After suffering two straight loss the Chennai Super Kings will seek home comfort when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their own den for the 41st match of Indian Premier League 2019. Despite two back-to-back losses, Chennai Super Kings still find themselves leading the charts with 7 wins from 10 games.
Meanwhile, the Sunrisers Hyderabad who lost their way in the middle which saw them slumping to three straight losses against Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals, have induced life in themselves after winning two back-to-back games. They defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets and then blazed off Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets to once again come back to winning ways.
The last meeting between these two sides took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad which saw Chennai Super Kings taking the field without MS Dhoni and slumping to their second loss of the season by 6 wickets.
However, if we see the overall record between these two sides, it is the Chennai Super Kings who holds the upper hand with 8 wins to their name, whereas, Sunrisers have registered 5 wins to their name.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.
SRH vs CSK, Indian Premier League
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
23rd April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
Its a spinners paradise, the slowness of the wicket will definitely aid the spinners which means batting here would be a tough task. Dew also plays a big role here and the team bowling second will have to cope-up with the significant amount of dew here.
Total Matches: 53
Average first innings score: 163
Average second innings score: 149
Highest total recorded: 246/5 (20 Ov) by CSK vs RR
Lowest total recorded: 70/10 (17.1 Ov) by RCB vs CSK
Highest score chased: 208/5 (20 Ov) by CSK vs RCB
Lowest score defended: 134/6 (20 Ov) by CSK vs KKR
SRH: L, L, L, W, W
CSK: W, W, W, L, L
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Monu Kumar, Dhruv Shorey, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, N Jagadeesan, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Mohit Sharma, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Scott Kuggeleijn, Harbhajan Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), David Warner, K Khaleel Ahmed, Martin Guptill, Yusuf Pathan, Jonny Bairstow, Sandeep Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Vijay Shankar, Ricky Bhui, Wriddhiman Saha, Basil Thampi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Billy Stanlake, Abhishek Sharma, Shreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Mohammad Nabi, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan.
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson/Sam Billings, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Imran Tahir, Murali Vijay/Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Vijay Shankar, Jonny Bairstow, Mohd Nabi/Shakib-al-Hassan, David Warner, Shahzbaz Nadeem, K Khaleel Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
#1: Home team advantage
CSK are a team to beat at home and this a real fact. The immense crowd support they get at home is terrific, the fan base for CSK at the Chepauk just doubles there performance at home. They have been playing exceptionally well at home and here is a team which will focus on their strengths.
Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, David Warner
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Rashid Khan, K Khaleel Ahmed
Captain/Vice-captain here: Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni.
#2: A Spin friendly team at the Chepauk
The surface at the Chepauk is a paradise for spin bowlers. Here is a team which will focus on the spin department of both teams.
Wicket-keeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batsmen: Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda, Faf du Plessis, David Warner
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, Harbhajan Singh
Captain/Vice-captain here: Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Rashid Khan, Ravindra Jadeja
#3: Probable changes in the CSK line-up
Wicket-keeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Sam Billings, Murali Vijay
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Rashid Khan, K Khaleel Ahmed
Captain/Vice-captain here: Harbhajan Singh, Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Jonny Bairstow
#4: Least selected from fantasy 11
Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Kedar Jadhav, Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda
All-rounders: Dwayne Bravo
Bowlers: Shardul Thakur, Sandeep Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Captain/Vice-captain here: Shane Watson, Kane Williamson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: