IPL 2023 | KKR vs CSK | 33rd Match, 23rd April, 7:30 PM | Match Preview

Series: Indian Premier League 2023

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 33rd Match Match 23rd April 7.30 PM IST

Venue: Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Since Rinku’s 5 sixes in the last over, KKR have lost 3 consecutive matches. Kolkata’s batting inconsistencies were apparent in that game itself.

If it wasn’t for Rinku Singh, KKR would have suffered a big loss in that game and all due to their inconsistent batting. A strong top-order has failed to fire and it is the likes of Rinku Singh and Shardul
Thakur who’ve made winning contributions in the lower order.
Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, have been impressive with the bat and in their last home game were exceptional with the ball too. Akash Singh has been promising with the new ball while the spinners
continue their tight lines and lengths. On paper, it looks like CSK has a clear advantage given their current form.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders are desperate for a win. They have one win from 2 matches at Eden Gardens so far. Their batting struggles are a big concern for Nitish Rana coming into this match.
And given that it is after 4 years that IPL has returned to its home-away format, teams haven’t really enjoyed the home advantage so far. The Eden Gardens offer a batting-friendly track where spinners
do enjoy a bit of help from time to time.

Chennai Super Kings Preview
It has been a great run for CSK this season. MS Dhoni showed he’s still got it when he almost took CSK over the line against RR in Chepauk.
In the next game in Bengaluru, his bowlers came good when it looked like RCB had run away with the game. Pathirana has turned out to be a good death overs bowler and his recent outing at home will have given him more confidence.

Pitch Report
KKR will be playing at the Eden Garden in Kolkata, their home ground, for the third time this season. Except for the game against RCB where Thakur rescued a sinking KKR ship, the hosts haven’t looked dominant on this ground.
Though the average 1st innings score here is 162 runs, we reckon a match-winning total would be something over 195-200.

key players KKR : Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur

key players CSK : Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande

Prediction: Our prediction is for CSK to win the match

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