KKR Vs CSK Preview: KKR seek change in fortunes against confident CSK

KKR Vs CSK Preview: The visitors are placed at No. 3 in the points table, while the hosts languish at 8th position.

The 33rd match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will be played at the Eden Gardens, where the Kolkata Knight Riders will face off against the Chennai Super Kings.

KKR have been going through a tough phase in this season of the IPL. Despite winning two matches in a row, they have suffered three consecutive losses. In their last game against DC, they were defeated by 4 wickets. With only 2 wins from six matches, KKR will be under immense pressure to secure a victory against CSK in their upcoming match to stay in the race for a top 4 position.

CSK have won their last match, taking their tally to 4 wins from 6 matches. In the previous game, they defeated SRH by 7 wickets. With an upcoming match against KKR, they will be hoping to maintain their winning momentum, given their dominant head-to-head record against KKR.

KKR Vs CSK: Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Gardens is renowned for being favorable towards the batsmen, with the ball expected to come onto the bat smoothly, enabling them to score runs with relative ease. Although the seamers may find some assistance in the initial stages of the match, the batters are anticipated to thrive on this pitch, taking advantage of the favorable playing conditions.

KKR Vs CSK: Team News

KKR are going through a tough time this season, having made four changes in their last match against DC and ultimately losing it. As they prepare for their next match against CSK, they will need to make adjustments once again. Mandeep Singh has been struggling with his batting and may have to be replaced by Narayan Jagadeesan, who can also provide an option as a wicketkeeper, as Litton Das struggled behind the stumps in the previous match.

On the other hand, CSK may not be considering making any changes to their playing XI for the upcoming match against KKR as they won their last match against SRH and will be hoping to maintain the winning momentum by playing the same team.

KKR Vs CSK: Head to Head

Matches – 29

Kolkata Knight Riders – 9

Chennai Super Kings – 17

No Result – 1

KKR Vs CSK: Players to watch

Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy

Jason Roy, who made his debut for KKR in the last match against DC, played a decent innings of 43 runs off 39 balls. He will look to score quickly and build on his form when he faces CSK in the upcoming match.

Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway

Despite a slow start in the first four matches of the season, Devon Conway made an impressive comeback with a superb innings of 83 runs against RCB, followed by an unbeaten 77 in the last match against SRH. As his team gears up to face KKR, Conway is expected to play a crucial role once again, aiming to replicate his exceptional performance and provide his team with a strong start.

KKR Vs CSK: Probable Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Litton Das, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana

KKR Vs CSK: Match Facts

The Kolkata Knight Riders have won 9 out of 29 matches played, while the Chennai Super Kings have emerged victorious in 17 matches.

Ruturaj Gaikwad needs 58 runs to reach 1500 runs in IPL.

Moeen Ali will be playing his 50th match and requires 16 runs to reach 1000 runs in IPL.

KKR Vs CSK: Live Broadcasting

IND: Star Sports Network (TV) | JioCinema (Live Streaming)

UK: DAZN, Sky Sports

AUS: Fox Sports, Kayo Sports