The Yellow Army will resume its campaign of being the table-toppers today at Sharjah International Stadium. The first team on the points table, the Chennai Super Kings, will be facing the last team according to the 2021 points table.
The opponent team – the Sunrisers Hyderabad after their previous win against the Rajasthan Royals will expect to leave this session of IPL with pride by performing well in the remaining matches. They would like to continue with this momentum where the batting unit was seen to be balanced during their previous encounter.
Head-to-head
It is observed from the data that both SRH and CSK have encountered around 15 times where CSK won the maximum out of all the matches. CSK has been dominating over SRH most of the time they encounter.
The last five encounters between them have been pretty competitive for both the teams as they are seen to be winning alternately.
SRH vs CSK Previous meeting: Chennai Super Kings registered an easy 7 wickets win over Sunrisers Hyderabad when both teams met in Delhi in the first phase of the tournament.
Players to look for
Jason Roy
It was seen how Roy from SRH during his last encounter thrashed the opponent bowlers. He scored a healthy score of 60 runs playing 42 balls with a strike rate of over 140. We’d expect the debutant to perform at his peak for today as well.
Kane Williamson
The Skipper from SRH is in form with the bat. After scoring a fine 50 during the last encounter and winning the match makes him to be our pick for the day. Playing for seven matches he has scored 198 runs which consist of two fifties.
Rashid Khan
Khan is the only bowler from SRH performing constantly. He is the most economic of all the bowlers along with picking vital wickets on every game. Today we’re expecting him to hit again for the Sunrisers. Khan has appeared for 10 matches this season and has taken 13 wickets with an impressive economy of 6.1- which is great for a spinner considering this format of the game.
Faf du Plessis
Du Plessis was seen to be performing extensively well this season. With an impressive strike rate of more than 140 and score four fifties, he is seen to be the man-in-form with the bat for CSK.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Gaikwad from CSK is one of the key performers for the side. Saving CSKs top-order batting on several occasions this season, he is an emerging reliable batsman for CSK. Playing for 10 matches Gaikwad has scored 362 runs for his team along with three 50s. He is expected to be doing his job with the bat for today to help CSK stay at the top.
Dwayne Bravo
For CSK with the bowl, we expect it will be DJ Bravo who will prove to be effective for the side. Appearing for 6 matches this season Bravo already has around 9 wickets to his name and he has been bowling exceptionally well at crucial times for CSK. He is a major asset for the side and is expected to be performing at his peak today.
What can we expect?
If we look at the stats of the previous five counters, the story says that in terms of win and loss for both the teams it has been even. But the overall clashes prove CSK to be a dominating force against the SRH.
However, SRHs last encounter against the Rajasthan Royals gave them a booster in their confidence to perform. We hope today we will see some thrilling action between these two giants from IPL.
Dhoni’s yellow army will look forward to retaining the top spot while the orange army will be looking to win although if they can’t make it to the playoffs, they’ll love to leave the competition in style and with pride.
Probable XI
