Probable XI –
Chennai Super Kings –
Shane Watson, Murali Vijay/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (C)(WK), Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg/Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. David Warner(C)
3. Manish Pandey
4. Kane Williamson
5. Ambati Rayudu(VC)
6. Faf Du Plesis
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Sam Curran
9. T Natarajan
10. Rashid khan
11. Deepak Chahar
-Jonny Bairstow has played only two innings against CSK but scored 61 runs at an average of 61.
-David Warner has been the most consistent batsmen so far with the average of 41 in 15 innings against the opponent.
-Kane Williamson looked in good touch during last match & also have performed well in head to head matches against CSK.
-Shane Watson will be the best punt to have in the SLs considering his average of 37 in 16 innings against the SRH.
-Faf Du Plessis is in top form right now in this league but his performance against this team hasn’t been that promising.
-Ambati Rayudu is all set to play this match with an average of approx 50 in 13 innings against SRH. Best VC to have in the SL teams.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow(C)
2. MS Dhoni
3. David Warner
4. Kane Williamson
5. Ambati Rayudu
6. Faf Du Plessis(VC)
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Sam Curran
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. T Natarajan
11. Deepak Chahar
-MS Dhoni might promote himself to bat at 2-3 down so considering his average of 65 against the SRH, he can be a lethal pick in this match.
-Dwayne Bravo is likely to play this match which will strengthen the all-round section of the team. He has taken wickets at an average of 20 against the opponent.
-Dropped Manish Pandey as he haven’t been able to cross 20 runs margin batting against CSK.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. MS Dhoni(C)
3. David Warner
4. Kane Williamson(VC)
5. Shane Watson
6. Ambati Rayudu
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Sam Curran
9. T Natarajan
10. Khaleel Ahmad
11. Deepak Chahar
– Shane Watson if anyhow bypasses some of the overs of Bhuvneshwar who has troubled him a lot, he might play a big knock in this match.
-MS Dhoni is having the best average from CSK against SRH so he might play responsible cricket in this match.
-Dropped Faf Du Plessis as he has struggled a bit against the opponent.