The Kolkata Knight Riders, after their two back-to-back wins, will face off against the Chennai Super Kings in match 57 of the Indian Premier League 18.
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The match at the iconic Eden Gardens will be another must-win for the hosts to see another day in the season, while the five-time champions will have an opportunity to spoil KKR’s party as they sit at the bottom of the barrel.
Coming into the match, KKR sit 6th on the points table with 11 points in 11 matches played. CSK, on the other hand, have only won 2/11 matches and only have 4 points in the season.
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As the sides meet in Kolkata after CSK losing their first encounter of the season at home, TSN takes a look at their head-to-head record, lineups and what to expect from the match.
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KKR vs CSK: Head-to-head
The Knight Riders and Super Kings have met in the IPL in 30 matches since 2008 where CSK has had an upper hand in the fixture with 19 wins to KKR’s 11.
| Played | KKR | CSK | Tie/NR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11 | 19 | -/- |
KKR vs CSK: Expected lineups
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
Chennai Super Kings: Shaikh Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Deepak Hooda, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj.
KKR vs CSK: Predictions
Almost nothing has gone CSK’s way in this season of the IPL, where they have often struggled to get going with the bat throughout their matches. However, the inclusion of Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis and Sam Curran has improved things, and they are expected to continue in a similar fashion with Khaleel Ahmed and Noor Ahmad leading their bowling attacks.
On the other hand, KKR will give it all and try to continue the momentum that they have got in the last couple of matches. They will expect a good start from the top-3 followed by in form Angkrish, Rinku and Russell. Their bowling will once again step up as they have often done, and will be very likely the winners of the match.
KKR vs CSK: Betting odds
According to Dafabet, KKR are the overwhelming favorites to win their clash against the CSK at home.
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