IPL 2023 CSK vs KKR Match 61: Fantasy Team, Playing XIs, Injury Updates, Pitch Report and Head to Head Record

The 61st game of the IPL 2023 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Super Kings are currently at the second position in the points table, with 15 points. KKR, on the other hand, are in the seventh spot with 10 points. A loss in this game will officially eliminate KKR from the playoffs race, while a win will keep them alive in the tournament.

CSK come into this game after defeating Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in their last two matches. Their batsmen struggled against the Delhi bowlers, but somehow managed to get to a total of 167 runs. None of the batsmen could score more than 25 runs. However, the Chennai bowlers bowled brilliantly to defend the target. Matheesha Pathirana and Deepak Chahar picked up five wickets between them to help CSK win the game by 27 runs.

KKR, on the other hand, lost to the Rajasthan Royals in their previous match. Both their batting and bowling was disappointing on the day. Batting first, KKR were able to muster a small total of 149 after Venkatesh Iyer scored a half century. In the latter half of the game, they had to deal with a batting masterclass by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who remained unbeaten on 98 runs.

IPL 2023 CSK vs KKR Injury Update

For CSK, Shivam Dube is dealing with a mild finger injury and is likely to be used only as an impact player. Ben Stokes, meanwhile, is fit for selection. KKR, on the other hand, do not have any injury concerns.

IPL 2023 CSK vs KKR Match 61 Predicted XI

Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI

Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 61 Details

Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Date & Time: May 14, 7:30 PM

Venue: M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

IPL 2023 Chennai vs Kolkata Fantasy Team

Wicketkeepers: Devon Conway (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell

Bowlers: Tushar Deshpande, Varun Chakravarthy (vc), Matheesha Pathirana

 CSK vs KKR: Chennai Weather and Pitch Report

We have seen a few totals of 200+ at the Chepauk this IPL. The spinners will also be important here. Anything above 190 will be a good total to set.

The weather in Chennai will be partly cloudy but heavy rain is not forecast. 

CSK vs KKR IPL Match 2023 Broadcasting

CSK vs KKR IPL match will be live on Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live Streaming

Jio Cinema has picked up streaming rights of CSK vs KKR match. The toss will take place at 7 PM.

CSK vs KKR IPL 2023 Head-to-Head

CSK vs KKR Match 61 Prediction

KKR are heavily reliant on their middle order for runs. And their pace bowlers have also been quite poor in their performance this season. CSK, on the other hand, look solid in both their batting and bowling department. We predict CSK to win this game.