Squads –
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
KKR –
Dinesh Karthik (c), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Chris Green, Eoin Morgan, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy
Team News –
CSK –
– CSK won their last game against RCB but are out of the playoffs race this season. Team will look to give chances to youngsters this game.
– Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran, Imran Tahir and M Santner will be their 4 foreign players.
– Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis will open the innings. Gaikwad showed his class with a excellent 65 runs last game against RCB.
– N Jagadeeshan will bat 1 down. He got a chance to play after being dropped but had yet another failure and was out on duck against MI.
– Ambati Rayudu will bat at 2 down. Rayudu is best player of spin in the CSK squad but haven’t been in his best this season. He scored quick 39 runs last game.
– Captain MS Dhoni will bat 3 down following Rayudu. Dhoni is not in his peak form this season and is struggling to score runs.
– Ravindra Jadeja will do the late hitting for CSK along with Sam Curran who scored 50 last 2nd game.
– Ravindra Jadeja/Sai Kishore, Imran Tahir and Mitchell Santner will be the spinners for CSK.
– Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran, KM Asif/Monu Kumar will handle the pace attack. Chahar and Sam Curran will bowl in death.
KKR –
– Knight Riders lost their last game against KXIP and are in a must win condition with 2 games to go.
– Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Lochie Ferguson and Pat Cummins/Andre Russell will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana will open the innings. Gill is scoring runs but at a very slow pace. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and after a terrible form this season scored a brilliant 81 of 53 balls against DC. Gill scored a 50 last game.
– Rahul Tripathi will bat 1 down. Tripathi after 83 runs knock against CSK has failed completely.
– Captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and but is demoting himself too much.
– Dinesh Kartik and Sunil Narine will bat in middle . Kartik has been playing attacking Cricket from last few games but is struggling against spin. Narine smashed 64 at a strike rate of 200 last 2nd game.
– Sunil Narine will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Varun has been bowling brilliantly this IPL and took a 5-fer last 2nd game.
– Pat Cummins/Andre Russell, Lochie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna and K Nagarkoti will be leading the pace attack. Lochie took 7 Wickets in last 3 games.
Probable XI –
CSK –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, N Jagadeeshan, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(C & wk), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja/R Sai Kishore, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif/Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner.
KKR –
Subhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Sunil Narine, Lochie Ferguson, Pat Cummins/Andre Russell, Prasidh Krishna, K Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy.
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 : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
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)
N Jagadeeshan ( 2 down/open, very good domestic record, scored 33 on his debut last against RCB)
Dinesh Karthik ( 3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, poor record against spin this season)
BAT –
Shane Watson( Opener, highly experienced, will play solely as a Batsman, 398 Runs in 17 games last season, attacking 83*, 50, 48, 35 last 4 of 6 games, didn’t played last game )
Faf Du Plessis(Open, international player, had a very good IPL with 396 Runs and scored 219 in 10 games in MSL 2019, 401 runs this season)
Eoin Morgan ( 3 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games, experienced but Batting very low, 40(25b) last game)
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings any game, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, 57 runs last game)
Tom Banton ( Opener/2 down, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, can get a game)
Nitish Rana ( Open, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, 81(53b) last 2nd game)
Rahul Tripathi ( 1 down , very attacking batsman, scores most of his runs in boundaries, 81(51b) against CSK, poor form after that Innings)
Ambati Rayudu ( 2 down, most imp player of CSK, 39(27b) last game, Must have )
ALL –
Andre Russell ( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, one of the best hitters in t20 cricket, 510 runs at SR of 202 in IPL 2019 also 11 Wickets with bowl , can play this game)
Sunil Narine ( Any position + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 380+ T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, 60(30b) last 2nd game)
Santner( Slow left arm, excellent option in this spin conditions, 1w last game)
Ravindra Jadeja( Slow left arm + finisher, 16 wickets + 106 runs in 15 games last season for CSK, 111 overall Wickets, 33,35 last 2 of 3 games, wicketless but economical)
Sam Curran( middle ,Left arm pacer + hard hitter of bowl, he can bat at any position, 12w this IPL, 3w last game, Must have choice )
BOWL –
Imran Tahir( Leggie, Purple cap holder with 26 Wickets last season, wicketless last game, Must have )
Josh Hazelwood( Pacer, known for his swing early on, 4w in ODI series against Eng)
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, didn’t played last game )
Lochie Ferguson ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls over 145+, 3 Wickets + 2 Wickets in super over against SRH, 1w last game )
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks, 1w in last 6 games, team 2w last 2nd game )
Deepak Chahar( Right Arm Swing bowler, death bowler for CSK, 3w and was economical last game)
Piyush Chawla( Leggie, 3rd highest wicket taker in IPL, 153w in 148 Innings, was dropped last game)
Karn Sharma( Leggie, can also bat, was very expensive last game , was dropped last game)
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 12 games)
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in u19 list A games, wicketless but was bowling beautifully)
S Mavi( Pacer, eco in very high close to 10, 7 Wickets in 6 games, death bowler for KKR, didn’t played last game)
M Siddharth( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets in tnpl 2019, can also bowl in powerplay)
Varun Chakravarthy ( Leg spin, mystery bowler with lot of variations, 5 Wicket last 2nd game, Must have )
Shardul Thakur( Pacer, raw pace, 9w last IPL, economy rate is very high close to 10, will bowl in death if plays)
C/VC Options –
CSK –
Sam Curran
Faf Du Plessis
Shane Watson
KKR –
Eoin Morgan
Shubman Gill
Nitish Rana
Andre Russell
