CSK vs KKR tip-off XI: Stokes set to miss out, question mark on Shardul’s availability, Suyash to play

Chennai are sitting at the third place in the IPL 2023 points table whereas Kolkata slipped to the 9th place after their last game.

Indian Express argues the inclusion of leg-spinner Suyash Sharma into KKR’s playing XI.

CSK vs KKR Head to head stats: There have been 27 games between these two teams thus far, with Chennai Super Kings managing to win 17 of them and Kolkata Knight Riders taking home 8 victories.

Here’s the playing XI tip-off for CSK vs KKR:

Stokes to miss out

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is set to miss out on yet another IPL 2023 match due to a heel injury he sustained. CSK Head Coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday provided an update on Stokes and said that he needs a few more days to recover and that the team is in no mood to rush. Stokes played the first two games of the season and has been on the sidelines since.

Will Shardul Thakur play?

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shardul Thakur wasn’t a part of the playing XI in his side’s clash against Delhi Capitals. As per reports, Thakur has sustained an injury and will most certainly miss tonight’s game against CSK at the Eden Gardens.

Suyash Sharma to get a game

The young leg-spinner didn’t feature in their last game against Delhi Capitals. Meanwhile, since the Chepauk pitch aids the spinners, KKR are likely to take the field with Suyash Sharma. So far, he has scalped 6 wickets in 4 matches at an economy of 8.50.

CSK vs KKR Pitch Report: This season at Eden Gardens, 200 runs have been scored in three of the four innings. The team batting first, incidentally, won both games. Although the surface has favoured batters, the April sun may provide some assistance for spinners. On Sunday, there is a chance of a brief light shower, which could cause the temperature to drop a little.

CSK vs KKR Predicted XI:

CSK (Probable XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu/Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh

KKR (Probable XI): Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer/Suyash Sharma, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

CSK vs KKR Squads:

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Jason Roy, Litton Das(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Aarya Desai