Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR Playing 11 Against CSK (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 01, CSK vs KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders will kick start their IPL 2022 campaign against Chennai Super Kings in the first match of the IPL 2022 at Wankhede Cricket Stadium on 26^th March 2022. Kolkata Knight Riders reached the finals last year but lost to CSK in the summit clash.

They would be keen to win the title this time around. In this article, we have compiled our predicted playing of KKR for the first match.

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR Playing 11 Against CSK (Predicted), IPL 2022, Match 01, CSK vs KKR

Openers: Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane

Venkatesh Iyer made his IPL debut last year and didn’t take a lot of time in grabbing headlines. His outstanding performances helped the team reach the finals. Iyer has come a long way since and is currently a part of India’s T20 team.

Venkatesh Iyer will be playing his second season in IPL and expectations will be high from the team. For the second opener, Ajinkya Rahane is likely to make the cut. Rahane is no longer in the Test side but he could have a great chance to revive his career. It will be interesting to see how he goes about his ways in the team.

Middle-Order: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings

Shreyas Iyer will be batting at number three in the batting order. Iyer has been grabbing headlines since being appointed as captain. He is coming into the tournament on the back of outstanding performances with the bat for team India. He will hold key to the team’s fortunes. He will be followed by Nitish Rana and Sam Billings at number four and five respectively.

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine

KKR have got two of their trusted all-rounders in Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. If Andre Russell remains fit and gets going from the start of the season, we all know what he can do with the bat. Narine hasn’t bowled a lot in recent times and you couldn’t be sure how he bowls in the upcoming edition.

Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy

Pat Cummins will spearhead the pace attack of KKR. The franchise has managed to buy him back into the team. He will share the fast bowling duties alongside Shivam Mavi and Umesh Yadav. Their premier spinner, Varun Chakravarthy should round off our playing XI.