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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday (April 23). Notably, KKR lost their last game to Delhi Capitals (DC), whereas CSK emerged victorious against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their previous encounter.
Only three batters from KKR managed to score in two figures in their clash against DC. Jason Roy top-scored for his team with resilient 43 runs off 39 balls. However, the bowlers of the Kolkata-based team put up a great show and took the game to the final over. All Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy and Varun Chakaravarthy grabbed two wickets each for KKR in the contest. On the other hand, Devon Conway shined for CSK in their win over SRH. Conway hammered brilliant 77 runs in the chase and was well supported by Ruturaj Gaikwad (35). Among bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja scalped three wickets for the Chennai-based team in the first innings and gave away just 22 runs in his quota of four overs.
KKR currently sit at the eighth spot of the points table and will look to regain momentum when they meet Chennai on Sunday. Meanwhile, CSK are on third place and will eye the top position by defeating Kolkata.
Pitch report:
The track at Eden Gardens generally favours the batters more as compared to bowlers. However, it will also assist spinners as the game progresses. The dew factor will play a role in the game as well, and the team batting second will have an advantage over the team batting first. Overall, a high-scoring match is expected to take place at the venue.
Probable XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan (wk), Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh
Head-to-head record
Played: 27 | KKR won: 09 | CSK won: 17 | No result: 01
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- KKR wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 55-60
- CSK total: 200-205
Case 2:
- CSK wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- KKR total: 180-190
Team bowling first to win the contest.
