IPL 2022, Match 1 CSK vs KKR, Stats Review: Dwayne Bravo equals Lasith Malinga’s record, MS Dhoni’s first fifty since 2019, and other stats

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) began their new era in the Indian Premier League (IPL) under new skipper Shreyas Iyer with a victory against the defending Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening match of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Knight Riders defeated the Men in Yellow by six wickets to kick-start their campaign with a win. In the re-match of last year’s final, former CSK skipper MS Dhoni grabbed the headlines as he notched up his first IPL fifty since 2019.

Speaking about how the opening game of the brand new edition of the IPL panned out, newly-appointed KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field first. Last season’s Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad bagged a duck as New Zealander Devon Conway managed just three runs on his IPL debut. Both were dismissed by the impressive quick Umesh Yadav as he bowled a brilliant spell of 2/20 in 4 overs. Robin Uthappa scored a quick-fire 28 runs off 21 balls with two fours and two sixes.

It was Dhoni who then mustered a half-century along with the new leader Ravindra Jadeja who scored 26 runs as CSK posted 131/5 in their 20 overs. In the run-chase, former Delhi Capitals player Ajinkya Rahane amassed 44 runs off just 34 deliveries with Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, and Sam Billings all scoring over 20 runs. For CSK, Dwayne Bravo was the pick of the bowlers for his spell of 3/20 in four overs as he equaled Lasith Malinga’s record of 170 IPL wickets and is now joint-highest with him for most wickets in the tournament. Umesh Yadav for his two wickets first up was declared as the Player of the Match.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 1, CSK vs KKR in IPL 2022:

2019 – MS Dhoni registered his first half-century in the IPL since the year 2019.

170 – Dwayne Bravo is now the joint-highest wicket-taker with Lasith Malinga with 170 wickets in the history of the IPL.

1 – Umesh Yadav achieved his best bowling figures (2/20) against CSK (4-over spells).

1 – Dhoni (24) surpassed KL Rahul (23) and has now scored the most 50-plus scores as a wicketkeeper in the IPL.

150 – Ambati Rayudu completed 150 sixes.

200 – Ravindra Jadeja donned the captaincy hat for the first time after playing 200 IPL matches.

2 – KKR registered just their second victory in 12 matches at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the history of IPL. The last time they won was way back in the year 2012 against Mumbai Indians.

3 – Dhoni became the third-oldest player (40y 262d) to score a half-century in the IPL.

3 – Umesh Yadav has now taken the third-most wickets (47) in the powerplay in IPL history.

28 – Dhoni recorded his first fifty in the IPL after 28 innings (including all not-out innings).

1 – Former CSK skipper Dhoni also smashed his first IPL fifty at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He slammed a fifty in his 19^th innings (including not-out innings) at the stadium.