On the bowling front, Umesh picked up two while Russell and Chakaravarthy registered one wicket each. Chennai, one of the most consistent sides since the tournament’s inception in 2008, had defeated Kolkata to lift their fourth IPL title last year. A new-look Kolkata unit, led by Shreyas Iyer, will have a chance to take revenge at the Wankhede Stadium. Incidentally, both sides enter the competition under new captains.
IPL 2022 Live Score, CSK vs KKR: Match Summary
Read here the IPL 2022 Match summary. Kolkata Knight Riders pushed Chennai Super Kings on the back foot after jolting the defending champions with early blows in the blockbuster season opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Umesh Yadav plucked two early wickets before Varun Chakaravarthy and Andre Russell entered the wicket-takers column, leaving CSK tottering at 61/5. But Ravindra Jadeja (26) and MS Dhoni (50) did a brilliant job to resurrect Chennai’s innings after early blows. The pair put up 70 to help Chennai post 131/5 in 20 overs.
IPL 2022 Match Summary: 26th March 2022
- Chennai Super Kings 1st Innings
- 1st Wicket: 2 runs in 0.3 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 0, Devon Conway 0)
- 2nd Wicket: 28 runs in 4.1 overs (Devon Conway 3, Robin Uthappa 22)
- Chennai Super Kings : 50 runs in 7.6 overs
- 3rd Wicket: 49 runs in 7.6 overs (Robin Uthappa 6, Ambati Rayudu 14)
- 4th Wicket: 52 runs in 8.4 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 2, Ambati Rayudu 1)
- 5th Wicket: 61 runs in 10.5 overs (Shivam Dube 3, Ravindra Jadeja 6)
- Chennai Super Kings : 100 runs in 18.3 overs
- MS Dhoni : 50 runs off 38 Balls
- End Innings: Chennai Super Kings – 131/5 in 20.0 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 26 off 28, MS Dhoni 50 off 38)
- Kolkata Knight Riders 2nd Innings
- 1st Wicket: 43 runs in 6.2 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 16, Ajinkya Rahane 27)
- Kolkata Knight Riders : 50 runs in 7.3 overs
- 2nd Wicket: 76 runs in 9.6 overs (Nitish Rana 21, Ajinkya Rahane 8)
- 3rd Wicket: 87 runs in 11.4 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 9, Shreyas Iyer 2)
- Kolkata Knight Riders : 100 runs in 14.2 overs
IPL 2022 Match Details
Tournament
IPL 2022
IPL Match
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS VS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
IPL 2022 Toss Details
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO FIELD
Venue
WANKHEDE STADIUM, MUMBAI
On Field Umpires
NITIN MENON , ANIL CHAUDHARY
Third Umpire
VIRENDER KUMAR SHARMA
Referee
MANU NAYAR
