Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI - IPL 2022
IPL 2022 is set to kick off on March 26, 2022 with the 1st match to take place between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
This season of IPL will witness a revamped look of the team squads after a large-scale auction of players in the IPL mega auction in February.
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR made a huge change buying former Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer at the auction and handing him the captaincy duties after releasing former captain Eoin Morgan post IPL 2021.
Aussie players Aaron Finch and Pat Cummins will be able to join the KKR camp after the Pakistan series ends on April 5, 2022.
Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, KKR will be looking to win their 3rd IPL title.
KKR Playing 11 against CSK
Shreyas Iyer (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Mohammad Nabi, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sam Billings (wk), Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav
KKR Playing 11 Batsman Stats
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Iyer | 87 | 2375 | 31.66 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 151 | 3941 | 31.52 |
| Rinku Singh | 11 | 77 | 11.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 17 | 180 | 15.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 10 | 370 | 41.11 |
| Nitish Rana | 77 | 1820 | 28.43 |
| Andre Russell | 84 | 1700 | 29.31 |
| Sam Billings | 22 | 334 | 17.57 |
KKR Playing 11 Bowlers Stats
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Chakravarthy | 31 | 36 | 6.82 |
| Tim Southee | 43 | 31 | 8.67 |
| Umesh Yadav | 121 | 119 | 8.51 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 10 | 3 | 8.11 |
| Andre Russell | 84 | 72 | 9.04 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 17 | 13 | 7.13 |
Chennai Super Kings
Ravindra Jadeja is set to lead the CSK team after MS Dhoni stepped down from captaincy 2 days before the IPL opening match.
During the mega auction, CSK has bought most of their old players, hence, not making big changes to the squad unlike other teams.
Among the new players, CSK roped in Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan.
CSK Playing 11 against KKR
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Tushar Deshpande
CSK Playing 11 Batsman Stats
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 22 | 839 | 46.61 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 175 | 3916 | 29.44 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 200 | 2386 | 27.11 |
| Robin Uthappa | 193 | 4722 | 27.94 |
| MS Dhoni | 220 | 4746 | 39.55 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 151 | 1537 | 22.94 |
| Shivam Dube | 24 | 399 | 22.16 |
CSK Playing 11 Bowlers Stats
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Jadeja | 200 | 127 | 7.61 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 151 | 167 | 8.36 |
| Mitchell Santner | 6 | 6 | 7.00 |
| Chris Jordan | 24 | 25 | 9.12 |
| Shivam Dube | 24 | 4 | 8.29 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 5 | 3 | 11.29 |
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