New Delhi: One of the biggest sporting events in the world, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to start from today. The 15th season of the cash-rich T20 league will feature Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in its opening clash. CSK will be led by newly-appointed captain Ravindra Jadeja, while KKR has appointed Shreyas Iyer as their new captain.
The CSK vs KKR IPL 2022 match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium and this ground is very much batters friendly. Most of the time high scoring matches are seen here. Let's take a look at the Wankhede pitch report ahead of CSK vs KKR IPL 2022 match.
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CSK vs KKR Wankhede Pitch Report
The batting-friendly pitch at Wankhede Stadium has a uniform bounce on the track, and short boundaries make the job even easier for the batters to score runs. Dew plays a big role here as it becomes difficult for the bowlers to grip the ball properly in the second innings. Both the teams will want to bowl first after winning the toss.
High-scoring games are always seen on this ground due to the super-fast outfield. RCB (235 runs against Mumbai in 2015) holds the record for most runs scored by a team at the Wankhede Stadium.
CSK vs KKR Toss Report
Batting first at the Wankhede Stadium, the team's average score is 167. The team that bats second here has won more than 50 percent of the matches. The team which wins the toss today would like to bowl first.
CSK's Probable Playing XI: Devon Conway, Rituraj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dubey, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, Rajvardhan Hangargekar/KM Asif/P Solanki
KKR Probable Playing XI: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (WK), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav