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The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League is upon us. The first clash of the season will take place between two big teams of the game. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with runners-up Kolkata Knight Riders on March 26 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both sides have been quite a successful history in the tournament and were finalists of the 2021 season of IPL.
Last year, Chennai Super Kings crowned Indian Premier League champions for the fourth time after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs. Meanwhile, KKR has lifted the title three times in the past and will look to a better record under the leadership of young prodigy Shreyas Iyer. Legendary skipper MS Dhoni will once again lead the Yellow Army and seek to equal Mumbai Indians’ record of five title triumphs. The opening clash between the two most quality teams of the tournament will undoubtedly raise the bar of the cash-rich league as both sides are studded with the world’s top-notch players.
Ahead of the start of the season, here are the specific details regarding when and where to watch the first game of IPL in India.
When will the opening clash begin?
The match between CSK vs KKR will be played on March 26 at 7:30 PM IST.
Where will the match take place?
Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host the first match of IPL 2022
Where can one watch CSK vs KKR match?
Star Sports will broadcast the live telecast of the IPL 2022 CSK vs KKR. Star Sports 1/1HD/1 Hindi/1HD Hindi will be a different channel where one can watch the broadcast.
Where can one live stream CSK vs KKR match?
Disney+Hotstar will live stream the matches on its app.
Where to tune for Latest Updates?
One can visit www.sportstiger.com for live score updates. He/She can also download the SportsTiger app available on the Google Play Store and App Store.
CSK vs KKR Full Squad –
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS (CSK) captain – Ravindra Jadeja
Full Squad: Ravindra Jadeja (16 Cr), MS Dhoni (12 Cr), Moeen Ali (8), Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 Cr),Robin Uthappa (2 Cr) / Dwayne Bravo (4.4 Cr) / Ambati Rayudu (6.75 Cr) / Deepak Chahar (14 Cr) / KM Asif (0.2 Cr) / Tushar Deshpande (0.2 Cr), Shivam Dube (4 Cr) / Maheesh Theekshana (0.7 Cr) / Rajvardhan Hangargekar (1.5 Cr) / Simarjeet Singh (0.2 Cr) / Devon Conway (1 Cr) / Dwaine Pretorious (0.5 Cr) / Mitch Santner (1.9 Cr) / Adam Milne (1.9 Cr) / Subhrashu Senapati (0.2 Cr) / Mukesh Choudhary (0.2 Cr) / Prashant Solanki (1.2 Cr) / N. Jagadesshan (0.2 Cr) / Hari Nishaant (0.2 Cr) / Chris Jordan (3.6 Cr) / K Bhagath Varma (0.2 Cr)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (KKR) Captain – Shreyas Iyer
Full Squad: Andre Russell (12 Cr) / Varun Chakravarthy (8 Cr) / Venkatesh Iyer (8 Cr) / Sunil Narine (6) / Pat Cummins (7.25 Cr) / Shreyas Iyer (12.25 Cr) / Nitish Rana (8 Cr) / Shivam Mavi (7.25 Cr) / Sheldon Jackson (0.60 Cr) / Ajinkya Rahane (1 Cr) / Rinku Singh (0.55 Cr) / Anukul Roy (0.2 Cr) / Pratham Singh (0.2 Cr) / Abhijeet Tomar (0.4 Cr) / Rasikh Salam (0.2 Cr) / Baba Indrajith (0.2 Cr) / Chamika Karunaratne (0.5 Cr) / Ashok Sharma (0.55 Cr) / Sam Billings (2.0 Cr) / Alex Hales (1.5 CR) / Tim Southee (1.5 Cr) / Ramesh Kumar (0.2 Cr) / Mohammed Nabi (1.0 Cr) / Umesh Yadav (2.0 Cr).