Kolkata Knight Riders hope to start off well
- CSK’s team looks solid. By retaining Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja, they formed a crucial backbone for the new season
- KKR’s top-order will certainly miss Rahul Tripathi, who they could not buy back
Chennai Super Kings managed to win back a large chunk of their players and invested cleverly on a selected group of players that fit into their strategy. They will fancy their chances against KKR, who don’t quite have a solid squad this time. CSK have odds of 1.96 to pull off a win in the first match of the season.
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Kolkata Knight Riders have a new-look squad led by Shreyas Iyer and the men in violet will be aiming to topple the CSK unit to start their season off. That’ll take some doing, though, especially if Andre Russell continues to flounder. KKR have odds of 1.81 to win the opening game.
CSK have won four on the trot against KKR
Overall, CSK have a good record against KKR, winning 18 and losing only nine matches. In India, they have won 15 and lost 7. Recent record also favours Chennai Super Kings with four successive wins on the trot against KKR in the UAE leg of IPL in 2020 and 2021.
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CSK are the stronger side. They are better rounded on paper, and are the favorites to win this one.
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KKR will need to rely heavily on their seam attack to beat CSK. Unfortunately, Pat Cummins isn’t expected to be available for this game meaning their resources are also depleted to counter the CSK batters.
Keep an eye on…
Varun Chakravarthy: The wily mystery spinner has had two good IPL seasons, but it’ll be onto him to ruffle more feathers in India, especially against a batting line-up that favours spin.
Moeen Ali: A game-changer last year, Moeen Ali is expected to shoulder the chunk of spin-hitting in the CSK line-up. Retained last year, Moeen Ali will aim to bat at No.3 and his bowling will also be useful for CSK looking for match up options.
