Chennai Super Kings will go toe-to-toe against Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 58 of the eighteenth edition of the Indian Premier League at Mecca of Indian Cricket – Eden Gardens.
While the tournament is already over for the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions still have a chance to qualify for the knockout stages, that is, the playoffs. While Chennai Super Kings are languishing at the bottom of the table with only 4 points, Kolkata Knight Riders have 11 points in an equal number of matches. In their last fixture, Kolkata Knight Riders staged a commanding victory over Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets at Chepauk. Chennai will look to spoil the party for Kolkata Knight Riders and avenge their defeat from earlier this season. CSK and KKR have played against each other on 31 occasions. Chennai has been the superior side with 19 wins to their name in comparison to Kolkata’s 11.
Here is the list of Predicted Playing XI who may feature for CSK vs KKR:
Batters
It can be anticipated that Chennai Super Kings is going to give more chances to the opening pairing of Rasheed and Mhatre. Mhatre has shown he has the ability to deliver strong performances. His recently played innings of 94 runs against RCB has been influential. Shivam Dube and Dewald Brevis are expected to provide the much needed fire power in the middle phase of CSK’s innings.
All-Rounders
Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran can be used as floater batters in different positions. The team will look to make the most of their versatility of both building and finishing off an innings. Deepak Hooda may be provided another chance to improve from his terrible spell at the franchise. He may also be entrusted with a few overs of spin in the middle phase.
Bowlers
The Noor Ahmad duo will lead Chennai’s bowling unit. Both Noor and Khalil are amongst the top wicket-takers in this edition of IPL. While Noor has scalped 16 wickets, Khalil has 14 to his name. Sri Lanka’s death over specialist Patheerana had finally revived some form in the last fixture.
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