On Sunday, May 14, the Kolkata Knight Riders will play the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 61st game of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the renowned MA Chidambaram Stadium.
The last time CSK and KKR faced off was in IPL 2023’s Match No. 33 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, where the Super Kings defeated the Knight Riders by a score of 49 runs.
The visitors batted first and put up a whopping score of 235/4. Ajinkya Rahane played a lightning-quick 71* off 29 balls, including six fours and five maximums, while Devon Conway scored 56. Shivam Dube also hit an amazing 50 off just 21 pitches.
In reply, Jason Roy and Rinku Singh each scored fifty-plus scores, but it wasn’t enough as CSK restricted KKR to 186/8. Check complete details on CSK vs KKR head-to-head records.
Chennai Super Kings
After easily defeating Delhi Capitals in their previous meeting, Chennai Super Kings will enter this match as the favourite. With seven victories in 12 games, they are contently ranked second on the points table and are just one victory away from all but securing a playoff berth. CSK has done well thus far in the IPL 2023 as a team.
Kolkata Knight Riders
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will be coming off a humiliating loss to Rajasthan Royals. They are currently ranked eighth on the points standings with five victories in 12 games. To maintain their chances of making the playoffs, they would need their dependable players to perform at a high level.
Head-to-Head IPL 2023 Record of CSK vs KKR
CSK has won 18 of the 27 games between the two teams, while KKR has only managed to win nine of them.
Total – 27
CSK – 18
KKR – 9
List of matches played between CSK and KKR since IPL 2008
| Tournament | Venue | Winner | Margin |
| 2023 IPL | Kolkata | CSK | 49 runs |
| 2022 IPL | Mumbai | KKR | 6 Wickets |
| 2021 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 27 runs |
| 2021 IPL | Abu Dhabi | CSK | 2 Wickets |
| 2021 IPL | Mumbai | CSK | 10 runs |
| 2020 IPL | Abu Dhabi | KKR | 10 Runs |
| 2020 IPL | Dubai | CSK | 6 Wickets |
| 2019 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 7 Wickets |
| 2019 IPL | Kolkata | CSK | 5 Wickets |
| 2018 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 5 wickets |
| 2018 IPL | Kolkata | KKR | 6 wickets |
| 2015 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 2 runs |
| 2015 IPL | Kolkata | KKR | 7 wickets |
| 2014 IPL | Ranchi | CSK | 34 runs |
| 2014 IPL | Kolkata | KKR | 8 wickets |
| 2013 IPL | Kolkata | CSK | 4 wickets |
| 2013 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 14 runs |
| 2012 IPL | Chennai | KKR | 5 wickets |
| 2012 IPL | Kolkata | CSK | 5 wickets |
| 2012 IPL | Chennai | KKR | 5 wickets |
| 2011 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 2 runs |
| 2011 IPL | Kolkata | KKR | 10 runs |
| 2010 IPL | Kolkata | CSK | 55 runs |
| 2010 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 9 wickets |
| 2009 IPL | Centurion | KKR | 7 wickets |
| 2008 IPL | Chennai | CSK | 9 wickets |
| 2008 IPL | Kolkata | CSK | 3 runs |
Most runs in CSK vs KKR fixtures
Suresh Raina (CSK) – 610 runs
Most wickets in CSK vs KKR fixtures
Sunil Narine (KKR) – 20 wickets
Squads:
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Ben Stokes, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Subhranshu Senapati, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Akash Singh, Bhagath Varma, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N Jagadeesan, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Mandeep Singh, Johnson Charles, David Wiese, Aarya Desai
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