India's biggest cricket carnival is set to begin on Saturday with Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders clash at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. For the first time in IPL history, MS Dhoni will not come out at the toss for CSK given he handed over the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja.
Moreover, Chennai will miss the services of hard-hitting batter Moeen Ali as he failed to get a visa on time. New Zealand's Devon Conway is likely to find a place in CSK Playing XI in Moeen's absence.
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Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) will look to avenge their IPL 2021's final loss and start the season with a bang under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. However, they will miss the services of Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch, who are on international duty.
CSK vs KKR head to head
Going by the stats of previous seasons, CSK have an upper hand going into IPL 2022 opener. In 27 matches played so far, Chennai won 17 matches while Kolkata managed to win only 8. CSK defeated KKR in all three matches played during IPL 2021.
CSK vs KKR Playing XI predictions
CSK Playing XI (probables): Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja (C), Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Mahesh Theekshana.
KKR Playing XI (probables): Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Sam Billing, Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Southee
CSK vs KKR match timings
The first match of IPL 2022 campaign will begin at 7:30 pm while the toss will take place at 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play.