When the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) last met at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) on 8th April 2024 in Match 22 of IPL 2024, it was the home team that emerged victorious. CSK chased down the target of 138 runs comfortably, winning the game by 7 wickets with 14 balls to spare.
Now, KKR will be looking to repeat the history and defeat CSK at their home ground again to register their fourth straight win of the season. For that, they will be hoping for their best players to step up and deliver match-winning performances. One of those players will be Venkatesh Iyer. The left-hander is yet to deliver his best performance in the ongoing season and has currently scored 62 runs in three matches so far with 167.57. His highest score in IPL 2024 is 50 runs off 30 balls against RCB at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 29th March.
When the last time KKR faced CSK at Chepauk in IPL 2023, Iyer couldn’t leave any impact as he lost his wicket after scoring just 9 runs off four balls. Now, he will be looking to go big against the same opponent at the same venue. Let’s have a look at his stats and records while playing against CSK in the IPL.
Venkatesh Iyer IPL Stats and Records against CSK
Venkatesh Iyer has batted six times against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. In these six games, he has scored 116 at an average of 19.33 and a strike rate of 122.11. His best score against CSK came in the final of IPL 2021 in Dubai on 15th October, 2021. He scored a fighting 50 runs off 32 balls while KKR were chasing 193 runs in a title clash. However, Iyer couldn’t take his team down the line as KKR lost the final by 27 runs and CSK lifted their fourth IPL trophy.
Stat
Value
Matches
6
Innings
6
Not Outs
0
100s
0
50s
1
Ducks (0s)
0
Highest Score
50
Runs
116
Batting Average
19.33
Strike Rate
122.11
Venkatesh Iyer IPL match-by-match stats against CSK