Chennai’s challenge may prove to be difficult for Kolkata, know who is ahead in numbers

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Tomorrow the first match in IPL 2021 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will start in Abu Dhabi at 3.30 pm. MS Dhoni-led Chennai and Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata have won both their matches of the second half so far. In such a situation, both the teams will try their best to score a hat-trick of victory in the UAE.

The extra bounce that KKR’s mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty gets on the UAE pitches could spell trouble for the Chennai Super Kings batsmen. Apart from this, he also has an explosive opener in Venkatesh Iyer. But despite all this, Chennai’s challenge can prove to be difficult for Kolkata. Let’s find out why.

Chennai is ahead in the points table

In the points table, Chennai Super Kings have an upper hand over Kolkata Knight Riders. Dhoni’s team is second in the points table with 14 points after winning seven matches from nine matches, while KKR’s team is fourth with eight points from the same number of matches.

CSK vs KKR head to head

The teams of Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have come face to face a total of 25 times so far. During this, Chennai has won 16 matches. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have won only 9 matches.

Chennai got the victory in the first half

In the first half of IPL 2021, Chennai defeated Kolkata. In that match, Chennai scored 220 runs for three wickets in 20 overs after playing first. In response, KKR’s team was all out for 202 runs. Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten 95 and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 64 runs in this match for Chennai.