Indian T20 League 2022: Chennai vs Kolkata Head to Head Records and Stats

The first match of the fifteenth edition of the Indian T20 league shall see Chennai take on Kolkata. Both these teams have had a very really interesting rivalry. Besides, both have been really successful as well. While Chennai have won four titles, Kolkata have won two titles. Hence, this game promises to be an absolute blockbuster. Moreover, both teams have a new captain, them being Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer.

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Chennai vs Kolkata Head to Head:

As both the teams have played against each other on 28 occasions, two of them were in the now-defunct Champions League T20, where Chennai and Kolkata won one game each. When it comes to the toughest T20 league in the world, both sides have played against each other 26 times. It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that Chennai have dominated the two-time champions.

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In these 26 games, 17 have been won by the four-time champions. Kolkata have won the other eight games. There has been one match that couldn't produce a result, and that was during the 2009 edition.

Chennai vs Kolkata Head to Head

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Played- 28, Chennai- 18, Kolkata Knight Riders- 9, N/R- 1

All-Time Top Performers:

Suresh Raina has scored the most runs for Chennai against Kolkata. He has scored a whopping 747 runs against them. Thus, it is an absolute pity that he won't be playing this edition. For Kolkata, their current head coach Brendon McCullum has scored the most runs against Chennai (346)

When it comes to the bowling, Kolkata's blue-eyed boy Sunil Narine has picked the most wickets for them against this franchise, i.e. 21. For Chennai, their new skipper Ravindra Jadeja has picked 18 wickets against Kolkata.

Chennai vs Kolkata in the last edition:

During the 2021 edition, the two sides faced each other three times, and the yellow-army won all those games. This includes the 2021 Final as well. Hence, the finalists of the previous editions are set to lock horns on Saturday. While Chennai would want to continue their winning streak, the 2012 and 2014-champions would want to settle the scores.