash Singh
KKR vs CSK : Best Performers Prediction
Best Batsman
Devon Conway
The ace Kiwi batter is currently the top scorer from CSK. Also, he is fifth among the top batters in the race for Orange Cap by scoring 258 runs in previous 6 matches with an average of 51.6 and a impressive strike rate of 144.13. In the last match against Sunrisers, he played a brilliant knock of 77 of 57 balls. He looks promising in this match as well. So, best pick for the batter of the day.
Best Bowler
Ravindra Jadeja
The ace Indian all-rounder is currently at the 8th position in the race for Purple Cap by taking 9 wickets with an average of 15.78 and an economy rate of 6.76. In the previous match, he bowled sensationally in the with 3/22 against Sunrisers. In today’s match also, he seems to repeat the same. So, best pick for the bowler of the day.
KKR vs CSK : Today’s Match Winner Prediction
Chennai Super Kings likely to win the match
Disclaimer: The above predictions are based on personal understanding and analysis of the author. Kindly make your own decision while making any prediction based on the predictions mentioned above.