CSK vs KKR, IPL 2024 Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) meet Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match 22 of IPL 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday, April 8. KKR have made a brilliant start to their IPL 2024 campaign, winning all three games, while CSK began with two wins but have lost their last two matches.
In their previous clash, Chennai Super Kings went down to SunRisers Hyderabad by six wickets. Asked to bat first, CSK managed only 165-5. In response, SRH got home in 18.1 overs without much trouble.
KKR, meanwhile, completed a hat-trick of wins in IPL 2024 with a comprehensive 106-run victory over Delhi Capitals in their previous game in Visakhapatnam. Batting first after winning the toss, they notched up 272-7, the second-highest total in the IPL.
DC were bowled out for 166 in 17.2 overs, with Vaibhav Arora (3-27) and Varun Chakaravarthy (3-33) coming up with impressive performances.
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Today's CSK vs KKR toss result
CSK have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said:
“Good toss to win. It looks humid; there might be some dew. We will bowl first.”
For Chennai, Matheesha Pathiranais not available, but Mustafizur Rahman is back. Shardul Thakur comes in and Sameer Rizvi also makes a comeback. Kolkata have stuck to the same team.
CSK vs KKR - Today's match playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Today's CSK vs KKR pitch report
According to WV Raman, the wicket is rock-hard. He reckons the batters will have a great time, but the bowlers can expect some bounce. Raman also pointed out that while fast bowlers have been successful this season, spinners too can extract some bounce at the Chepauk.
Today's CSK vs KKR match players list
Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Sameer Rizvi, Aravelly Avanish Rao, Devon Conway, RS Hangargekar, Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Dushmantha Chameera, Srikar Bharat, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sakib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar
CSK vs KKR - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Anil Chaudhary, Sai Darshan Kumar
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee: Manu Nayar