Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their 13th match of IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai tonight.
Chennai Super Kings have won only 4 out of 12 matches so far and because of this poor performance, they have already been ruled out of the tournament and now will look to finish their season with one or two wins. In the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, they played a perfect game and they will look to repeat that performance in this match.
As usual the likes of Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar and Ambati Rayudu will be key players and youngsters Ruturaj Gaikwad, N Jagadeeshan and Monu Singh have one more opportunity to show their talent.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have 12 points from 12 matches and it is a must-win contest for them. Their batting line up have let them down and the likes of Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana have to step up. Shubman Gill scored a fifty in the last match so he needs to continue his good form and captain Morgan who is among runs should bat at number 4 so he can build the innings and Karthik should be given the finisher's role. In bowling Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, and Varun Chakravarthy, these three bowlers have to perform at their best.
All the major stats and facts ahead of the 49th match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Dubai :
Head to Head in IPL -
Matches - 21
Chennai Super Kings won - 13
Kolkata Knight Riders won - 8
15 - Chennai Super Kings spinners have taken only 15 wickets in 12 matches of this IPL season so far - the fewest by any team's spinners in this IPL season.
43 - Dinesh Karthik has scored only 43 runs in his last 6 innings in this IPL with the highest score of 29*.
150 - MS Dhoni is just 3 dismissals away from becoming the first wicket-keeper to complete 150 dismissals in IPL.
482 - MS Dhoni has scored 482 runs at 48.20 in 21 innings with 1 fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
500 - Faf du Plessis needs to hit one more four to complete 500 fours in T20 cricket.
1000 - Nitish Rana needs 87 more runs to complete 1000 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
