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
SRH –
David Warner (Captain,) Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Team News –
CSK –
– Chennai Super Kings the giants of IPL won their last 4 games after loosing against DC in the opening game. They will not go with too much changes in the team.
– Moeen Ali was out of the last game with some injury concerns, according to coaching staff he is fit but don’t think team will take any risk on him so early in the tournament.
– Expected four foreign players will be Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali/DJ Bravo and Imran Tahir
– Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis will open for CSK. Gaikwad and Faf have formed a brilliant opening partnership and are looking good together. Faf scored another 50 last game.
– Suresh Raina batted 1 down last game in absence of Moeen. If Moeen ali plays this game he will bat at 1 down with Raina at 2 down.
– Ambati Rayudu will bat next at 3 down followed by MS Dhoni. Jadeja was promoted at 5 last game where he smashed 62 of just 28 balls.
– 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, Imran Tahir will be the spin options with the team.
– Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ngidi/DJ Bravo and Sam Curran will be the pace attack of CSK.
SRH –
– Sunrisers finally are looking very weak this season especially their Batting which js completely reliable on their top 3 with no proper batsman after the 3. They lost their last game in a super over against DC.
– T Natarajan has been ruled out of the entire IPL while Abdul Samad was ruled out in last 2 games due to a Hamstring injury, he will most likely be out for more 2-3 games. Bhuvi also didn’t played last game his condition regarding injury will be assessed before the game.
– Team’s likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson.
– David Warner and Jonny Bairstow will open the innings. Warner is getting good starts but is unable to make it into a big one. Bairstow is looking very dangerous amd is in excellent form, scored 38(18) last game.
– Kane Williamson will bat at 1 down. Kane is a world class Batsman and almost won the game for their team against Delhi last game with his unbeaten knock of 66.
– Young Virat Singh/Manish Pandey , Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar will handle the middle order. They have depth in Batting but are very unreliable.
– Rashid Khan , J Suchith and Abhishek Sharma will lead the spin section. Rashid has the lowest Average and SR against CSK so he will be the biggest treat for CSK.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Khaleel Ahmed/Siddhart Kaul(any 2) will lead the pace attack. Vijay Shankar will assist them with his medium pace.
Probable XI –
CSK –
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali/DJ Bravo, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
SRH –
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Virat Singh/Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/K Ahmed/Siddharth Kaul, J Suchith.
Pitch Report –
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
The Wickets here are generally on a slower side having more assistance to slow bowlers and spinners.
H2H –
Total : 14
CSK Won : 10
SRH Won : 4
Team Blueprint –
WK –
MS Dhoni( 3/4 down, RHB + wk, no intro needed, one of the best finisher ever, very experienced and has a excellent Average of 58 against SRH)
Jonny Bairstow(Open, RHB, 345 runs in 11 innings last year with a SR of 127, 219 runs in 3 innings in ODI series, red hot form, 63*, 38 in last 2 games, Must have)
W Saha( Open, RHB + wk, 214 runs in just 4 innings last season, good option at 8.5, less chances of playing)
BAT –
David Warner( Open, LHB, no intro needed, 5300+ IPL runs most by a foreign player in IPL, 482 runs at an average of 38 against CSK, Must have)
Suresh Raina( 1/2 down, LHB, top 3 highest run getter in IPL history, 24(18b) last game, Must have)
Faf Du Plessis( Open, RHB, excellent season last year with 449 runs 13 games, red hot form, 95*, 50 last 2 games, Must have)
Manish Pandey( 1/2 down, RHB, 425 runs last season with a SR of 127, 61*, 38 1st 2 game, was dropped in last game)
Kane Williamson( 1 down, RHB, on intro needed, loads of experience, 66* last game, Must have )
Ambati Rayudu( 3 down, RHB, was 2nd highest scorer of team last season with 359 runs, experienced player, 496 runs in just 15 games against SRH, Must try)
Robin Uthappa( Open, RHB, very experienced, red hot form with 377 runs in Vijay Hazare 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, 33 last 2 games )
ALL –
Ravi Jadeja( Slow left arm + LHB, playing after a long break, had a decent IPL last year, Excellent form, 3 Wickets + 64 runs last game against RCB, Must have)
Moeen Ali( Off spin + LHB, 1 down, SR of 140 in t20s 36, 46/1w, 26/3w, 25 in last 4 games, didn’t played last game, must if plays )
Jason Holder( Right Arm Fast, always been very economical, 14 Wickets in 7 games last season, 3 Wickets last game played, Must have if plays but very unlikely)
M Nabi( Middle order, RHB + Off spin, 275 t20 Wickets + a Bat SR of 143, one of the best t20 Allrounders, 2 Wickets in 1st game, was dropped after a good performance in 1st game)
Vijay Shankar( 3 down, RHB + Right Arm medium, 1378 t20 runs, will bowl 1-2 overs, not very effective in sL )
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm, brilliant bowling last 2nd game with 2 Wickets with an economy just under 6, very good at 8cr )
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)
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 2nd game , didn’t played last game)
Rashid Khan(Leggie, no intro needed, #1 t20 bowler in world cricket, 20 Wickets last season, 81 Wickets in IPL overall, 1 Wickets last game)
DJ Bravo( Right Arm medium, one of the best death bowlers, 19 Wickets against SRH which is most by him, can be dropped this game )
Imran Tahir( Leg spin, veteran very experienced with 384 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets last game)
Shardul Thakur( Right Arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, 8 Wickets in recently concluded t20 series against Eng, 1w + very economical bowling last game )
Deepak Chahar ( Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing, 8 Wickets in 5 games, 2 4 Wicket hauls , Must have)
B Kumar( Right Arm medium fast, death overs specialist, 6 Wickets in ODI + 4 Wickets in T20 Series against England, 1w last game played, Must have if plays)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast medium, recognized as a death bowler, bowls some deadly Yorkers, 16 Wickets last season, ruled out of IPL)
Sandeep Sharma( Right Arm medium, known for his swing early on the Innings, 14 Wickets last season with an economy under 8, didn’t played last few games)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm medium fast, will bowl in powerplay along with Bhuvi, 3 Wickets last 2nd game)
C/VC –
CSK –
Faf Du Plessis
Suresh Raina
Ravindra Jadeja
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
Rashid Khan