Chennai Super Kings are placed better in the points table compared to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Preview
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be up against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 18th match of the IPL 2024. Both sides are on the back of a loss in their last match. While SRH lost to Gujarat Titans by seven wickets, CSK lost to Delhi Capitals by 20 runs. While the loss would have affected their morale a bit, both teams would not be worried much about their upcoming match. Both CSK and SRH have good teams on paper, with many exceptional players.
CSK are placed better in the points table compared to SRH. While the full-time champions are in the top half of the table, the 2016 champions are in the bottom half of the table. CSK have played three matches and managed to win two of them. Both their wins have come at home and they would be aiming to win their first away game. With a total of four points and a positive net run rate of +0.976, CSK are placed in the third position in the points table.
SRH have played three matches and lost two of them. Their only win was historic, where they smashed a record-breaking 277 runs against MI. With a total of two points and a positive net run rate of +0.204, SRH are in the sixth position in the points table. They have some of the best players in the world like Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and others. CSK have the likes of MS Dhoni, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and many other good players.
Match Information
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 18
Indian Premier League, 5 Apr 2024, Fri, 7:30 PM IST ,Hyderabad
Probable PlayingXI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
TM Head, Mayank Agarwal, AK Markram, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, H Klaasen, Pat Cummins(C), B Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, M Markande
Bench: UD Yadav, Glenn Phillips, RA Tripathi, Anmolpreet Singh, Sanvir Singh, Washington Sundar, M Jansen, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Singh, W Hasaranga, Umran Malik
Chennai Super Kings
Ajinkya Rahane, RD Gaikwad(C), Sameer Rizvi, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, S Dubey, RA Jadeja, MS Dhoni, DL Chahar, TU Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
Bench: Devon Conway, Shaik Rasheed, MM Ali, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, AJ Mandal, A Avanish, RS Hangargekar, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, M Theekshana
Injury News
Weather Report: Few Clouds
Win Prediction: Chennai Super Kings
Pitch Condition: Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score: 188
Pitch Report
Captains
Abhishek Sharma was impressive in the game against MI. The Southpaw smashed 63 runs off 23 balls which included 3 fours and 7 sixes. Even in the last game, Sharma scored 29 runs in 21 balls. Given the good form, he can be expected to fire.
Much like Abhishek, Travis Head was brilliant against MI. The star batter smashed 62 runs off 24 balls which included 9 fours and 3 sixes. After not batting well against GT, the SRH opener would be hoping to make an impact against CSK.
Heinrich Klaasen has been in brilliant form in the last 18 months or so. In the ongoing IPL, Klaasen has continued to smash the bowlers. Against MI, he scored an unbeaten 80*(34). Before doing so, he hit 63(29) against KKR, which included 8 sixes.
Top
Much like Abhishek, Travis Head was brilliant against MI. The star batter smashed 62 runs in 24 balls which included 9 fours and 3 sixes. After not batting well against GT, the SRH opener would be hoping to make an impact against CSK.
Rachin Ravindra was brilliant in the first two matches of the season. Chasing 174 against RCB, the youngster smashed 37(16) and gave a huge advantage to his side right in the Powerplay overs. Against GT, he was even better and scored 46(20).
Budget
Shahbaz Ahmed tried his best to win the match for SRH against KKR where he played a cameo of 19(7). He can be handy with the ball with short spells and can take terrific catches as a fielder. He is a valuable asset to SRH.
Abdul Samad can come lower down the order and play a few cameos. in the last game against GT, it was his knock that propelled SRH to a decent total on the board. He scored 28*(13) as SRH posted 161 runs on the board against the home side.
DISCLAIMER
This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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