26 March 2022, 23:00 PM
KKR beat CSK with 6 wickets in hand
Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Chennai Super Kings with ease as they chase 132 runs comfortably in just 18. overs. MS Dhoni & Jadeja saved CSK from an embarrasing total as their batting line-up collapsed infront of KKR bowling. Dhoni scored a fifty with Jadeja's cameo of 26 runs.
KKR- 133/4 after 18.3 Overs
26 March 2022, 22:43 PM
EASY RIDE on for KKR
Looking like an easy ride Kolkata Knight Riders as they 19 runs off 24 balls. Shreyas Iyer & Sam Billings batting smartly, not taking any risk as they need less than a run a ball.
KKR- 114/3 (16 Overs)
26 March 2022, 22:32 PM
Shreyas Iyer to save KKR
New captain Shreyas Iyer and Sam Billings on the crease as CSK hunt for wickets. KKR need to score 5.6 runs per over to win the game but Chennai bowlers continue to ask questions.
KKR- 98/3 (14 Overs), Shreyas 6 (8) & Billings 7 (9)
26 March 2022, 22:31 PM
RAHANE GONE!
Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner gets his 1st wicket of the match as well-settled Ajinkya Rahane departs for 44 runs off 34 balls Caught by Jadeja. CSK look to build pressure on KKR now.
KKR- 90/3 (12 Overs), Shreyas Iyer 5 (4) & Sam Billings 1 (1)
26 March 2022, 22:21 PM
OUT! BRAVO outsmarts RANA
DJ Bravo again STRIKES! Nitish Rana departs for 21 runs 17 balls caught by Rayudu. Bravo stings the ball into Nitish Rana and he miscues it badly for an easy catch for Rayudu.
KKR- 83/2 (11 Overs), Rahane 41 (31) & Shreyas Iyer 1 (2)
26 March 2022, 22:10 PM
DUBE smacked for 15 runs
Shivam Dube smacked for 15 runs by Nitish Rana and Rahane as CSK loose grip. KKR looking comfortable now as Rana settles in quickly after Venkatesh Iyer's departure.
KKR- 59/1 (8 Overs), Rana 11 (10) & Rahane 28 (23)
26 March 2022, 22:05 PM
Venkatesh Iyer GONE!
OUT! DJ Bravo gets CSK the wicket they were looking for as Venkatesh Iyer departs for 16 (16) caught by MS Dhoni. Nitish Rana walks in at number 1 as the momentum shifts towards Chennai now.
KKR- 43/1 (6.4 Overs)
26 March 2022, 22:00 PM
KKR 43 after POWERPLAY
Kolkata Knight Riders off to a good start as they complete Powerplay with runs. Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer looking in good touch as CSK bowling fails to get a quick breakthrough.
KKR- 43/0 (6 Overs), Rahane 27 (22) & V Iyer 16 (14)
26 March 2022, 21:45 PM
Rahane & Iyer start STEADY
Left & right-hand combination of Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane start the innings for KKR with some smart batting. Deshpande & Adam Milne into the attack from CSK.
KKR- 15/0 (3 Overs), Rahane 7 (9) & V Iyer (9)
26 March 2022, 21:36 PM
KKR start the CHASE
Venkatesh Iyer & Ajinkya Rahane open the batting for Kolkata Knight Riders as Chennai Super Kings look to defend the target of 132 runs. Right-arm fast bowler Tushar Deshpande opens the bowling for CSK.
KKR- 6/0 (1 Over), Rahane 6 (6) & V Iyer 0 (0)
26 March 2022, 21:18 PM
CSK 131/5 (20 Overs)
MS Dhoni completed his fifty off 38 balls to guide Chennai Super Kings to runs. Skipper Ravindra Jadeja was nervy throughout the innings in his first match as captain but managed a maximum in the very last delivery of Andre Russell.
Dhoni 50runs (38 balls), Jadeja 26runs (28 balls)
26 March 2022, 21:02 PM
DHONI takes on Russell
Dhoni hits 3 fours in Russell's over after CSK was struggling to build up a challenging total. Good news for Chennai is that Narine has completed his for 15 runs in 4 overs.
CSK- 94/5 (18 Overs), Dhoni 28 (30) & Jadeja 17 (24)
26 March 2022, 20:52 PM
CSK-73/5 (15 overs)
MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja keep the hopes of CSK fans alive as 15 overs are gone with only 73 runs on board. They need to get going now.
Dhoni 7 (18) & Jadeja 14 (19)
26 March 2022, 20:38 PM
MS Dhoni & Jadeja steady CSK
MS Dhoni and CSK skipper Ravindra Jadeja steady innings as Chennai loose quick wickets. KKR in the commanding seat with tight bowling and fielding performance.
CSK-66/5 (13 Overs), MS Dhoni 2 (8) & Jadeja 11 (15)
26 March 2022, 20:22 PM
DUBE GONE!
Shivam Dube gone for 3 runs off 6 balls as CSK struggle continues. Skipper Jadeja looks nervous as Chennai keep loosing wickets. Andre Russell gets his 1st wicket of the night.
CSK- 61/ (10/5 Overs)
26 March 2022, 18:03 PM
OUT!
And one more wicket as CSK lose another one. Jadeja taps the ball to leg side and calls for a run. Rayudu responds but Jadeja pulls back last minute, it was by then too late for Rayudu to go back and he is dismissed run out.
Another blow to CSK. First time out has been taken.
CSK 52/4 after 8.4 overs
26 March 2022, 20:03 PM
GONE!
Robin Uthappa comes down the track but completely beaten by Chakaravarthy's spin as Sheldon Jackson stumps Uthappa with some good wicket-keeping hands.
CSK- 49/3 (7.5 Overs)
26 March 2022, 19:57 PM
CSK-30/2 after Power Play
2 wickets in the power-play for Chennai Super Kings with 30 runs to their name. Kolkata Knight Riders get in the commanding seat for now as CSK try to rebuild from early dismissals.
26 March 2022, 19:54 PM
CONWAY Departs!
Umesh Yadav again gets a wicket as Left-hand batsman Devon Conway departs for 3 runs off 8 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders take back the momentum as CSK loose their 2nd wicket.
CSK- 28/2 (4.1 Overs)
26 March 2022, 19:39 PM
SIX!
Robin Uthappa flicks Umesh Yadav off for a maximum as CSK try to rebuild after an early blow. Kolkata Knight Riders still searching for that second wicket.
CSK- 16/1 (3 Overs), Uthappa 11 (9) & Conway 2 (4)
26 March 2022, 19:35 PM
Umesh Yadav packs Gaikwad!
Ruturaj Gaikwad departs for a duck. Umesh Yadav strikes for Kolkata Knight Riders first, Gaikwad nicks it back, an easy catch for Nitish Rana at slip.
CSK- 2/1 (0.3 Overs)
26 March 2022, 19:12 PM
HERE WE GO!
Chennai Super Kings start the batting with right and left-hand combination, openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway to face right-arm fast bowler Umesh Yadav.
26 March 2022, 19:08 PM
The BCCI has held a small felicitation function for gold-winning Olympian Neeraj Chopra. He has been awarded a prize money of INR 1 crore. Lovlia Borgohain the bronze medallist gets INR 25 lakhs. The men's hockey team gets a combined INR 1 crore. Manpreet Singh, the captain, picks up the cheque from Sourav Ganguly.
26 March 2022, 19:05 PM
CSK vs KKR Playing XI
Here are the Playing XI for CSK and KKR. KKR just have 3 foreign stars... Billings, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine
KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (C), MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Tushar Deshpande
26 March 2022, 18:57 PM
Shreyas Iyer wins toss
Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and KKR will BOWL first!
26 March 2022, 18:57 PM
3 debuts for KKR
Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya and Sam Billings make debut for KKR...we are moments away from the TOSS!
26 March 2022, 17:57 PM
KKR vs CSK Probable 11
CSK Probable 11: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja(C), MS Dhoni (wk), Maheesh Theekshana/Chris Jordan, Dwayne Bravo, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne
KKR Probable 11: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Chamika Karunaratne, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav
26 March 2022, 17:45 PM
Check out CSK and KKR Squads below:
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja(c), Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana, Adam Milne, Mitchell Santner, Tushar Deshpande, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Subhranshu Senapati, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, KM Asif, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma
KKR: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings(w), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Chamika Karunaratne, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Mohammad Nabi, Sheldon Jackson, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Aman Hakim Khan, Tim Southee, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar
26 March 2022, 17:37 PM
In a repeat of last year’s final, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with their new captains – Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer, will lock horns in the opening match of the IPL 2022 and look to start their campaign on a winning note at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (March 26).
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26 March 2022, 17:35 PM
Head to head CSK vs KKR
CSK enjoy playing KKR in IPL 2022. These two teams have met each other 28 times in the league, and CSK have dominated most of the times.
26 March 2022, 17:30 PM
IPL 2022 BEGINS Tonight!
Hello all and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Match No 1 of IPL 2022 which is between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Stay tuned for all live updates here as we build up to the game in hand.
