Dubai: Chennai Super Kings will face high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (October 13). It hasn’t been the best genre of season CSK fans would’ve been hoping. At the halfway, CSK dwell in the bottom half of the table with only two wins in seven games.
Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran have shown glimpses of brilliance with the willow and ball respectively but CSK are yet to fire as a unit which they are lacking on a couple of matches. Another reason for their concernment is the misfiring middle-order with MS Dhoni’s irregularities.
However, the Super Kings, with their backs up against the wall, should go all out for the win with time running out for them. Similarly, SRH haven’t kicked on and their chances were heavily shaken with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s injury. In his absence, Rashid Khan has led the bowling attack brilliantly.
Their batting unit has gained some praises with David Warner and Jonny Bairstow’s consistently good deliveries. Though Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma to step up in the middle order with this being a crucial game for both sides.
The first encounter between these two sides this season saw Priyam Garg smash his maiden IPL fifty although it was overshadowed by Rashid’s magical spell of bowling in the middle overs.
However, CSK would be wary of the Afghan wizard this time around with the duo of Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni itching to overturn their team’s fortunes with a win on Tuesday. Both sides look evenly matched on paper although one might fancy a CSK win, especially given the balance of their side. With two valuable points on offer, another cracking encounter waits in Dubai.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (C), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Mitchell Marsh, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C), Murali Vijay, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Mitchell Santner, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Monu Kumar, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, R Sai Kishore, Lungi Ngidi and Josh Hazlewood.
