Sudeep Tyagi, Suraj Randiv, Yo Mahesh, Albie Morkel, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Styris, MS Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha, Debabrata Das, Eoin Morgan, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Brett Lee, Iqbal Abdulla, Iresh Saxena, Jaidev Unadkat, James Pattinson, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Marchant de Lange, Pradeep Sangwan, Sarabjit Ladda, Shami Ahmed, Sunil Narine, Chirag Jani, Jacques Kallis, Laxmi Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Brad Haddin, Brendon McCullum, Manvinder Bisla, Sanju Samson,
Abhinav Mukund, Anirudha Srikkanth, George Bailey, Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Subramaniam Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, Ganapathi Vignesh, Joginder Sharma, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shadab Jakati
Typical Eden Garden wicket. Good for batting, may assist the spinners early on
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Bowling attack | Spin attack |
| Weakness | Top order's form | Inconsistency |
| Opportunities | Move to the top of the table | Stay alive in the tournament with win |
| Threats | Michael Hussey and Ben Hilfenhaus | Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Narine |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 3 | 5 |
| Home Wins | 2 | 3 |
| Away Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Highest Innings Score | 189 on May 18, 2009 | 188 on May 18, 2009 |
| Lowest Innings Score | 61 on May 07, 2011 | 55 on May 18, 2008 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Total Chased | 188 on May 18, 2009 | 149 on May 18, 2008 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 153 on April 08, 2011 | |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Brendon McCullum - 107 Runs | Suresh Raina - 229 Runs |
| Highest Individual Score | 81 by Brendon McCullum On May 18, 2009 | 78 by Suresh Raina On April 13, 2010 |
| Most Successful Bowler | Jacques Kallis - 4 Wickets | Ravichandran Ashwin - 9 Wickets |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 2/21 by Jacques Kallis On April 30, 2012 | 4/21 by Makhaya Ntini On May 18, 2008 |
