Preview:
Defending champions Chennai will square off against Kolkata in the first match of the Indian T20 League, 2022. It is a rematch of the final from the previous edition where Chennai showed their dominance in all aspects and won their 4th title. Both these teams did some good work in the auction and will be featuring a lot of new and talented players. Ravindra Jadeja will be leading the Chennai franchise while Shreyas Iyer will be the captain of Kolkata. This promises to be an exciting match to kickstart the new season.
Match Details:
Chennai vs Kolkata, Match 1
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 26th March at 07:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
CHE vs KOL, Match 1 Pitch Report:
The pitch at Wankhede Stadium will be excellent for batting and the pacers might find some movement initially. This is a ground where big scores can be chased and with dew playing a role in the latter half both teams will prefer chasing.
Injury News:
Mooen Ali will be unavailable for this match as he arrived on Thursday.
Also read: IPL 2022: Mumbai Police assures full security for smooth conduct of the tournament
CHE vs KOL, Match 1 Probable Playing XIs:
Chennai
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana/ Mitchell Santner
Kolkata
Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi.
Top Picks for CHE vs KOL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Ruturaj Gaikwad won the orange cap in the previous edition after scoring 635 runs in 16 matches at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 136 which also included a century against Rajasthan.
Nitish Rana has been a consistent performer in the middle order over the past few seasons. He amassed 383 runs in 17 matches at an average of 29 in the previous season and will be looking to make an impactful performance.
Devon Conway has had a terrific start to his T20I career scoring 602 runs in 20 matches at an average of 50 and strike rate of 139. He will be the player to watchout for in this match.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CHE vs KOL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Dwayne Bravo, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CHE vs KOL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Sam Billings, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Robin Uthappa, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell (c), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Dwayne Bravo, Varun Chakravarthy, Adam Milne
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell
Vice-Captain Options: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Venkatesh Iyer
