IPL 2020 CSK vs SRH; Rayudu in the playing 11

 

UAE, 02 Oct : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will compete today in the 14th match of IPL-13. While SRH's team has defeated Delhi Capitals in their last match. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings have suffered consecutive defeats in the last two matches.

Head to head

 However, CSK, which could not achieve the expected result in the previous matches due to the batsmen's failure, will take the field along with Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo. Rayudu, who was the hero of the Chennai Super Kings' IPL-13 win over Mumbai Indians in the opening match, missed the next two matches due to a hamstring injury. While Bravo was injured during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

As per the data, the teams of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have been considered the most balanced team in IPL-13 since the beginning. But this time, both the teams lost two of their first three matches. The main reason for this is that their middle order is not balanced. 

In today's match, Rayudu's fit means he can be replaced by the in-form Murali Vijay but that cannot be said in Bravo's case. Dhoni will have to change the entire batting order to take him to the playing eleven of the Chennai Super Kings. But Kedar Jadhav's poor form will certainly be a matter of concern for Dhoni. There is no proper option in the team to replace him. 

Both teams need hitter in the middle orders. The arrival of Kane Williamson has strengthened SRH's middle order. With which he was successful in registering his first win after two defeats. Johnny Bairstow and David Warner are also contributing. In such a situation, his team would not like to be relaxed.

 If the Sunrisers are to succeed against Chennai Super Kings, they need a good 'big hitter' in the middle order. The team could be in trouble if Bairstow, Warner and Williamson fail. Abdul Samad, the Kashmiri boy has raised the expectations. While Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma need to improve their game. As far as bowling is concerned, the bowling department of both teams seems to be the same. 

Did You Know:

- CSK have won 9 of the 12 IPL encounters against SRH

- MS Dhoni is just two away from 100 catches in IPL by a wicket-keeper

- Ambati Rayudu needs 45 runs to complete 1,000 IPL runs for CSK

Probable XI: (CSK)

Shane Watson, Murali Vijay/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav/Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Josh Hazlewood/Imran Tahir 

Probable XI:(SRH)

 David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg/Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed