CSK vs SRH Live Score: CSK will lock horns with SRH in today’s IPL fixture at the grounds of MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK is enjoying the third spot with six points in their kitty while SRH is reeling at the ninth position with four points from five matches. Both the teams would aim to march up at the Points table by winning this clash.
CSK is marching into this clash on the back of a gleaming win over RCB While SRH is coming into this clash on the back of a defeat. CSK would aim to continue its dominance over SRH as they have won four out of the last five matches they have played against SRH. While Sunrisers would aim to recreate history by winning this fixture.
Chennai Super Kings Preview
CSK won a thrilling fixture against RCB a few days back & they would aim to repeat the same heroics in today’s fixture. Conway (82) & Shivam Dubey (52) who provided CSK with a stable start in their previous clash would be their biggest bets. Ruturaj & Conway has a strike rate of above 150 against SRH. Shivam Dubey who smashed 52 runs off 27 balls will continue to amass crucial runs in the middle overs. While Rahane & Moeen will continue to provide him support in the middle overs. Ajinkya Rahane is the rising star for CSK who has scored 129 runs in three games at a strike rate of 195.45. Notably, he is the one who has the highest strike rate in the camp.
In the bowling department, Mukesh Chaudhary & Deepak Chahar’s absence has created a void but Tushar Deshpande has taken the onus on his shoulder. He has scalped 10 wickets in five matches but conceded more than 10 runs per over. Spinners Jadeja & Moeen Ali has been the backbone of CSK’s bowling attack. The major positive for CSK is the return of Pathirana & Theekshana who has added depth to their bowling attack.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview
SRH is marching into this clash on the back of a poor defeat at the hands of MI in their last clash. Batting first MI posted 192 with a loss of 5 wickets as SRH bowlers couldn’t restrict their run flow. In reply, SRH got off to a disgusting start after losing the first two wickets in powerplay overs. Mayank & Klaasen did the rebuilding work & guided the team near a win but in the end, Arjun Tendulkar defended five runs to register a gleaming win.
Heading into this fixture, Aiden Markram & Henrich Klaasen who has been consistent in scoring runs will continue to play an integral role in today’s clash. Meanwhile, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal & Rahul Tripathy is having a hot & cold season. They would aim to amass consistent runs & bounce back to scoring terms. Coming to the SRH bowling attack, they have failed to scalp early wickets as in five games they are averaging six wickets per game. Mayank Markande continues to be their leading wicket-taker with six wickets at an economy of 6.4. Marco Jansen too has contributed with wickets but not on consistent terms. However, all the Pacers are conceding runs at a 9 RPO & it would be a major issue in front of the settled CSK squad.
CSK vs SRH Predicted Playing XIs:
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
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