ABOUT THE MATCH

The contest between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be the 21st match of the 13th edition of IPL. It is scheduled to be held on 7th October in Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and going to be started at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC).

After a spectacular performance by the Chennai Super Kings in the last game, now they are brimming with full confidence. Even though Kolkata Knight Riders lost their last match to Delhi Capitals by mere 19 runs, they are ready to counterattack CSK.

Match Preview:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

  • As the team of KKR has performed well together, there is no need to make any significant changes within the team. Earlier, there was saying that KKR can drop Nitish Rana from the squad but he responded with his outstanding 58 runs in the last match.
  • In the 2020 IPL, to date, KKR has played 4 matches and won 2.

Probable Playing XI:

Sunil Narine, Shubhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c&wk), Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi

Chennai Super Kings:

  • Chennai Super Kings is a team, which always supports its players. With a victory in their last match, captain MS Dhoni wouldn’t want to change anything with the winning combination. In this match also, they will contest with the same squad.
  • After continuously losing three games, finally, CSK bounced back and defeat KXIP in their last match.

Probable Playing XI:

Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur

Pitch Report:

In this venue, the average total in 2020 IPL has been nearly 160 runs. Any side can widen the total score on this track.

Weather condition:

At Abu Dhabi, the weather is expected to make the players drenched in sweat as the temperature is hovering around 37 degrees Celsius.

Probable top performers:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Eoin Morgan:

The performance of Eoin Morgan is continuously improving match by match. In the league, he smacked a couple of fast knocks but hasn’t gone for a big score. In this match, we can expect a good game from him.

Nitish Rana:

In his previous match against Delhi Capitals, Nitish Rana scored a stunning 58 runs. He is in his terrific form and can turn the match.

Sunil Narine:

In the KKR team set up, Sunil Narine is one of the most valuable players. He is a match-winner for KKR with the ball and also with the bat.

Chennai Super Kings:

Faf du Plessis:

In this 2020 IPL, Faf du Plessis is looking amazing. In five matches, he has already scored three half-centuries with an average of 92 runs. Now, it is remained to see how the pacers of KKR can handle the roar of this batsman.

Shane Watson:

Finally, the fantastic batsman bounced back with an unbeaten 83 runs off 53 deliveries. The specialty of Watson is that on his day, he can win the match single-handedly.

Dwayne Bravo:

After his return, Dwayne Bravo has been fantastic. At Abu Dhabi, the track is a slow wicket and Dwayne Bravo can very dangerous for KKR with his cutters.

Head to head:

  • Overall T20I Matches – 21
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won – 07
  • Chennai Super Kings won – 13
  • No Result – 01
  • Tie– 00

Team form in last 5 matches:

  • Kolkata Knight Riders – W, L, W, W, L
  • Chennai Super Kings – W, L, L, L, W

Broadcast Details:

  • Tv – Star Sports Network
  • Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar
  • Match Timings – 7th October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)

Probable winning team:

The 21st match between KKR and CSK is expected to be a very close contest, but with a stronger batting unit, more power-hitting capability, and with a fantastic bowling line up, KKR can get over the line.