IPL 2021: KKR vs CSK Stats Preview – Upcoming records & approaching milestones

Kolkata Knight Riders started their campaign in IPL 2021 with a win but have lost two consecutive matches now. The story is totally different for the Chennai Super Kings who have made a brilliant comeback with two straight wins after a loss in the opening encounter. Both teams will now clash on 21st April at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

For Kolkata, Nitish Rana is the only batsman who has been consistent with his performance. Their middle order has been shaky and finishers like Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik have failed to make an impact. Chennai batsmen have made a small but useful contribution to the team’s total.

Moeen Ali has been their biggest positive so far with a brilliant show with both bat and ball. Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar and Ravindra Jadeja are the other notable mentions in their wins. CSK would be looking to make it three in three with a victory against KKR.

Let’s look at important stats and numbers before the start of the IPL clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings:

1 – Faf du Plessis has scored 5999 T20 runs so far in 226 innings. He needs only 1 more run to complete 6000 runs in the format.

1 – Dinesh Karthik has featured in 199 IPL matches so far. He will become only the third player after MS Dhoni (207) and Rohit Sharma (203) to play 200 IPL games.

50 – Eoin Morgan has accumulated 6950 T20 runs in 295 innings. He needs 50 more runs to complete 7000 T20 runs, and become the fourth English player to achieve the milestone.

1 – Suresh Raina has smashed 199 sixes in IPL and is 1 maximum away from completing a double century of sixes in the league.

49 – Shardul Thakur has picked up 49 wickets in 48 IPL matches. He needs 1 more wicket to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.

100 – Pat Cummins will be playing his 100th T20 match in this clash. He has picked up 113 wickets in 99 games so far.

2 – MS Dhoni is 2 dismissals away from completing 150 dismissals in the Indian Premier League.