Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK vs KKR).

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Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Details

Match Details

Updated: May 13, 2023.

By Raghunath Nair.

IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK vs KKR) – Match Preview | Match 61

Match Preview

Chennai Super Kings will host Kolkata Knight Riders for Match 61 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings have an opportunity to move to top of the points table if they can beat Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai. They are currently at 2^nd position in the points table.

Gujarat Titans, the table topper and defending champion could not extend their lead at the top after Mumbai Indians successfully defended their total against them.

Kolkata Knight Riders currently are in 7^th position and have to win both their remaining match to reach 14 points. They will need other results to go their way to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs.

In their Last game, Chennai Super Kings successfully defended a low total of 167 against Delhi Capitals. Though bowling is their weaker suite, Chennai Super Kings is handful in their home conditions with their bowlers ruling the slow and low bouncing Chennai Pitches.

In their last game, Kolkata Knight Riders had a game to forget against Rajasthan Royals. Having posted a low score of 149 runs, the Royals entertained the fans with some impressive batting and lost just 1 wicket. Yashaswi Jaiswal also put himself in the IPL record books with the fastest 50 of 13 balls. The Bowling unit of Kolkata Knight Riders were hammered to all corners of the ground and were clueless on how to take the next wicket.

With summer peaking, the humidity in Chennai will be at the highest and this may lead to dew in the night games.

The magic number is 16 points for a playoff berth and Chennai will want to win this game desperately to top the table and have double shot at the finals.

CSK vs KKR  

This is the second leg match between the two sides, In their first match at the Eden Gardens, Chennai Super Kings posted a mammoth total of 235 runs with Ajinkya Rahane hitting 71 of 29 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders only managed to make 186 and lost the match by 49 runs.

IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK vs KKR) | Match Predictions | Match 61

Match Prediction

Chennai Super Kings will know that the stakes in this game is more for them as they aim to top the points table in Match 61.

Super Sports Predictions :Chennai Super Kings have 75% chance of a win!

IPL 2023- Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSKvs KKR) – Probable Playing 11 | Match 61

Probable XIs

Chennai Super Kings

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Mahesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Venkatesh Iyer, Jason Roy, Narayan Jagadeeshan, Anukul Roy, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, David Weise.

IPL 2023- Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSKvs KKR) | Fantasy Playing 11 | Match 61

Fantasy Playing 11

Venkatesh Iyer, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar

IPL 2023: Point Table

Points Table – update 13/05/2023 (16:00 PM)

IPL 2023- Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSKvs KKR) – Live Streaming Details | Match 61

Live Streaming Details

TV: Star Sports Network.

Live Streaming: Jio Cinemas.