Chennai Super Kings’ IPL Record and Stats against Kolkata Knight Riders

On Monday, two IPL heavy-weights will face each other in a huge game. Defending champions and five-time winners Chennai Super Kings are set to host the Kolkata Knight Riders. The two-time IPL champions are second on the table with three wins out of three.

Chennai Super Kings have played four games so far this season and began with two wins and have lost the next two games. Ruturaj Gaikwad will return back to his home confines for the game against KKR. 

The two teams have played some historic matches including two IPL finals. KKR had famously beaten CSK to win the IPL 2012 title at the Chepauk Stadium. Chennai won their fourth IPL title in 2021 by beating KKR in the final in a rather one-sided final by 27 runs. 

Let’s look at Chennai Super Kings IPL Stats and Records against KKR in IPL history:

Chennai Super Kings have enjoyed a fairly good run against the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR too have had their fair share of wins against the men in yellow and have won three games at Chepauk.

Total Matches Played – 28

Chennai Super Kings – 18

Kolkata Knight Riders – 10

Top run-scorer for CSK against KKR

Former Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina is the highest run-scorer for CSK against KKR. The left-handed batter scored 829 runs in 26 matches with four fifties and a best of 84. Raina averaged 43.6 and had a strike rate of 136.5 for CSK against KKR. 

Top wicket-taker for CSK against KKR

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has the most wickets for Chennai Super Kings against KKR. The left-arm spinner has picked 17 wickets so far with a best of 4/12. The left-arm spinner has enjoyed his fair share of battles and will be waiting to face KKR once again on Monday.

CSK’s highest team total against KKR

The highest team total for Chennai Super Kings against KKR came during the IPL 2023 season. CSK scored 235/4 from their 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane led the scoring with 71* from just 29 balls. Devon Conway and Shivam Dube contributed with half-centuries as well.

CSK’s lowest team total against KKR   

Chennai Super Kings scored 114/4 from their 20 overs during the IPL 2011 game at the Eden Gardens. This is their lowest score against KKR in IPL history as the Gautam Gambhir-led side went on to win the game.

CSK’s milestone against KKR

Winning with narrow margins on three occasions

Chennai Super Kings have beaten Kolkata Knight Riders by a narrow margin thrice. The first was during the IPL 2008 season where CSK beat KKR by just three runs. IPL 2011 and 2015 seasons saw CSK beat the Knight Riders by 2 runs. 

Ntini’s historic spell

Former South African pacer Makhaya Ntini got the second-ever IPL hat trick for CSK during the 2008 season versus KKR. The right-arm pacer ended with figures of 4/21 and helped CSK win the game by a close margin.

Faf du Plessis does the damage on the field 

Former Chennai Super Kings opener Faf du Plessis achieved a rare historic feat during the IPL 2019 season. The former South African skipper took four catches in the game against KKR to record the joint second catches taken by a non-wicketkeeper in a single game. 

MS Dhoni’s cool feat

Former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni too has written his name in the record books against KKR. The former Indian skipper pouched four catches during the IPL 2020 game versus KKR to get the record for the second joint-most dismissals by a wicketkeeper.