In the 49th match of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League , Chennai Super Kings(CSK) are all ready to lock horns against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Dubai today.

Having lost eight and won four out of their 12 matches so far, CSK are already out of contention for the playoffs this season. KKR, on the other hand, are stillin the competition with six wins and six losses in 12 matches. The Super Kings are right at the bottom of the points table, while Knight Riders are at the fifth position and a victory today might result them entering the Top Four on the points table.

CSK has nothing to loose or gain but will be looking to play best cricket without any tensions. They are coming from a win in the last game where young Ruturaj Gaikwad showed some spark with the bat. On the other hand KKR ,still not finding collective team momentum as there has been a lot of inconsistencies with the performances of few blokes.

CSK vs KKR Head to Head Records

Total number of matches played: 24

Matches won by CSK: 14

Matches won by KKR: 9

Matched played in India: 21 (CSK 14, KKR 7)

Matches played in UAE: 1 (CSK 0, KKR 1)

CSK average score against KKR: 154

KKR average score against CSK: 151

Most runs for CSK: 481 (MS Dhoni)

Most runs for KKR: 270 (Andre Russell)

Most wickets for CSK: 14 (Ravindra Jadeja)

Most wickets for KKR: 15 (Sunil Narine)

Most catches for CSK: 10 (Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni)

Most catches for KKR: 3 (Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik)

The last time when the Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns against each other, it was exactly three weeks ago in Abu Dhabi. Chasing a 168-run target, Chennai were restricted to 157/5 as Kolkata’s bowlers registered a 10-run victory.