Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Chennai Super Kings –
Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (C)(WK), Sam Curran, N Jagadeesan, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Shane Watson
3. Ambati Rayudu(VC)
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. David Warner(C)
6. Kane Williamson
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Sam Curran
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Khaleel Ahmad
11. Sandeep Sharma
– David Warner has been a consistent performer this season & also batted at an average of 40 in H2H matches.
-Kane Williamson loves to play against CSK as he’s having average of 40 in 7 head to head encounter.
-Shane Watson is looking in good touch since last two matches & having good H2H average.
-Ambati Rayudu has scored runs at an average of 45 against SRH in 14 H2H matches.
-Dwayne Bravo has taken atleast a wicket against SRH so leaving him can be a big risk as he’s bowling in death overs too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. MS Dhoni
2. Shane Watson
3. Ambati Rayudu(C)
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. David Warner
6. Manish Pandey
7. Kane Williamson(VC)
8. Dwayne Bravo
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Khaleel Ahmad
11. T Natarajan
– Ambati Rayudu & Kane Williamson can be good punt C VC considering their average of 40+ in H2H.
-T Natarajan is taking atleast a wicket consistently so he will be crucial especially while bowling in first innings.
-Took all the important batsmen from both the teams as they have been good so far in this tournament.
Grand League Combination –
1. MS Dhoni (VC)
2. Jonny Bairstow(C)
3. Ambati Rayudu
4. Faf Du Plessis
5. David Warner
6. Kane Williamson
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Vijay Shankar
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Khaleel Ahmad
11. T Natarajan
– MS Dhoni has been the most consistent batsman in terms of average in H2H matches. He might play a responsible knock in this important match for CSK.
-Kane Williamson & Ambati Rayudu are must have in both SL and GL combo considering their H2H match ups.
-Deepak Chahar is must have especially while bowling first.