IPL 2023 | KKR vs CSK | 61st Match, 14th May, 7:30 PM | Match Preview

Series: Indian Premier League 2023

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 61st Match 14th May 7.30 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

A win here would secure the Qualifier 1 berth for CSK. This will be their last home game of the season as they prepare to take on KKR. They’ve won their last two consecutive matches at this venue.
The pitch hasn’t been a flat one like the earlier games played here. Bowlers have found success in the low-scoring matches recently. CSK successfully defended 167 against DC in their last outing.
Kolkata Knight Riders lost a must-win game at their home venue against RR. It seemed a difficult track to bat on as KKR finished with just 149 runs batting first. However, the opposition chased it down with 41 balls to spare.
KKR will find it even more challenging to score runs if the Chepauk pitch continues to help the spinners. Though KKR also have some good spinners, CSK will be on top with the ball on a slowish pitch against an inconsistent KKR lineup.

Chennai Super Kings Preview
It will be a farewell right out of a movie if MSD and co. manage to win the title this season. Dhoni has been brilliant this season as a captain and a finisher.
He hasn’t got the best or the most experienced bowling attack. But he’s still managed to get his team to number 2 in the points table. MI has a brilliant batting lineup with many big-hitting T20 specialists.
Yet, when they came to Chepauk, CSK restricted them to just 139-8 bowling first. Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, and Pathirana have been successful and look promising with the ball.

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview
Two back to back wins kept KKR alive in the competition and then they faced the mighty Royals on their home turf where they’ve been pretty disappointing this season.
Jason Roy and Gurbaz will be crucial for a win here. The opposition haven’t got many experienced pacers and Roy can go after them in the powerplay and set a platform for others to build on.
Nitish Rana is a good batter who hasn’t been in great form. But he has delivered a good knock here and there, especially when KKR needed to rebuild the innings.

Pitch Report
MA Chidambaram Stadium will be the venue for the last home game of CSK this season. If CSK manage to reach Qualifier 1, they will be back here to play that match as well.
The dimensions of the ground aren’t too big and batters can easily clear the boundaries and hit many sixes. A 185+ total would be a match-winning score if the pitch has pace and bounce.

key players CSK : Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana

key players KKR : Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy

Prediction: CSK to win the match

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