Squads –
KXIP –
KL Rahul (c & wk), Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Ishan Porel, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell, Tajinder Dhillon
CSK –
MS Dhoni (C & wk), Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson, Sai Kishore, Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay
Team News –
KXIP –
– Punjab have won just 1 game from their 4 games and are in quite a situation now with 6 wins required in their next 10 games. They have best opening pair in this IPL but a very weak middle order and poor death bowling.
– KXIP will surely make few changes in their lineups . Chris Jordan will likely replace Jimmy Neesham who has been totally flop while Mandeep can replace underperforming Sarfaraz Khan.
– Glenn Maxwell, Nicolas Pooran and Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Jordan will be their likely 4 foreign players to start.
– Rahul will open with Mayank Agrawal. Both have played from Karnataka in domestic circuit and knows each other quite well. Both are leading scorers this season and are must have choices.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat at 1 down. He is a exciting talent and has the ability to clear the fence with ease. He scored quickfire 44 runs of 27 balls last game.
– Karun Nair and Glenn Maxwell will bat 2 down and 3 down respectively. Their middle order even with Maxwell is looking very weak as maxxi is fully out if form.
– Sarfaraz/Mandip will play the role of finisher along with Krishnappa Gowtham. Gowtham scored 22 last game.
– K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi and Glenn Maxwell will lead the spin attack. Bishnoi was quite expensive last game .
– Mohammad Shami, Chris Jordan and Sheldon Cottrell will lead the pace attack. Jordan is a very good death bowler.
CSK –
– After starting the IPL on a winning note CSK lost their all 3 games and are placed at the bottom of the table. Bravo played last game but didn’t had that impact he always does. CSK is having a very weak batting with watson not firing and Dhoni as always denoting himself.
– Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran and DJ Bravo will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Shane Watson and Faf Du Plessis will open the innings. Watson has been in his worst form this season but us just a innings away from scoring big. Faf is the only positive for CSK this season who has been scoring in every game.
– Ambati Rayudu will bat at 1 down. Rayudu was back after injury last game was out quickly but will be the most important player of CSK.
– Kedar Jadhav and MSD will bat at 3 and 4 down respectively. Kedar is not contributing through bowl this season. Kedar has been in poor form .
– Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran will do the late hitting for CSK. Both Curran and Jaddu can be promoted. Jaddu scored 50 last game.
– Ravindra Jadeja and Piyush Chawla will be the spinners for CSK . Both the spinners have been out of form this season.
– Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur and DJ Bravo will handle the pace attack. Chahar and Bravo will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
KXIP –
KL Rahul(C & wk ), Mayank Agrawal, Karun Nair, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mandip Singh/Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sheldon Cottrell, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi.
CSK –
Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(C & wk) , Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, DJ Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla/Karn Sharma.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 157
Lowest Score : 71/10
Highest Score : 211/3
Head to Head –
Total games : 22
CSK Won : 13
KXIP Won : 09
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Opener + wk, currently best T20 Batsman in world cricket, 239 runs in 4 games this IPL, Must C/VC)
N Pooran( 1/2 down, very hard hitting batsman, can be promoted any day, 44(27b) last game, Must )
MS Dhoni ( Middle order, best finisher in world cricket, averaging 83 last IPL with 416 runs, Must have especially in 2nd innings , his Batting position is not fixed, 47 last game, 21M 525R against KXIP)
BAT –
Chris Gayle( Opener, no intro needed, played his last t20 in BPL 2019, will have to wait for his chance)
Shane Watson( Opener, highly experienced, will play solely as a Batsman, 398 Runs in 17 games last season, just 44 runs in 3 games against KXIP)
Mayank Agrawal(Open, SR of 142 last IPL , excellent player of spin , 89(60), 26(20b), 106(50b), 25(18b) this tournament ,Must have )
Faf Du Plessis( 1 down, international player, had a very good IPL with 396 Runs and scored 219 in 10 games in MSL 2019, 58*,72, 22 in last 3 of 4 games,Must pick)
Ambati Rayudu ( 1 down, 71 in 1st game, most imp player of CSK, 72 Runs in 4 games against KXIP, Must have )
Kedar Jadhav( 2 down + 1-2 overs spin, can play , just 12R in 2 games against SRH, can be crusial if top order fails, out of form)
M Vijay ( Opener, experienced, 2500+ IPL runs with 2 100s on his name, not much a recommended pick in sL even if plays )
Ruturaj Gaikwad ( Opener/2 down, 848 runs in 20 t20 games , can open this game)
Mandeep Singh( Middle order, very good Syed Mushtaq trophy with 3 50+ scores striking at 155, can play this game)
Sarfaraz ( middle order, can be used as a floater for hitting, very good domestic form)
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down+ 2-3 overs of off spin, century against England recently, have completely failed this IPL )
DJ Bravo ( Medium pacer , bats very low in IPL, best bowler for CSK, will Bowl in death, 14w in 11 games against KXIP, must especially in 1st Innings)
M Santner( Slow left arm, excellent option in this spin conditions, will likely miss out )
Ravindra Jadeja( Slow left arm + finisher, 16 wickets + 106 runs in 15 games last season for CSK, 110 overall Wickets, 14M 8W against KXIP, 50 Runs last game)
Sam Curran( Left arm pacer + hard hitter of bowl, he can bat at any position, 5w this IPL, Must pick, can be promoted )
Jimmy Neesham ( Middle order + Medium pacer, hard hitter of ball, failed with both bat and bowl, risky this game)
K Gowtham ( Off spin + late hitting, SR of 166 in t20s, decent bowler , poor last IPL with just 1 Wicket, 22R + 1w last game )
BOWL –
S Cottrell ( Left arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 2 Wickets against RCB, Wicket maiden last game, not a good death bowler )
Imran Tahir( Leggie, Purple cao holder with 26 Wickets last season , didn’t played last game, Must have if plays )
M Shami ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, Wicket taker, 19 Wickets last IPL, 8 Wickets in 4 games, Must have)
Josh Hazelwood( Pacer, known for his swing early on, 4w in ODI series against Eng , will likely not play)
Deepak Chahar( Right Arm Swing bowler, death bowler for CSK, 35 wickets in IPL career, 2 Wickets last game, averages poor 36 against KXIP )
Piyush Chawla( Leggie, 3rd highest wicket taker in IPL, 153w in 148 Innings, 1 wickets last game)
Shardul Thakur( Pacer, raw pace, 9w last IPL, economy rate is very high close to 10, 1w last game)
Chris Jordan ( Right Arm Medium Fast, best death bowler currently in world cricket, can play for Neesham)
Ishan Porel ( Medium pacer, 13 t20 Wickets in 13 games, u19 player, got good pace, can get a game)
Ravi Bishnoi( Leggie, bowls fast spin, excellent domestic record, wicketless and very expensive last game )
Murugan Ashwin( Leggie, bowls most of his deliveries as googly, 4 Wickets in last 2 games , didn’t played last game)
C/VC Options –
KXIP –
KL Rahul
Mayank Agrawal
Mohammad Shami
CSK –
Faf Du Plessis
Shane Watson
Ambati Rayudu
