Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against Chennai Super Kings in the 33rd match of the season at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday. KKR has managed only two wins in six matches of the season and they will have to turn the tables as they are struggling in the bottom half of the points table.
On the other hand, CSK has won three out of their five matches (not considering their previous match against SRH on Friday). The MS Dhoni-led team is batting well and their spinners are also delivering the goods for them.
Both of these teams have potent spin attacks and the spinners will hold the key in this clash.
Here is the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings – Stats Preview:
Andre Russell has taken 92 wickets in the 104 matches he has played in the IPL. Thus, the all-rounder is eight wickets away from completing 100 wickets.
KKR’s experienced fast bowler Tim Southee has scalped 47 wickets in 54 IPL matches and the veteran pacer needs another three more scalps to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.
KKR captain Nitish Rana has scored 2335 runs and he needs another 165 runs to complete the landmark of 2500 runs in the tournament.
Venkatesh Iyer has gathered 786 runs in 28 IPL matches and he needs another 214 runs to reach the 1000-run mark.
CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has amassed 1407 runs in 40 IPL matches at an average of 39.08. Thus, the flamboyant batter needs another 93 runs to complete 1500 runs in the tournament.
Ambati Rayudu has scored 4264 runs in 193 IPL matches and he needs another 236 runs to get to the milestone of 4500 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja has taken 138 wickets in 215 IPL matches and he requires another dozen wickets to get to the landmark of 150 wickets.
Shivam Dube has gathered 822 runs and requires 178 more runs to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in the IPL.
Moeen Ali has mustered 978 runs in 48 IPL matches and the English left-hander needs to score 22 runs more to get to the feat of 1000 runs.
MS Dhoni has scored 348 boundaries in the IPL and needs two more fours to complete 350.
