Chennai Super Kings will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of the Tata IPL 2022 on March 26 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
This game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. IST and will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network.
The two finalists from the previous season, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, will face off in the first match of the Tata IPL. This season, the Chennai Super Kings will defend their championship.
MS Dhoni passed up the CSK captaincy baton to Ravindra Jadeja only two days before the start of IPL 2022, which was huge news.
Both teams have recruited numerous new players to their rosters as a result of the big auctions. Shreyas Iyer, a young Indian cricketer, has been appointed as Kolkata's new captain for the IPL 2022 season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the highest run-scorer in the previous edition, will open for the CSK again this season. His previous starting partner will be captaining a different organisation this season, so he'll be opening with new player.
This season, Kolkata is set to start with youthful sensation Venkatesh Iyer and freshly recruited Ajinkya Rahane. Kolkata Knight Riders' Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch will miss the opening week of the IPL, while Moeen Ali will miss at least the first game owing to visa concerns.
So far in the IPL, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have met 26 times, including the finals in 2012 and 2021. The Chennai Super Kings have won 17 games, while the Kolkata Knight Riders have won 8 games. These two clubs met three times last season, with CSK winning all three games.
Predicted XI:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Tushar Deshpande
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Mohammad Nabi, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sam Billings (wk), Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav
Latest Videos
