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IPL 2023: CSK vs KKR in IPL today 2nd match
Published - 23-APR-2023 8:9 IST | Updated - 10-APR-2024 5:55 IST

IPL 2023: CSK vs KKR in IPL today 2nd match
Two matches will be played today in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rajasthan-Bengaluru will have the first match at 3:30 pm. Then the second match of the day will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
Chennai has a chance to go to the top of the table
In the 6 matches played so far, Chennai have lost 2 matches and won 4 matches. Chennai is at number three in the points table with 8 points below Rajasthan and Lucknow. If CSK wins the match by more margin then it will come on number one with 10 points.
Kolkata lost the last 3 matches
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their last three matches. In the 6 matches played so far, Kolkata has won only 2 matches. The team is at number eight with 4 points. If the team wins today, it can come at number five with 6 points.
Head-to-head
So far in IPL, both the teams have played 27 matches among themselves. Chennai won 17 matches, showing one-sided dominance, while Kolkata won only 9 matches. A match between the two also remained inconclusive.
pitch report
Eden Gardens pitch expected to be flat. Here in the last match both the teams scored 200+ runs on the board, so today pitch can also help the batsmen. Spinners are also helped here, so the team winning the toss would like to bowl first.
Possible Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Players - Mandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaj and Narayan Jagadeesan.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Mathish Pathirana and Mahish Teekshana.
Impact Players - Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar and Rajvardhan Hungergekar.
2023-04-23