Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament opener this year and this will be a repeat of the last year’s final. CSK ended up on the winning side in the previous meeting and KKR will be seeking revenge for losing out in the finals last year. Both teams have been slightly affected by their overseas players arriving late and CSK will not have their services of Moeen Ali for the first game. However, the big news is the legendary MS Dhoni stepping down captaincy and has handed over the reins to Ravindra Jadeja for the season.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders do have some interesting options on the bench but have been slightly affected with Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch arriving late as well. The two-time winners will look up to their new skipper Shreyas Iyer to do the magic while a lot of familiar faces have come back into the squad. It is expected to be a heavy weight clash between two teams who have some match-winners in their squad.
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Tata IPL 2022 1st Match Details
When: 26 March 07:30 PM Local
Where: Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Weather Report: Good
TATA IPL 2022 CSK vs KKR T20 Match Live streaming:
This match will be shown live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK, and Fox Sport in Australia. Flow Sports will broadcast in the Caribbean with SuperSport possessing the rights in South Africa
You can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and SkyGo.
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report:
As per the last 2 years’ data wicket is good for batting & pitch is best suited for fast bowlers compare to spinners. Wankhede Stadium pitch is typically a belter for batting. Both sides know this, as they contested a 200+ vs 200+ match last season, where CSK scored 220/3 followed by KKR’s 202 all-out.
TATA IPL 2022 Head to Head Records:
KKR have lost each of their last eight IPL games played at the Wankhede Stadium. While the Ravindra Jadeja-led side has lost just one of its last seven league games against KKR.
| Stats | Matches | CSK Won | KKR Won | NR |
| Overall | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| At Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| In IPL 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Playing XIs for Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Rajvardhan Hangarker, Chris Jordan, Mahesh Theekshana
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
IPL 2022 1st Match: CSK vs KKR Key Players:
Batsmen:
| Top Team Batsman | betway | 1xbet | 10cric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Devon Conway (CSK) | 3.60 | 3.74 | 3.75 |
| Robin Uthappa (CSK) | 4.75 | 4.32 | 4.33 |
| Shreyas Iyer (KKR) | 4.00 | 3.74 | 3.75 |
| Venkatesh Iyer (KKR) | 4.00 | 3.74 | 3.75 |
| Nitish Rana (KKR) | 5.00 | 4.32 | 4.33 |
Bowlers
| Top Team Bowlers | betway | 1xbet | 10cric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Bravo (CSK) | 4.00 | 4.32 | 4.33 |
| Tushar Despande (CSK) | 4.75 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) | 4.00 | 3.74 | 3.75 |
| Tim Southee (KKR) | 4.33 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| Andre Russell (KKR) | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
TATA IPL 2022 1st Match: CSK vs KKR Dream Team:
WK: Sam Billings
Batsmen: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer
AR: Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell, Narine
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi
