CLT20 2014: Match 1 - KKR vs CSK: Venue, date and predicted line-ups

MS Dhoni’s CSK will be up against Gautam Gambhir led KKR in Match 1 of the CLT20

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Date and Time: September 17, 2014, 8 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT)

Qualification: Automatic (CSK – Won the Eliminator; KKR – IPL Champions)

Previous meeting: KKR won by 8 wickets (20 May 2014, Eden Gardens, Kolkata). Robin Uthappa was adjudged Man of the Match for his 67 off 39 balls.

Last five results (Most recent match first):

Chennai Super Kings - LWWLL

Kolkata Knight Riders - WWWWW

*The Knight Riders are on a record 9-match winning streak.

Top run-scorers

In IPL 2014:

Chennai Super Kings: Dwayne Smith – 566 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders:Robin Uthappa – 660 runs

In CLT20 history:

Chennai Super Kings: Suresh Raina – 608 runs (19 matches)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Jacques Kallis – 241 runs (10 matches)

Highest wicket-takers

In IPL 2014:

Chennai Super Kings: Mohit Sharma – 23 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine – 21 wickets

In CLT20 history:

Chennai Super Kings: Ravichandran Ashwin – 25 wickets (19 matches)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Lakshmipathy Balaji – 11 wickets (7 matches)

Predicted line-up

KKR – Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav.

CSK – MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra.