Squads –
CSK –
Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(C & WK), Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M.Harisankar Reddy, K.Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore, Jason Behrendorff
RCB –
Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, K.S. Bharat, Finn Allen
Team News –
CSK –
– Chennai Super Kings the giants of IPL won their last 3 games after loosing against DC in the opening game. They will go with an unchanged squad this game.
– Expected four foreign players will be Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and Lungi Ngidi.
– Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis will open for CSK. Gaikwad finally scored some runs and also with a healthy strike rate of 152 while his partner Faf was unbeaten on 95.
– Moeen Ali will bat at 1 down . He batted with a attacking approach scoring 36, 46 ,26 and 25 runs in 4 games.
– Suresh Raina was shifted at 2 down from his trademark no 3 position and scored brilliant 50 in 1st game. He scored 18 of 15 balls last 2nd game and didn’t got any chance to bat in last game.
– Ambati Rayudu will bat next at 3 down followed by MS Dhoni. Dhoni promoted himself at no 4 last game scoring 17 of 8.
– Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran will bat next followed by Shardul Thakur. Curran is an excellent hitter of the ball and can be promoted any day.
– CSK bat’s quite deep even Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar can hit the ball big.
– Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali will be the spin options with the team.
– Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ngidi and Sam Curran will be the pace attack of CSK.
RCB –
– RCB are looking very strong this season with 4 back to back victories.Team will most likely go unchanged after their win over Rajasthan Royals.
– Finn Allen the young attacking batsman from New Zealand can also play this game. He will bat 1 down if plays.
– Virat Kohli will open along with Devdutt Padikkal. Paddikal has been in red hot form in Syed Mushtaq as well as Vijay Hazare trophy and scored his maiden ton last game against RR. Virat was also back in form after being not out on 72 in last game.
– Shahbaz Ahmed will bat at 1 down. Ahmed is a very good Batting Allrounder and was very good in the practice games. He can hit those quick 20-30 odd runs.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat at 2 down followed by AB De Villiers at 5. Maxwell has been brilliant in the 1st 3 games so far being team’s highest run getter. AB as always showed his class in game against KKR by smashing 76 of just 34 balls. Both of them didn’t got chance to bat in last game.
– Kyle Jamieson along with Washington Sunder will play the role of Allrounders. Sunder haven’t got much chance to bat but can br very useful on his day.
– Yuzi Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed and Washington Sundar will handle the spin section. Glenn Maxwell can assist them with his off spin.
– Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj and Daniel Sams/Kane Richardson will be the pace attack of RCB.
Probable XI –
CSK –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
RCB –
Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(wk), Kyle Jamieson, Kane Richardson/Daniel Sams, Washington Sunder, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzi Chahal, Harshal Patel
Pitch Report –
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Pitch here generally favours the batsman more as compared to the bowlers.Toss plays a big role here as chasing becomes easier.
H2H Overall : 21
CSK Won : 12
RCB Won : 9
Average Score : 180
Team Blueprint –
WK –
AB De Villiers ( 3 down + wk, no intro needed, one of the best t20 batsman ever played, 76(34b) in last 2nd game, 516 runs against CSK, Must have)
MS Dhoni( 3/4 down, RHB + wk, no intro needed, one of the best finisher ever, very experienced and has a excellent Average of 41 against RCB)
M Azharuddeen ( 1 down/middle order, excellent Striker of the ball, 137(54b) against Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq trophy recently, Must try if plays)
BAT –
Virat Kohli( Open, highest run getter in IPL, 466 runs last season, Virat Averages massive 96 at the wankhede Stadium, 72* last game, Must have)
Devdutt Padikkal ( Open, LHB, highest scorer for RCB last season, 473 runs last season, 4 100s in Vijay Hazare season recently, red hot form, 101* last game, Must have)
Suresh Raina( 2 down, LHB, top 3 highest run getter in IPL history, 51 runs last 2nd game, 1001 runs at the wankhede in 54 games, Must have)
Faf Du Plessis( Open, RHB, excellent season last year with 449 runs 13 games, very experienced, 95* last game, Must have)
Ambati Rayudu( 3 down, RHB, was 2nd highest scorer of team last season with 359 runs, experienced player, 27(17b) last 2nd game, 658 runs in 21 games against RCB )
Finn Allen ( Opener/1 down, RHB, one of the players with great bat swing, 512 runs in NZ domestic t20 season recently at a SR of 193, Must have if plays)
Robin Uthappa( Open, RHB, very experienced, red hot form with 377 runs in Vijay Hajare recently, 90+ runs in practice game, can be a good pick if opens)
Ruturaj Gaikwad( Open, RHB, very talented youngster, 4 games 214 runs last season with 2 50s, 65 last game )
Rajat Patidar ( 1 down, young talent, scored excellent 54, 104 in 2 practice games recently, can strike the ball big, was out cheaply in both games)
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down, RHB + part time off spin, 39, 59, 78 in 3 games till now, red hot form, Must have)
Ravi Jadeja( Slow left arm + LHB, playing after a long break, had a decent IPL last year, 20 Wickets + 216 runs against RCB)
Moeen Ali( Off spin + LHB, 1 down, SR of 140 in t20s 36, 46/1w, 26/3w, 25 in last 4 games, Must have )
K Gowtham( Off spin + RHB, good hitter of the ball, SR of 164 in T20s with 568 runs and 41 Wickets, can be crusial pick if plays)
Dan Christian ( Medium pacer + RHB, very good hitter of the ball, loads of experience, 5172 runs + 259 t20 Wickets, 272 runs + 15 Wickets in BBL2020, bowling 1-2 overs)
Daniel Sams ( Left arm fast + RHB, very attacking batsman, 63 Wickets + 431 runs in 47 BBL games, Batting SR of 142, excellent pick if plays)
Washington Sunder ( Off spin + very reliable batsman, can play as a floater, 8 Wickets last season but at an excellent eco of 5.8, 1 Wicket last game)
Shahbaz Ahmed ( 1 down/lower order, Slow left arm + LHB, 95(48b) in practice game 2nd , 3 Wickets in 2nd game, can be an excellent pick for 8cr )
M Santner( slow left arm, among top 10 t20 bowler’s, less chances of playing)
BOWL –
Lungi Ngidi( Right Arm Fast, can bowl upto 145ks, 3 Wickets last game )
Yuzi Chahal ( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB overall and also in last season, 123 IPL Wickets, 2 Wickets in 4 games this season )
Mohammad Siraj( Right Arm fast, has been on his peak form recently, 11 Wickets in 9 games last season, 3 Wickets last game, Must have )
Kyle Jamieson ( Right Arm fast medium + excellent Striker of the ball, 7ft tall, 60+ T20 Wickets in 27 innings + 250+ runs at a very good SR of 140, 1w last game, must pick )
DJ Bravo( Right Arm medium, one of the best death bowlers, 15 Wickets against RR, was rested game )
Imran Tahir( Leg spin, veteran very experienced with 384 t20 Wickets, less likely to play)
Deepak Chahar( Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing, has been developing as a good death bowler, 12 Wickets in 14 games last season, 4 Wickets last game)
Shardul Thakur( Right Arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, going through brilliant form, 10 Wickets in 9 games last season, 8 Wickets in recently concluded t20 series against Eng, wicketless + proving very expensive, 7 Wickets in 4 games against RCB )
Harshal Patel ( Right Arm medium fast, will be bowling in death overs, 12 Wickets in 4 games so far, Must have)
Adam Zampa ( Leggie, among top 5 T20i bowlers around, will most likely not play )
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, can touch upto 150ks, 3/40 , 2/33 in 2 practice games recently, didn’t played any game this season)
C/VC –
CSK –
Faf Du Plessis
Sam Curran
Moeen Ali
RCB –
Virat Kohli
AB De Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
Devdutt Padikkal