IPL 2022, Match 1: CSK vs KKR, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Finally, the much-awaited brand new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is here. Two new teams namely Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants have been added making it to a ten-team league in IPL 2022. The 15th edition of the cash-rich league is all set to kick off from March 26, 2022, with a clash between last year’s finalists Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Interestingly, both the teams will enter the field with a new captain leading their respective sides. KKR bought Shreyas Iyer at the mega auctions and handed over the captaincy to former Delhi Capitals player. Just two days before the start of the T20 extravaganza, MS Dhoni gave a shock to all the cricketing fans around the world by stepping down from the leadership role. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will take over the captaincy duties from four times IPL title-winning skipper Dhoni.

Talking about the playing XI combinations of both sides, England all-rounder Moeen Ali is set to miss the opener amid visa issues. New Zealand’s Devon Conway is likely to open with last season’s orange cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad. Deepak Chahar is also out due to an injury. On the other hand, KKR got a setback a few days back with Alex Hales opting out of the tournament citing bio bubble reasons. Ajinkya Rahane will open with the last campaign’s sensation Venkatesh Iyer. The finalists of 2012 and 2021 IPL, CSK, and KKR are all set to begin the T20 carnival in India which will last till the end of May.

Meanwhile, let’s look at some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 1^st match between CSK and KKR in the Indian Premier League 2022:

 Head-to-Head: CSK and KKR have met each other in 26 matches in the IPL with CSK winning 17 encounters, losing eight, and one game had no result. Notably, CSK has won seven out of the last nine matches against KKR since the year 2018.

4 – Shreyas Iyer (196) needs four fours to reach 200 fours in IPL

59 – Ajinkya Rahane (3941) requires 59 runs to complete 4000 runs in IPL

7 – Andre Russell (143) needs seven sixes to complete 150 sixes in IPL

91 – Shreyas Iyer (4409) needs 91 runs to reach 4500 runs in T20 matches

74 – Sunil Narine (2926) requires 74 runs to reach 3000 runs in T20s

3 – Dwayne Bravo (47) requires three sixes to complete 50 sixes for CSK in IPL

8 – MS Dhoni (292) needs eight fours to reach 300 fours for CSK in IPL

1 – Ambati Rayudu needs one more six to reach 150 sixes in IPL

1 – Ravindra Jadeja needs one more wicket to overtake R Ashwin in the list of most wickets in CSK-KKR IPL matches. Both are currently at 16 each.

4 – Dwayne Bravo needs four more fours to reach 100 fours for CSK.