Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are both successful IPL teams. CSK have won the IPL three times, KKR have managed to lift the IPL trophy twice so far. The Super Kings have managed to establish dominance over the Knight Riders over the years although IPL CSK vs KKR fixture has provided some battles to remember to the cricket fans.
Chennai is clearly winning the H2H battles between the two sides as they have won 13 games out of 20 played. KKR, on the other hand, have managed to win only 7 games. While Kolkata have managed to put some decent numbers at their home, they have been entirely dominated by CSK in away games. At Eden Gardens, KKR have won 4 games and lost 5 out of 9 games played between two sides. But if we talk about CSK home, KKR have won only 2 games and lost 7 out of the 9 games against CSK.
| CSK vs KKR Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Played | CSK | KKR | No Result |
| 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
Two sides have had a close battle in the last 5 games. While CSK have managed to win 3 games, KKR have managed to register a win in 2 games. However, KKR lost both of the two games they played against CSK during the 2019 season.
The reverse fixture was played at KKR home Eden Gardens, Kolkata. MS Dhoni again won the toss, and he once again invited KKR to bat. This time during the KKR vs CSK live score, Chris Lynn went berserk on Chennai Bowlers to smash them all around the park. However, it turned out to be a one-man show, and neither of the KKR batsmen could stick alongside Lynn. KKR still managed a decent score of 161/8 on the board courtesy Lynn’s 82 off 51 deliveries. Imran Tahir was the star with the ball as the veteran picked up 4 wickets for 27 in his 4 overs.
Chasing the target, Kolkata removed the openers quickly, and they also managed to contain the middle order as well. However, Suresh Raina had different things in his mind as the southpaw went on to score an unbeaten fifty. His unbeaten partnership of 41 runs in 4 overs with Ravindra Jadeja won the game for CSK by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare. While Raina scored unbeaten 58 off 42 deliveries, Jadeja played a vital knock of unbeaten 31 runs of 17 deliveries to seal CSK vs KKR live. Only Sunil Narine could impress with the ball as the spinner accounted for 2 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs.
| LAST 5 ENCOUNTERS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Played | CSK | KKR | No Result |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Suresh Raina is the leading run-scorer against KKR. The left-handed southpaw has scored a total of 599 runs in 18 innings against KKR. MS Dhoni has acquired the 2nd position in the list with 412 runs in 16 innings and Faf du Plessis follows him at the 3rd with 182 runs in 8 innings. Murali Vijay is the 4th highest run-getter among the active players for CSK against KKR with 172 runs in 7 innings at an average of 28.67.
Andre Russell has scored the highest runs for KKR against CSK among the active players. The Caribbean all-rounder has managed a total of 208 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of over 166. Skipper Dinesh Karthik is 2nd in the list with 108 runs in 4 innings, and Shubhman Gill is 3rd with 81 runs in 3 innings averaging 40.50. Sunil Narine sits at the 4th position with 66 runs in 6 innings against CSK at a strike rate of 153.43.
| TOP 4 BATSMEN (among current players) | |||||||||
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| Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||
| No. | Player | Innings | Not out | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 16 | 9 | 412 | 58.86 | 139.19 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 8 | 2 | 182 | 30.33 | 116.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | M Vijay | 7 | 1 | 172 | 28.67 | 117.81 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | RA Jadeja | 11 | 7 | 168 | 42.00 | 129.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||
| No. | Player | Innings | Not out | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | |
| 1 | AD Russell | 6 | 3 | 208 | 69.33 | 166.40 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | KD Karthik | 4 | 1 | 108 | 36.00 | 138.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Shubman Gill | 3 | 1 | 81 | 40.50 | 119.12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | SP Narine | 6 | 1 | 66 | 13.20 | 153.49 | 0 | 0 | |
Ravindra Jadeja sits at the top of the bowling charts for CSK against KKR with 12 wickets in 12 innings against his name. Dwayne Bravo follows him at the 2nd position with 8 wickets in 9 innings. While Imran Tahir is at the 3rd position with 6 wickets in 3 innings, Harbhajan Singh is at 4th with 4 wickets in 3 innings.
Sunil Narine is the highest wicket-taker for KKR against CSK, accounting 13 wickets in 11 innings against the yellow army. Fellow West Indian Andre Russell is at the 2nd position with 5 wickets in 6 innings, and he followed by the Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and Pat Cummins.
| TOP 4 BOWLERS (among current players) | |||||||||||||||
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| Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Innings | Wickets | 5w | 4w | ||||||||||
| 1 | RA Jadeja | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | DJ Bravo | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Imran Tahir | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Innings | Wickets | 5w | 4w | ||||||||||
| 1 | SP Narine | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | AD Russell | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||