After nervy win, KKR aim to continue campaign revival against CSK

KKR Aim to Continue Campaign Revival

KKR's position on the points table – sixth with 11 points – is a fair reflection of their campaign so far. The defending champions have blown hot and cold and haven't really found the sort of momentum that they garnered during their title-clinching run last year.

Batting Weakness

KKR's batting, notably against spin bowling, has been the major weakness for the side. This has often muddled their middle overs progress and big-ticket signing Venkatesh Iyer's lack of form has furthered their troubles.

Spin Duo to the Rescue

It's been their spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy that has pulled them through with the odd decent batting effort. Andre Russell found form against RR and the all-rounder will need to fire all cylinders in the coming games if KKR are to have a chance to go deeper into the competition.

Unstable Batting Order

Unstable batting order, opening woes, middle overs muddle and some strange tactics have all played their part but KKR don't have time to make further mistakes.

CSK's Young Blood

CSK, on the other hand, have been using their last few games of the season to blood in the younger players and this game could be another opportunity for that. The veteran MS Dhoni had to make an unexpected comeback as captain after Ruturaj Gaikwad's injury during the initial phase of the season.

Pride at Stake

The cliched pride is at stake in these last three games but above that, the franchise will want to mould the youth who can take the side forward. The unpredictability could sting the Knight Riders if they make the mistake of complacency.

Head to Head

KKR lead CSK 3-2 since 2022, but CSK have a 19-11 advantage overall.

Probable XI

KKR: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.

CSK: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda/Urvil Patel, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj