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Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 13 Apr 2026

Simon Lewis 13 Apr 2026

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Chennai Super Kings will be relieved to have nailed their 1st win of the season with a strong performance.
Kolkata Knight Riders are winless after 4 matches, their only point coming on the back of a rained-off match.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Sanju Samson hits out in the World Cup (Getty Images).

This Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. A superb batting performance from the Super Kings against Delhi Capitals ended their 3-match losing streak in style, with the bowlers rounding off the performance by bowling the Capitals out.

The Knight Riders slipped to their 3rd defeat of the season with an agonising 3-wicket defeat off the last ball against the Super Giants.

Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	14 April 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Chennai Super Kings	WLLLW
Kolkata Knight Riders	LLL–L

Both sides have hit a terrible run of form that has left them fighting each other to avoid the inside track to the IPL’s wooden spoon.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
7 May 2025	Chennai Super Kings	2 wickets	IPL
11 Apr 2025	Kolkata Knight Riders	8 wickets	IPL
8 Apr 2024	Chennai Super Kings	7 wickets	IPL
14 May 2023	Kolkata Knight Riders	6 wickets	IPL
23 April 2023	Chennai Super Kings	49 runs	IPL

Honours have been pretty even between the two sides in recent years, albeit with generally large winning margins.

Team News

Chennai Super Kings

MS Dhoni is close to match fitness but has not been confirmed fit to play against the Knight Riders. He is most likely to serve as an impact player for the Super Kings in their next match, if his rehabilitation goes to plan.

Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakary Foulkes, Spencer Johnson, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Good news for the Knight Riders was all-rounder Cameron Green being fit enough to bowl in their last match, picking up 1/28 along with a score of 32*. Sri Lanka paceman Matheesha Pathirana is set to join up with the KKR squad having passed Sri Lanka Cricket’s fitness test and should see match action in the next week or two.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Navdeep Saini, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra.

Key Stats

Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson hit 19 boundaries in a 56-ball 115* vs the Capitals.
Chennai Super Kings’ Ayush Mhatre has scored 53, 73 & 59 in his last 4 knocks.
Chennai Super Kings’ Jamie Overton took 4/17 against Delhi Capitals.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit 51, 52, 7* & 45 in 4 IPL innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ajinkya Rahane has scored 72*, 67 & 41 in his last 4 knocks.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Vaibhav Arora has taken 2/47 & 2/38 in his 2 IPL bowling spells.

Match Analysis

The pitch at Chepauk will present a firm, red-soil surface that should play to big scores. There have been a number of 200-plus scores here of late, with heavy dew playing to the batters’ favour in the second innings.

The pitch should be flat and offer consistent bounce for batters to play with confidence. Seamers can hope for a bit of assistance from the sea breeze and the spin bowlers could find some purchase on the track, but the batters will get the most love from the wicket.

Weather reports indicate that there will be plenty of dew in the second innings, which will prompt both captains to want to bowl first so that their bowlers and fielders don’t have a slippery ball to contend with.

There’s a good chance that one or both sides could breeze past 200, but the bigger boundaries at the ground suggest that the six-count could be lower than usual in the IPL.

Betting Markets to Watch

Best Chennai Super Kings Bowler

Jamie Overton picked up a 4-for against the Capitals, but Anshul Kamboj is the man in form for the Super Kings, picking up 2/27, 2/43, 1/52 & 3/35 in his 4 IPL matches.

Best Chennai Super Kings Batter

Sanju Samson has hit great form with an undefeated century following his excellent form in the World Cup.

Score Over/Under Runs

Angkrish Raghuvanshi hasn’t been dismissed for under 45 this season, which makes him worth backing to score in the 30s or above.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Vaibhav Arora has picked up a 2-for in both of the matches in which he has bowled this season, so he’s worth backing to be in the wickets again.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Chennai Super Kings Win	1.76
Kolkata Knight Riders Win	1.96
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

Odds with Easybets.co.za

Verdict

Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is backed to score over 32.5 runs, while Sanju Samson is backed to be the Super Kings’ best batter.

Vaibhav Arora is backed to take 2 or more wickets, with Anshul Kamboj backed to be the Super Kings’ best bowler

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