KKR vs CSK Head to Head.

Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Chennai Super Kings on Friday, October 15 IPL 2021 Final in Dubai. This will Kolkata Knight Riders third appearance in an IPL Final, while for the Chennai Super Kings, it will be ninth appearance at the biggest stage.

CSK have performed very well and been consistent throughout the season. They were first team to enter the playoffs. Chennai’s consistent run continued as they beat the Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 1 and book a spot in the final.

Kolkata Knight Riders journey till finals, has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. In the first leg the team only won two matches out of seven. But they have turned their side in the second leg. They defeated Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 and made their place in finals.

The young batsman from Chennai Super Kings has performed exceptionally well in every match. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been one of the stars this season. Faf du Plessis has been incredible with is bat and at the other end in previous match. Robin Uthappa was back in form and played an innings to remember coming in at number 3.

On the other side, Knight Riders have been served well by their young Indian batsman. Venkatesh Iyer and Shubham Gill have been consistent and they will need to be at their best in the final clash. In Qualifier 2 both the openers had a great start with opening partnership of 96 runs. Rahul Tripathi also played an key role for Knight Riders to make into the final.

KKR skilled spinners like Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy have been superb. Sunil Narine has been incredible with ball as well as bat. Both the KKR spinners hold the edge.

Chennai Super Kings hold the edge in head to head clashes between both sides. In 25 matches between CSK and KKR. Chennai Super Kings have won 16 while KKR have won 8 games.
KKR highest run scored in Finals was against Punjab Super Kings in IPL 2014. They scored 200 runs and defeated Punjab kings by 3 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings highest run scored in Final was against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2014. Chennai set a huge target of 206, and defeated RCB by 58 runs.