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KXIP vs CSK Dream11 Prediction :
Kings XI Punjab will face off Chennai Super Kings in the 18th match of Indian Premier League in Dubai tonight. Punjab have one win and three losses from four matches and to bring back their campaign on right track they need to win this match at any cost. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings’s position isn’t good either as they also have only one win from four matches and have lost each of their last three matches and need to return to winnings ways to go ahead in the tournament.
Match Details :
Match : KXIP vs CSK, Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, Dream11 IPL, Match 18
Date : 4 October 2020
Time : 7.30 PM IST
Venue : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Form Guide (Most Recent First) :
Kings XI Punjab – L, L, W, L
Chennai Super Kings – L, L, L, W
Average Score : Average Score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in T20 format – 165
Last Match at this venue –
Sunrisers Hyderabad (164/5) beat Chennai Super Kings (157/5) by 7 runs.
KXIP vs CSK Today Match Prediction Team News :
Kings XI Punjab have only one win from four matches but their performance has been good as they lost one match in super over and the other in the last over but still they need big improvements in a few areas like their middle order is crumbling and it puts extra pressure on openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal who have been excellent so far. Pooran, Maxwell and Karun Nair need to step up with bat and have to finish innings well. In bowling they need a death overs bowler so may try Chris Jordan in place of Jimmy Neesham who has been poor so far.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings after a win in their first match just fell flat and the main reason behind it is their batting as Shane Watson is struggling for runs and other batsmen are also not scoring at a good rate and to resolve all these issues they should try Sam Curran in opening who has batted well so far but his good form is a waste if he gets to face only 5-6 balls in a match. And captain MS Dhoni too can promote himself to number 4 or 5 and someone like Jadeja or Bravo can be used as a pinch hitter. In the bowling they need to take wickets with new ball and this job should be done by Sam Curran and Deepak Chahar. In the middle overs Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo have to control runs flow.
KXIP Team News :
1. Kings XI Punjab is sitting at 7th place with 2 points from 4 matches in the points table.
2. Chris Jordan might come in place of Jimmy Neesham to strengthen death overs bowling.
CSK Team News :
1. Chennai Super Kings is sitting at 8th place with 2 points from 4 matches in the points table.
2. Due to poor form of reserve players Chennai Super Kings might continue with the same playing 11 who played in the last match.
KXIP vs CSK Dream 11 Prediction Playing 11 :
KXIP Playing 11 (Probable) :
KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mandeep Singh / Sarfraz Khan, Jimmy Neesham / Chris Jordan, K Gowtham, Mohammad Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
CSK Playing 11 (Probable) :
Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
KXIP vs CSK Dream11 IPL Match Prediction :
KXIP vs CSK Dream11 Team :
Wicket Keepers : KL Rahul, MS Dhoni
Batsmen : M Agarwal, F du Plessis, A Rayudu
All rounders : K Gowtham, S Curran, R Jadeja
Bowlers : S Cottrell, M Shami, D Chahar
Captain and Vice Captain :
Following players can be picked as captain or vice captain of KXIP vs CSK Dream11 fantasy teams.
KL Rahul : As usual he has had a good start of his tournament. In the four innings he has scored one hundred and one fifty and for fantasy teams he should be an automatic pick given his form.
Mayank Agarwal : He has been surprising package of this tournament as he is matching with KL Rahul and also have one hundred and one fifty to his name and is giving quick fire start to his team.
Faf du Plessis : Faf has started well in this season and has been the leading run scorer for his team so far with two fifties and he will look to increase his tally with yet another good innings.
Sam Curran : He has been good so far both with bat and ball. Although he hasn’t been used properly in batting and should be promoted to top order as he has shown he has all shots and range to play good knocks.
X Factors or Valuable Picks :
Following players can be good picks for KXIP vs CSK Dream 11 Prediction teams who can help in winning in grand leagues.
MS Dhoni : He is coming back in form and in the last match he promoted himself to number 5 and played a useful knock of 47* runs and he should continue to bat at number 5 and his record against KXIP is fantastic as he has scored 595 runs at 59.5 against them.
Mohammad Shami : With 8 wickets from 4 matches Shami has shown his good form. He is taking wickets with new ball as well as with old ball and his spells will be crucial in this match and he might take 2-3 wickets against a struggling batting unit of Chennai Super Kings.
Dream11 Teams Today IPL Match Prediction KXIP vs CSK Who will win :
We have discussed about Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings and considering all factors our KXIP vs CSK Dream11 today match prediction is that both the sides are almost on similar level and toss will be crucial here and given the trend whoever bats first and score 170 plus runs should be favourite to clinch this match and here are the odds.
Bet365 : Kings XI Punjab – 2.00, Chennai Super Kings – 1.80
Betway : Kings XI Punjab – 1.90, Chennai Super Kings – 1.90