TATA IPL 2023 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Match 33 – venue, squad, pitch report, Team 11 Predictions
Table of Contents
Match Details
| Match no | 33 |
| Date & Time | 22-Apr-2023, 7.30 PM IST |
| Teams | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders-Squad
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman |
| 1. Andre Russell 2. Venkatesh Iyer 3. Sunil Narine 4. Anukul Roy 5. David Wiese 6. Shakib Al Hasan | 1. Shreyas Iyer 2. Nitish Rana (c) 3. Rinku Singh 4. Mandeep Singh | 1. Varun Chakravarty 2. Tim Southee 3. Umesh Yadav 4. Shardul Thakur 5. Lockie Ferguson 6. Harshit Rana 7. Vaibhav Arora 8. Suyash Sharma 9. Kulwant Khejroliya | 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 2. N. Jagadeesan 3. Litton Das |
Chennai Super Kings-Squad
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman |
| 1. Ravindra Jadeja 2. Moeen Ali 3. Shivam Dube 4. Dwaine Pretorius 5. Ben Stokes 6. Nishant Sindhu 7. Bhagath Verma | 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad 2. Devon Conway 3. Subhranshu Senapati 4. A Rahane 5. Shaik Rasheed | 1. Deepak Chahar 2. Tushar Deshpande 3. Maheesh Theekshana 4. Simranjeet Singh 5. Matheesha Pathirana 6. Mukesh Choudhary 7. Prashant Solanki 8. Mitchell Santner 9. Rajvardhan Hangargekar 10. Kyle Jamieson 11. Ajay Mandal | 1. MS Dhoni 2. Ambati Rayudu |
Eden Gardens-Pitch Report
This Eden Gardens pitch in the last game was a belter for the batsman, both the teams KKR and SRH had scored 433 runs on this wicket but KKR lost the match by 23 runs. So, this wicket could be tricky to play with as the match progress, it could help the spinners in the second half of the game. The team would like to bat first on this wicket and post a big score on this wicket. The pitch will be dry initially and initial help for the fast bowling is still possible and as the match goes, it could turn and help the spinners.
Kolkata Knight Riders-Probable 11
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman | Impact Player |
| 1. Andre Russell 2. Venkatesh Iyer 3. Sunil Narine | 1. Nitish Rana (c) 2. Rinku Singh | 1. Varun Chakravarty 2. Suyash Sharma 3. Umesh Yadav 4. Shardul Thakur | 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 2. Litton Das | 1. Tim Southee 2. Anukul Roy 3. Vaibhav Arora 4. Mandeep Singh 5. Litton Das |
Chennai Super Kings-Probable 11
| All-rounder | Batsman | Bowler | WK-Batsman | Impact Player |
| 1. Ravindra Jadeja 2. Moeen Ali 3. Shivam Dube | 1. Ruturaj Gaikwad 2. Devon Conway 3. Ajinkya Rahane | 1. Tushar Deshpande 2. Matheesha Pathirana 3. Maheesh Theekshana 4. Akash Singh | 1. MS Dhoni (c) | 1. Ambati Rayudu 2. Nishant Sindhu 3. Rajvardhan Hangargekar 4. Simranjeet Singh 5. Prashant Solanki |
Predicted Score
The team winning the toss will bat first considering the pitch behavior from the last match and there is a possibility of dew factor in this wicket and could play a major role for the team bowling second. The impact player will be a key factor on this game, the impact player either a batsman or a bowler will have to play a major role on this game. The team batting first will score anywhere between 165-185 runs and the team batting first will win the match by defending the score.
Predicted Match Winners
KKR has high probability of winning the match considering its home advantage and the players are in good form though they had lost back to back matches. CSK will have to play well to put-up a good contest on this famous ground. Fans will really enjoy watching this match and it will be interesting to see who will win.
Players to watch
KKR – Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana
CSK – Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana
Aramco Orange Cap
CSK – Ruturaj Gaikwad – 200 runs
KKR – Harry Brook – 138 runs
Aramco Purple Cap
CSK – Tushar Deshpande – 10 wickets
KKR – Mayank Markande – 6 wickets
You may like to read:
TATA IPL T20 – Squad Mumbai Indians 2023
2023 TATA IPL T20 – Team Kolkata Knight Riders
2023 TATA IPL T20 – Team Chennai Super Kings
2023 TATA IPL T20 – Team Rajasthan Royals
TATA IPL T20 – Squad Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) 2023 & more