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KXIP vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings Match. We are covering KXIP vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

Kings XI Punjab are seventh on the points table with five wins and eight losses and are out of the race for playoffs. They lost their last match against KKR by 7 wickets. Batting first, Sam Curran and Nicholas Pooran played attacking knocks of 55* and 48 respectively and were supported by Mayank Agarwal and Mandeep to give a target of 184. Defending the target, All bowlers except Shami failed to stop KKR batsman resulting in another poor loss for Punjab. KXIP will be determined to end their forgettable run in IPL’19 with a victory by defeating mighty Chennai Super Kings.

Table-toppers Chennai Super Kings have been excellent in title defence winning nine of their thirteen encounters. They defeated Delhi Capitals by a big margin of 80 runs in the last match. Batting first, Faf Du Plessis and Suresh Raina played good knocks of 39 and 59 respectively before MSD and Jadeja played quick cameos of 44* and 25 respectively to take the team to a good total of 179. Defending the target, Spin duo of Tahir and Jadeja destroyed Delhi Capitals taking four and three scalps respectively to ensure an 80-run win for CSK. Chennai will hope to continue the winning momentum and confirm their place in the top two teams by defeating KXIP at Mohali.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

KXIP vs CSK, 55th T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
05th May, 04:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 184
Average 2nd innings score: 175

Pitch will be high scoring and favour pacers more than spinners.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 21
Chennai Super Kings: 13
Kings XI Punjab: 08

Matches played in Mohali: 05
KXIP: 02
CSK: 03

Squads:

KXIP:
Ravi Ashwin (C), Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Varun Chakravarthi, PrabhSimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye, Hardus Viljoen, Ankit Rajpoot, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi.

CSK:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Kedhar Jadhav, Dhruv Shorey, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, DCtchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, Monu Kumar, KM Asif, Murali Vijay, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Scott Kuggleijn.

Team News:

Kings XI Punjab:

Anyone among Arshdeep Singh and Ankit Rajpoot can play. While Andrew Tye can be replaced by Hardus Viljoen.

Chris Gayle and KL Rahul are likely to open the innings. Mayank Agarwal, N Pooran, Mandeep and Sam Curran will follow them.

Sam Curran and Ravi Ashwin will play the role of an allrounder.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Murugan Ashwin will lead the spin attack while M Shami, Sam Curran, Tye/Viljoen and Arshdeep/Rajpoot will be the key pacers.

Chennai Super Kings:

Shardul Thakur is likely to replace Harbhajan to strengthen the pace attack.

Murali Vijay and Faf Du Plessis will open the innings. Suresh Raina, A Rayudu, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav will follow them.

Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo will play the role of an allrounder. Deepak Chahar and Harbhajan/Shardul can also contribute with the bat.

Deepak Chahar will lead the pace attack along with Dwayne Bravo and Shardul Thakur while Jadeja and Imran Tahir will be the key spinners.

Playing XI (After TOSS)

KXIP won the toss and elected to field

CSK are unchanged.

For KXIP, Arshdeep Singh makes way for Harpreet Brar.

KXIP:
KL Rahul, C Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, N Pooran (wk), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Andrew Tye, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, M Shami.

CSK:
Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Kedar Jadhav, R Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.