Toss

Kolkata won the toss and have opted to bat first.

Head to Head

Kolkata : 7 wins
Chennai : 13 wins
Tie : 0
NR : 0

MS Dhoni averages 52.33 against KKR (his 3rd best avg. against an IPL team)

Shane Watson has been Dismissed 4 times by Sunil Narine in the last 6 innings.

Andre Russell has a batting average of 56.00 against CSK in the IPL, his
highest against a team. In his last 5 innings against CSK, he has scored 203 runs at a SR of 175.00

Probable XI

Kolkata: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy.

Chennai : Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar

Preview

Kolkata face Chennai in Match 21 of the Indian T20 League 2020 in Abu Dhabi. The first taste of Sharjah for Kolkata was a sour one as it interrupted their 2-match winning momentum. Let's not blame their bowlers on an ultra-small ground but their batsmen should have done better. Maybe, they could have sent Morgan up in the batting order but all these are now a thing of the past. Against Chennai, they would have to be extra vigilant as the Yellow Army have bounced back with a thumping win against Punjab and would be high on confidence. They showed faith in their chosen ones and eventually, it paid off. Although there's still scope of improvement in all the departments, their last win would have given them immense self-belief. Don't expect many changes in the playing XI of either of these teams.

KKR at Abu Dhabi: Played 5, Won 2, Lost 3

CSK at Abu Dhabi : Played 3, Won 2, Lost 1