Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) each other in the season opener of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Saturday, 26 March 2022.
The match will kick-start a two-month cricket carnival which fans have been eagerly waiting for. It will also be a rematch of last year’s final where CSK defeated KKR in the final.
In IPL 2022, CSK will be under a new captain with Ravindra Jadeja receiving the baton from MS Dhoni on Thursday. The defending champions will be without some of last season’s star performers in the guise of Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur and Josh Hazlewood. Meanwhile, the side will also have some new faces with Devon Conway and Adam Milne joining ranks.
The franchise will be heavily reliant on the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhoni, Jadeja and Ambati Rayudu in the upcoming game. Star all-rounder Moeen Ali will be missing the opener vs KKR.
KKR also has a new captain with Shreyas Iyer replacing Eoin Morgan as skipper. KKR purchased Iyer for a huge sum of Rs 12.25 crore during the mega auction this year. Even KKR will be without some crucial players, with the likes of Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi and Lockie Ferguson not a part of the squad anymore.
The IPL 2022 edition will have 10 teams unlike the usual eight with the addition of two new IPL teams.
IPL 2022 has also changed its format this year. The teams have been divided into two grounds – Group A and Group B- based on their past performances in the league. Each team within the group will play each other twice and once against the teams from the other group except for one team, against which they will play two matches.
