Probable XI –
Kings XI Punjab –
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (c)(wk), Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell/Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham/Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin/Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
Chennai Super Kings –
Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (C)(WK), Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(VC)
2. MS Dhoni
3. Karun Nair
4. Mayank Agarwal
5. Faf Du Plessis(C)
6. Ambati Rayudu
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Sam Curran
9. Mohammed Shami
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Deepak Chahar
-Lokesh Rahul has been decent against CSK in H2H by scoring 200 runs at an average of 33 in 6 innings.
-Faf Du plesis has mustered 413 runs at an average of 45 in 9 innings against the opponent.
-MS Dhoni has been the top performer with bat scoring 595 runs at an average of 54 in 22 innings against the opponent.
-Karun Nair has scored 102 runs at an average of 25 in 5 innings in H2H matches so expecting him to score atleast 25-30 runs.
-Dropped Watson as he’s failing big time & available in very high credits too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Lokesh Rahul(C)
3. MS Dhoni
4. Mayank Agarwal
5. Faf Du Plessis
6. Ambati Rayudu(VC)
7. Sam Curran
8. Mohammed Shami
9. Sheldon Cottrell
10. Shardul Thakur
11. Deepak Chahar
-Took Pooran in place of Maxwell as he will bat top the order & have the opportunity to play a big knock.
-Ambati Rayudu can be a good VC choice especially while chasing.
-Sheldon Cottrell is bowling in death overs so leaving him will be a risky choice.
-Mayank Agarwal though doesn’t have good record against CSK but can’t leave him from SL considering his current form.
Grand League Combination –
1. Lokesh Rahul
2. MS Dhoni(VC)
3. Faf Du Plessis
4. Ambati Rayudu
5. Shane Watson
6. Glenn Maxwell(C)
7. Jimmy Neesham
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Sheldon Cottrell
10. Mohammed Shami
11. Deepak Chahar
– Expecting Maxwell to fire in this match especially while chasing as he has done pretty well in T20s during that time.
-MS Dhoni is the most consistent batsmen from CSK with an average of above 50 so he might fire in the game.
-Jimmy Neesham is getting to bowl full overs & batting at middle, so might give some decent points in D11.
