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KXIP vs CSK Today IPL Match Prediction :
Kings XI Punjab will face off Chennai Super Kings in their next match of Indian Premier League in Dubai tonight. Kings XI Punjab as well as Chennai Super Kings have only one win from four matches and are bit down on confidence and they desperately need to win to get back their campaign on right track and in the quest of that win it’s going to be a good contest between these two sides.
Here we are going to discuss strengths and weakness of Kings XI Punjab as well as of Chennai Super Kings and will also make our KXIP vs CSK Today Match Prediction –
Strengths :
Kings XI Punjab’s major strength is their opening pair of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal who have combinedly scored more than 400 runs in four matches and are in fine form and in bowling the duo of Sheldon Cottrell and Mohammad Shami have been good. In middle order Nicholas Pooran has played two useful knocks so they have players who are match winners in this format.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings’ major strength is their experienced batting line up of Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni and bowling of Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla and Dwayne Bravo. Although they haven’t been at their best but all these players are good and can change game from any position.
Weaknesses :
Kings XI Punjab’s major weakness is their middle and lower order as Karun Nair, Sarfraz Khan and Glenn Maxwell have struggled for runs while Nicholas Pooran too hasn’t played big knocks so middle and lower order’s poor form put extra pressure on KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal and in bowling they don’t have a fifth bowler and Mohamamd Shami as well as Sheldon Cotrrell has struggled in the death overs and Jimmy Neesham too isn’t bowling well so they need their middle order among runs and also want a fifth bowler who can do well in death overs.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings’ performance after the opening match has been poor and batting is their weakness as Shane Watson is struggling to reach even in double digits, Kedar Jadhav too has been poor and because of that Chennai aren’t scoring at good rate in the power play and it put a lot of pressure on lower order. In the bowling Ravindra Jadeja has disappointed a lot as he neither taking wickets nor controlling runs flow in middle overs.
Here we are going to discuss both Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings’s playing combination and probable playing Xis who will be useful for making Punjab vs Chennai Dream11 Team
Kings XI Punjab might make a few changes in their playing as Jimmy Neesham can be dropped for his poor bowling and Chris Jordan may replace him while Sarfraz Khan or Karun Nair can be dropped for Mandeep Singh. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings too can make one or two changes as Kedar Jadhav has been poor and he can be dropped for a youngster.
Predicted Playing Xis :
Kings XI Punjab :
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
Chennai Super Kings :
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 Today IPLMatch Prediction :
Here we are going to discuss about a few players from both sides who can be very good picks for KXIP vs CSK Dream 11 Prediction 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.