It will be IPL 2021's finale rematch when two-time title holders Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will meet the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spearheaded by MS Dhoni in the IPL 2022 opener on March 26 at Wankhede Stadium. With new skipper Shreyas Iyer, KKR will look to avenge their last year's 27-run loss to miss the trophy by a whisker.
A total of 70 league matches will be played from March 26 to May 22. The playoffs dates have not been finalised yet but the final will be played on May 29. The matches will be held across four venues in Maharashtra. Wankhede and DY Patil Stadium will host 20 matches each while the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai and MCA Stadium in Pune will play hosts to 15 games each. There will be a total of 12 doubleheaders in the upcoming IPL season.
Here is the full schedule of KKR for IPL 2022:
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' squad: Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakaravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Sheldon Jackson, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tim Southee, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav, Aman Khan.
