Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 61st Match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 61st Match - May 14
The 61st match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on the 14th of May, 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings Form Guide:
Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table.
The top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings is Devon Conway with 468 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Chennai Super Kings is Tushar Deshpande with 19 scalps under his belt.
Chennai Super Kings have maintained their domination in the tournament by defeating Delhi Capitals with a margin of 27 runs.
Chennai Super Kings batted first and they posted a modest total of 167 for 8 in 20 overs. The start wasn't ideal and CSK lost both it's openers early on. Shivam Dube and Ambati Rayudu tried to enforce a counter attack and scored 25 and 22 runs respectively. MS Dhoni provided the finishing punch by smashing 20 off 9 balls and took CSK to a competitive 167 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Delhi Capitals lost David Warner in the first over itself. Philip Salt was the next one to follow as he was dismissed by Deepak Chahar. Mitchell Marsh ran himself out after scoring just 5 runs. Manish Pandey and Rilee Rossouw were involved in a hard working partnership but they took too long to settle down and the required rate had gone beyond reach. After their dismissals, Delhi Capitals were staring down an obvious defeat. They were eventually restricted to 140 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 27 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders Form Guide:
Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the 7th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders is Venkatesh Iyer with 371 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders is Varun Chakravarthy with 17 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost momentum in the tournament by losing their previous match against Rajasthan Royals with a high margin of 9 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 149 for 8 in 20 overs. Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz lost their wicket early on in the innings. Venkatesh Iyer played superbly and smashed 57 runs off 42 deliveries. The rest of the middle order failed terribly and they couldn't find gaps in the last 4 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 4 wickets and dented the chances of KKR getting to a competitive total. KKR were eventually restricted to 149 for 8 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal took his team off to a flier and smashed 26 runs in the first over itself. He went on to make the fastest IPL fifty (13 balls). Sanju Samson supported him well and scored 48 off 29 balls. Jaiswal stayed not out at 98 in 47 balls to win the match for his team in the 14th over with 9 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): MS Dhoni (C), Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande, Bhagath Varma, Ajay Mandal, Kyle Jamieson, Nishant Sindhu, Shaik Rasheed, Ben Stokes, Ajinkya Rahane
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders
Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Ajinkya Rahane (Chennai Super Kings)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders), Maheesh Theekshana (Chennai Super Kings)
Most Sixes – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), Ajinkya Rahane (Chennai Super Kings)
Player of the Match- Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first - Kolkata Knight Riders 180+, Chennai Super Kings 170+
Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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