IPL 2022 CSK vs KKR: IPL 2022 will start today i.e. on March 26 with the first match between the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. . This match will be played according to Indian standards from 7:30 pm. In this match, former Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) will have a chance to make a special record in his name. Dhoni (MS Dhoni) needs only 65 runs to complete his 7 thousand runs in T20 cricket. If Dhoni manages to do so, then he will be only the sixth player to reach this particular figure in T20 cricket.
Dhoni will make a special record in his name
So far only 5 Indian batsmen have been successful in reaching the milestone of 7 thousand runs in T20 cricket. In which former India and RCB captain Virat Kohli (10273), Rohit Sharma (9895), Shikhar Dhawan (8775), Suresh Raina (8654), and Robin Uthappa (7042) are included. Talking about Dhoni’s T20 career so far, in the 347 T20 matches he has played so far, he has scored 6935 runs with an average of 38.31 and a strike rate of 134.37. During this, he has played 27 half-centuries.
Just two days before the start of the 15th season of IPL, Dhoni has decided to step down from the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings. After which star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been made the new captain of the team in his place. However, Dhoni will continue to represent the team as a wicket-keeper batsman.
Chennai Super Kings has the upper hand
IPL 2022 CSK vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders have faced defeat in the last four matches played between Chennai and Kolkata, including the final match of last season. In such a situation, there will be pressure on Shreyas Iyer, who became the new captain of the team, to stop this Vijayarath of Chennai. Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have faced each other a cool 26 times in the 14-year history of IPL. In which KKR team has been able to win only 9 times. While the team Chennai has won a total of 16 matches. That one match was inconclusive.