IPL 2024: Predicting KKR’s Playing XI for their clash against CSK

In this article, we will discuss the IPL 2024 Predicting KKR’s Playing XI for their clash against CSK. KKR is a prominent franchise in the Indian Premier League. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a prominent franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), representing the city of Kolkata. Owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, KKR has won the IPL title twice, in 2012 and 2014. Known for their passionate fan base, KKR plays its home matches at Eden Gardens Stadium. 

The KKR team have been phenomenal in this year’s IPL as they have won all three games that they have played so far in the tournament. The KKR team are also currently placed at the number two spot with six points to their name and a positive run rate of +2.518. Moreover, in Match number 22 of the IPL, the Shreyas Iyer-led KKR side will be up against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Let us look at the probable playing XI for KKR;

Top Order

The openers for the KKR team will be the wicketkeeper batter Phil Salt and Sunil Narine who have been in prime form in this year’s IPL. Especially, Narine who have been in great scintillating form with the bat in hand. In the previous game, he smashed a brilliant 85 runs off just 39 runs, scoring seven boundaries and seven sixes. The number three slot will be taken by Angkrish Raghuvanshi who was brilliant in his debut game. 

Middle Order

The middle order will be taken in by Venkatesh Iyer at number four. Iyer scored a match-winning half-century against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Shreyas Iyer at number five, has not been in good touch lately. The number sixth slot will be taken in by the star all-rounder Andre Russell and the number seven will be taken in by Rinku Singh who will have the role of finishing big for the KKR franchise.  

Lower Middle Order and Bowlers

The number eight spot will be taken in by Mitchell Starc, who is also the most expensive buy in the history of the tournament. The number nine spot will be taken in by Harshit Rana who has been a find in this year’s IPL for KKR. In addition to this, numbers ten and eleven will be slotted in by the spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and Vaibhav Arora. In case KKR are batting then Ramandeep Singh can be used as an Impact substitute.