CSK vs KKR Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI and Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 22nd of IPL 2024

CSK vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: In the 22nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This match will be played at 7:30 PM at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

CSK vs KKR Match Preview

Chennai Super Kings Preview

IPL 2024 is being conducted. In the 22nd match of the tournament, a great match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 8th April at 7:30 pm.

Chennai Super Kings is currently at the third position in the points table while Kolkata Knight Riders is at the second position in the points table. In this season, Chennai Super Kings played four matches out of which they won two while Kolkata Knight Riders played three matches and won all three matches.

Chennai Super Kings had to face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match, in which after losing by 6 wickets, the team would like to make a comeback in this match.

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders have played three matches in the IPL 2024 session so far and have won all three by defeating other teams in a brilliant manner. Kolkata Knight Riders registered their name in the biggest wins in IPL history by winning by 106 runs in their last game against Delhi Capitals.

The heroes of this match were Sunil Narayan, Ang Krishk Raghuvanshi and Andre Russell. The Kolkata team would like to maintain this winning streak and get the first position in the points table. In their face-to-face match in this format, both these teams have played 30 matches in which Chennai Super Kings have won 19 and Kolkata Knight Riders have won 11 matches.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team Updates

• Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra will open the innings.
• Ajinkya Rahane will bat in one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Shivam Dubey and Ravindra Jadeja will handle the middle-order batting.
• Shivam Dubey has the top fantasy points in this series.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead Chennai Super Kings as captain. he is also a good batsman
• MS Dhoni will do wicketkeeping for Chennai Super Kings.
• Rachin Ravindra and Ravindra Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling of their team.
• Deepak Chahar and Tushar Deshpande will lead their team’s pace attack.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Updates

• Philip Salt and Sunil Narine will probably open the inning.
• Sunil Narine was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Andre Russell and Shreyas Iyer will handle the middle-order batting.
• Andre Russell is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Shreyas Iyer will lead the KKR as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Philip Salt will do the Wicket Keeping for KKR.
• Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Sunil Narine was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc will lead the pace attack of his team

CSK vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favourites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the IPLCrickett expert toss prediction, CSK will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

CSK vs KKR Indian T20 League Match Expert Advice: Sunil Narine will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Rituraj Gaikwad will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CHE vs KKR)
League	Indian T20 League
Date	Monday, 8th April 2024
Time	07:30 PM (IST) – 02:00 PM (GMT)

CSK vs KKR Head To Head Records

Team	Match Win
CSK	18 Won
KKR	10 Won

Recent Forms:

• CSK – L L W W
• KKR – W W W

Points Table 2024

Pos	Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
1	Rajasthan Royals	4	4	0	8	+1.120
2	Kolkata Knight Riders	3	3	0	6	+2.518
3	Chennai Super Kings	4	2	1	4	+0.517
4	Lucknow Super Giants	3	2	1	4	+0.483
5	Sunrisers Hyderabad	4	2	2	4	+0.409
6	Punjab Kings	4	2	2	4	-0.220
7	Gujarat Titans	4	2	2	4	-0.580
8	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	5	1	4	2	-0.843
9	Delhi Capitals	4	1	3	2	-1.347
10	Mumbai Indians	3	0	3	0	-1.423

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch & Weather Report

Chepuak Stadium is generally known for its support of bowlers, especially spinners. However, in the last two IPL matches played here, the batsmen have had the upper hand. In this tournament, spin bowlers have taken only two wickets so far, while fast bowlers have taken 16 wickets.

The minimum temperature in Chennai today was recorded at a comfortable 24 degrees Celsius, while the mercury is expected to rise to a high of 32 degrees Celsius during the day.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Score Records

Record Details	Score	Team/Player	Date	Match Outcome
Highest Team Total	240/5	Chennai Super Kings	April 3, 2019	Won
Lowest Team Total	79	Delhi Capitals	April 9, 2013	Lost
Highest Individual Score	127*	Michael Hussey	April 25, 2008	Won
Most Sixes in an Innings	11	Chris Gayle	May 2, 2015	Won
Highest Partnership	159 (1st wicket)	David Warner & Jonny Bairstow	April 17, 2019	Won

CSK vs KKR Squad

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad:

Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Daryl Mitchell, MS Dhoni(WK), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Shaik Rasheed, Shardul Thakur, Devon Conway(WK), Sameer Rizvi, Ajay Mandal, Aravelly-Avanish Rao(WK), Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet- Singh, Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mustafizur Rahman.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad:

 Philip Salt(WK), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer(C), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Allah-Mohammad Ghazanfar, Sakib Hussain, Kona Srikar-Bharat(WK), Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Dushmantha Chameera

CSK vs KKR Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Predicted Playing XI:

RD Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, MM Ali, DJ Mitchell, S Dubey, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), DL Chahar, TU Deshpande, M Theekshana.

BENCH : Devon Conway, Shaik Rasheed, Sameer Rizvi, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, AJ Mandal, Shardul Thakur, A Avanish, RS Hangargekar, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Predicted Playing XI:

PD Salt (wk), SP Narine, VR Iyer, S Iyer (C), RK Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, AD Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, H Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.

BENCH: KS Bharat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Manish Pandey, N Rana, Sakib Hussain, AS Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Vaibhav Arora, C Sakariya, D Chameera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Suyash Sharma, Allah Mohammad.

Injury & Unavailability

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Cricket Team Injuries:

There are no injury updates as of now.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Cricket Team Injuries:

There are no injury updates as of now.

CSK vs KKR Live Streaming

CSK vs KKR match will be live telecast on Jio Cinema.

Where can I see CSK vs KKR Live Score?

You can see CSK vs KKR Live Score on Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

CSK vs KKR Cricket Highlights

You can watch CSK vs KKR match highlights on Jio Cinema.

Fantasy Tips

1. Looking by the pitch behaviour, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in fantasy, they can turn the game around at any time.
3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Philip Salt will be the better option.
4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

CSK vs KKR Small League Must Pick

CSK – Shivam Dube [221 points], Rachin Ravindra [202 points]
KKR – Andre Russell [295 points], Sunil Narine [290 points].

CSK vs KKR Grand League League Risky Pick

CSK – Maheesh Theekshana [35 points], Moeen Ali [70 points]
KKR – Ramandeep Singh [76 points], Mitchell Starc [84 points].

CSK vs KKR Death Over Bowlers

CSK – Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana
KKR – Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana.

Key Player from CSK:

• Maheesh Theekshana [1W, 0W]
• Moeen Ali [2W]
• Deepak Chahar [1W, 0W, 2W, 1W]
• Ruturaj Gaikwad [26, 1, 46, 15]
• Ravindra Jadeja [31, 21*, 0W, 25*]
• Ajinkya Rahane [35, 45, 12, 27]
• Rachin Ravindra [12, 2, 46, 37]
• Shivam Dube [45, 18, 51, 34*]

Key Player from KKR:

• Mitchell Starc [2W, 0W, 0W]
• Rinku Singh [26, 5*, 23]
• Shreyas Iyer [18, 39*, 0]
• Varun Chakravarthy [3W, 0W, 1W]
• Philip Salt [18, 30, 54]
• Sunil Narine [(85, 1W), (47, 1W), 1W]
• Andre Russell [(41, 1W), 2W, (64*, 2W)]

Best Performer for CSK:

• Ruturaj Gaikwad [26, 1, 46, 15]
• Ravindra Jadeja [31, 21*, 0W, 25*]
• Ajinkya Rahane [35, 45, 12, 27]
• Rachin Ravindra [12, 2, 46, 37]
• Shivam Dube [45, 18, 51, 34*]

Best Performer for KKR:

• Philip Salt [18, 30, 54]
• Sunil Narine [(85, 1W), (47, 1W), 1W]
• Andre Russell [(41, 1W), 2W, (64*, 2W)]
• Rinku Singh [26, 5*, 23]
• Shreyas Iyer [18, 39*, 0]

Captain & Vice Captain Choice:

• Shreyas Iyer [PTs: 113, CR: 8.5]
• Ruturaj Gaikwad [PTs: 131, CR: 9]
• Ravindra Jadeja [PTs: 152, CR: 8.5]
• Ajinkya Rahane [PTs: 172, CR: 7.5]
• Rachin Ravindra [PTs: 202, CR: 8]
• Sunil Narine [PTs: 290, CR: 9]
• Andre Russell [PTs: 295, CR: 9]

Dream11 Grand League Prediction

Wicket Kipper	P Salt
Batsmen	R Gaikwad, S Dube, R Ravindra, S Iyer
All Rounders	S Narine(c), A Russell(vc), D Mitchell
Bowlers	M Starc, M Rahman, D Chahar

Dream11 Small League Prediction

Wicket Kipper	P Salt(c)
Batsmen	R Gaikwad, S Dube(vc), R Ravindra, S Iyer
All Rounders	S Narine, A Russell, D Mitchell
Bowlers	Varun Chakravarthy, M Rahman, D Chahar

CSK vs KKR Winning Chances

As per Google’s win probability, there is a 53% chance that CSK will beat Kolkata in their fifth match and grab their first points.

DISCLAIMER

This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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