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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 61st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (May 14). These two teams have faced each other once in the IPL 2023, where CSK defeated KKR by 49 runs in a high-scoring affair.
Speaking of the last games of both teams, CSK emerged victorious against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their previous match, whereas the Kolkata-based team suffered a loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Ravindra Jadeja shined for the Chennai-based side in their win over DC as he scored quickfire 21 runs and also picked one wicket for his team in the contest. Shivam Dube also scored valuable 25 runs off 12 balls for Chennai. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Iyer was the lone warrior for KKR in their match against RR, scoring a resilient 57 runs off 42 deliveries. However, Kolkata bowlers failed to defend the target, and their team eventually ended up losing.
Chennai currently are placed on the second spot of the IPL 2023 points table and will eye the top position when they meet Kolkata on Sunday night. On the other hand, KKR sit at the seventh spot and will look to get back to the winning ways.
Pitch report:
Although the Chepauk Stadium has a history of favouring the spinners, batters can also score significant runs if they spend some time in the middle. On average, the first-inning score at the venue is around 160, and the game may be affected by the dew factor as well.
Probable XIs:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy
Head-to-head record
Played: 28 | CSK won: 18 | KKR won: 09 | No result: 01
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- CSK wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 40-45
- KKR total: 165-175
Case 2:
- KKR wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- CSK total: 170-180
Team bowling first to win the contest.
