IPL 2023 Match 33, KKR vs CSK Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Out-of-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 33 of IPL 2023 on Sunday, April 23 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 

Nitish Rana’s KKR has made a poor start to their campaign as the 2021 runners-up have played six matches so far with just two victories and four losses. With four points and a net run rate of +0.214, they are placed in the eighth position in the table. On the other hand, MS Dhoni’s CSK has made an opposite start to their season as they have played six games with four wins and two defeats.

With eight points and an NRR of +0.355, they are positioned third in the table. (All standings till Match No.30). Notably, the Knight Riders lost the summit clash in 2021 against the Men in Yellow, who won their fourth IPL title. Two-time champions KKR will look to turn things around quickly and move up in the points table while CSK would hope to win their third game on the bounce.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 33 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: Both the teams have have met each other 26 times in the history of the league, with CSK completely dominating the fixture with 17 victories. The remaining nine games have been won by KKR.

8 – Venkatesh Iyer (192) is eight fours short of reaching 200 fours in T20s.

6 – Jason Roy (44) requires six fours to complete 50 fours in the IPL.

16 – Moeen Ali (984) needs 16 runs to get to 1000 runs in the league.

6 – Andre Russell (594) requires six sixes to get to 600 maximums in T20 cricket.

6 – Nitish Rana (344) needs six fours to reach 350 fours in T20s.

2 – Shivam Dube (48) is two big hits away from reaching 50 maximums in the IPL.

1 – Moeen (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 IPL matches.

2 – Ajinkya Rahane (598) is two fours short of completing 600 fours in T20 matches.

1 – Tushar Deshpande (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 T20 matches.

2 – MS Dhoni (348) needs two fours to get to 350 fours in the IPL.

2 –Russell (498) needs two fours to get to 500 fours in T20 cricket.

6 – Russell (144) is also only six fours short of completing 150 fours in the IPL.

3 – Lockie Ferguson (147) requires three scalps to reach 150 wickets in all T20s.

47 – Ambati Rayudu (5953) is 47 runs away from reaching 6000 runs in T20 matches.

7 – Rahane (443) needs seven fours to get to 450 fours in the IPL.

3 – Tim Southee (47) needs three wickets to reach the milestone of 50 scalps in the cash-rich league.