The defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on two-time title holders in the 15th edition of the extravagant Indian Premier League (IPL) which is all set to kick off from March 26 (Saturday). The lung opener will also give KKR a chance to avenge 2021 final loss where they lost the summit clash by 27 runs and were denied the third IPL title.
Going by the head to head records between the two teams, the MS Dhoni-led Yellow army will have an edge over Shreyas Iyer-led KKR, however, that doesn't lower the intensity of the match in any which way as these two protagonists have played out some thrilling matches over the years.
CSK and KKR have clashed against each other 25 times in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
Out of all these clashes, Chennai Super Kings have registered 17 wins. Meanwhile, KKR, on the other hand, have won 8 games. One match between the two teams had no result. CSK beat KKR thrice in the last season, including in the final of IPL 2021 in Dubai.
CSK have made the highest score of 220 runs while playing against Kolkata, while KKR have made the highest score of 202 runs against Chennai. Talking about the lowest score, Chennai's lowest score against KKR is 114 runs and Kolkata's lowest score against Chennai is 108 runs in IPL. Also, CSK have won each of their last four IPL matches against KKR
Head-to-head
Total matches- 25
CSK won- 17
KKR won- 8
Chennai Super Kings' schedule for IPL 2021:
Mar-26, Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30 PM
Mar-31, Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30 PM
Apr-03, Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30 PM
Apr-09, Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 3:30 PM
Apr-12, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai 7:30 PM
Apr-17, Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune 7:30 PM
Apr-21, Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai 7:30 PM
Apr-25, Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 7:30 PM
May-01, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune 7:30 PM
May-04, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune 7:30 PM
May-08, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai 7:30 PM
May-12, Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 7:30 PM
May-15, Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 3:30 PM
May-20, Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai 7:30 PM
Chennai Super Kings' full squad for IPL 2021:
MS Dhoni (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma.
Kolkata Knight Riders' schedule for IPL 2021:
March 26, Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM Wankhede Stadium
March 30, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM DY Patil Stadium
April 1, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings 7.30 PM Wankhede Stadium
April 6, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians 7.30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
April 10, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals 3.30 PM Brabourne – CCI
April 15, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM Brabourne – CCI
April 18, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM Brabourne – CCI
April 23, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans 3.30 PM DY Patil Stadium
April 28, Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM Wankhede Stadium
May 2, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals 7.30 PM Wankhede Stadium
May 7, Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
May 9, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders 7.30 PM DY Patil Stadium
May 14, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 7.30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
May 18, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants 7.30 PM DY Patil Stadium
Kolkata Knight Riders' full squad for IPL 2021:
Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Ashok Sharma, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammed Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav.
