In the first match of IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. KKR started this season with a win. Ajinkya Rahane and Sam Billings played important innings for Kolkata. Rahane scored 44 runs for the team. Chasing the goal given by Chennai, KKR won the match in 18.3 overs. At the same time, Dwayne Bravo took 3 wickets while bowling brilliantly for CSK.
Chasing the goal given by Chennai, KKR won the match in 18 overs. Opening player Ajinkya Rahane gave the team a good start. Rahane faced 34 balls and scored 44 runs with the help of 6 fours and a six. While Venkatesh Iyer came out after scoring 16 runs. Nitish Rana made an important contribution. He scored 21 runs on 17 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six.
Sam Billings was fired after playing an important 25-run inning. He hit a four and a six in 22 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer was undefeated in 20 races. He hit a four while facing 19 balls.
Dwayne Bravo and Mitchell Santner played brilliantly for the Chennai Super Kings. Bravo took 3 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. While Santner took a wicket for 31 runs in 4 overs. Jadeja gave up 25 runs in 4 overs. Tushar Deshpande and Adam Milne did not get a single piece of land.
Previously, CSK scored 131 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs due to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s unbeaten half-century. During this, Dhoni scored an unbeaten 50 from 38 balls. Dhoni hit 7 fours and a six. While Jadeja scored 26 runs from 28 balls. Robin Uthappa contributed 28 runs. He hit two fours and two sixes in 21 balls.