IPL 6: Match 38 - CSK vs KKR - A statistical preview

In the 11 matches played between the two franchises, Chennai Super Kings leads Kolkata Knight Riders 7-4 in terms of head to head record.

When the two teams met earlier this season at Eden Gardens, the two-time champions Chennai Super Kings restricted the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to 119 and then chased down the runs in the final over to win by 4 wickets.

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Coincidentally, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine both have taken 14 wickets this season. But whereas Narine bowls at a miserly economy rate of 5.65, Bravo is tad expensive at 8.47

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Suresh Raina is just one six short of becoming the second batsman to hit 100 sixes in the IPL.

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29 out of the 58 matches L Balaji has played so far in the IPL are in CSK colors. For them, he has picked up 31 wickets at economy of 8.63. Meanwhile with the KKR outfit, he has claimed 26 wickets from 29 matches at economy of 7.36.

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The Chennai Super Kings have batted second in each of the five matches they have played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium this season.

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What’s next in store for teams: Chennai Super Kings fly out to Pune to take on Pune Warriors India on April 30.

Meanwhile the Kolkata Knight Riders will travel to the latest city to enter in IPL, Raipur, to take on the Delhi Daredevils the following day.