KKR to face CSK in the Opening
Revenge or a Fresh Start ?
The Defending Champion Chennai Super Kings to oppose Runner's up Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of IPL 2022 in Wankhede, Mumbai . CSK and KKR have met each other in the final match of the previous season where CSK made it count and crowned. MS Dhoni handed over the CSK captaincy to Rabindra Jadeja while Captain Shreyas Iyer to make his first appearance as a Kolkata Knight.
Predicted XI :
Kolkata Knight Riders :
1) Ajinkya Rahane
2) Venkatesh Iyer
3) Nitish Rana
4) Shreyas Iyer (C)
5) Andre Russell ✈️
6) Sam Billings (WK) ✈️
7) Sunil Narine ✈️
8) Chamika Karunaratne ✈️ / Rashik Salam Darr/ Mohammed Nabi ✈️
9) Shivam Mavi
10) Umesh Yadav
11) Varun Chakravarthy
Chennai Super Kings :
1) Devon Conway ✈️
2) Ruturaj Gaikwad
3) Robin Uthappa
4) Ambati Rayudu
5) Rabindra Jadeja (C)
6) Shivam Dube
7) MS Dhoni (WK)
8) Chris Jordan ✈️
9) Dwayne Bravo ✈️
10) Tushar Deshpande
11) Adam Milne ✈️
Head to Head : CSK 17-8 KKR
Toss Prediction : Field first
Score Prediction : 165+
Winner Prediction : CSK 49% - 51% KKR
5 Players to Watch Out For :
1) Andre Russell
2) Varun Chakravarthy
3) Ruturaj Gaikwad
4) Shreyas Iyer
5) Rabindra Jadeja
_Rajesh Mallick