Kolkata Knight Riders will face Chennai Super Kings at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Kolkata Knight Riders have collected 12 points in 12 matches so far. They will have to win the match against Chennai Super Kings to stay in the playoffs race. Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their previous match against Kings XI Punjab. The result of that match has opened up the possibility of all teams to qualify for the playoffs.
Chennai Super Kings have no chance to qualify for the playoffs at this point of time. So, they have nothing to lose. When a team goes to such a situation, the team becomes dangerous. Chennai Super Kings have been victorious against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous match and they will be high on confidence ahead of this match.
Pitch Report:
The match will be played at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. We have seen that the wicket is getting slower in the second innings in Dubai. So, the toss winning captain will certainly wish to bat first in this surface. Chennai Super Kings have played the previous match in this surface. So, they will be more accustomed to the conditions.
Head To Head Record:
Total Matches Played: 22
Kolkata Knight Riders Won: 8
Chennai Super Kings Won: 13
No Results: 1
Predicted Starting XI; Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy.
Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Narayan Jagadessan, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir.
Key Players:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shubhman Gill
Sunil Narine
Chennai Super Kings:
Faf Du Plessis
Sam Curran
Captain And Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Choices: Shubhman Gill, Faf Du Plessis
Vice-Captain Choices: Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Sam Curran
Probable Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR’s top order is looking fragile at this moment. The Indian batsmen are not in form. The opening partnership is not getting settled. Dinesh Karthik is coming at number four and he is not getting runs at that position. Eoin Morgan is not coming at number four. He is very much comfortable in that position.
So, he should come in that position. KKR is playing with five specialist batsmen with Sunil Narine as an all-rounder. However, it can be assumed that Sunil Narine will not play a match-winning knock in every match. After changing the bowling action, Sunil Narine is not looking the same bowler anymore. There are doubts over the fitness status of Andre Russell. KKR are certainly missing their star all-rounder at this moment. They will try to fit him in the starting XI as soon as possible.
Chennai Super Kings might make a few changes in their team, as they have nothing to lose now. The team is out of the tournament and will be focused on the long-run. They are trying to build a core for the future and they will be eyeing to find a proper combination in their remaining two games.
