IPL MATCH 23 PREVIEW: CHENNAI SUPER KINGS VS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD DESPERATELY NEEDS A WIN.
Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Chennai Super Kings in Match No. 23 of VIVO IPL 2021 on 28th April, Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad is currently sitting in the last position in the points table with just 1 win from 5 matches. Chennai Super Kings are currently sitting in 2nd place in the points table with 4 wins from 5 matches. Sunrisers have given tough competition to their opponents. They have worked hard and performed well. But they could not transfer their energy into results. They lost 4 close encounters. They need to believe in themselves to come back in the tournament. Their middle-order batting has failed throughout the tournament. Someone has to play the finisher role. They depend mostly on David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, and Kane Williamson from the batting department. All bowlers of Sunrisers have done well so far. Chennai Super Kings is one of the strongest teams of this season. Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a captain is doing really well. His decisions are producing good results. They expect Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu to contribute more with the bat. Also, Shardul Thakur is yet to prove himself. Apart from these, others are performing very well.
MATCH DETAILS
Venue – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Where to watch – Star Sports Network, Hotstar
PITCH REPORT
The wicket is expected to be neutral. This match will be the first match in this venue. Since the wicket is fresh, batsmen will get more advantage. Spinners got good support in this venue in past matches. Hence, spinners will be more important than pacers. Both the teams are expected to load their lineups with spinners. The average score based on the last 5 matches is 147.
TEAM NEWS
Sunrisers Hyderabad :
Key Players:
D Warner, J Bairstow, K Williamson, R Khan, K Ahmed
Probable Playing XI:
David Warner(C), Jonny Bairstow(Wk), Manish Pandey/Virat Singh, Kane Williamson, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Jagadeesha Suchith, Siddharth Kaul/ Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed
Chennai Super Kings :
Key Players:
F du Plessis, R Gaikwad, R Jadeja, S Curran, I Tahir
Probable Playing XI:
MS Dhoni(C) (Wk), Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali/ Dwayne Bravo, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir.
What to expect :
It is difficult to predict this match. Another close encounter is waiting for us. Sunrises need a win badly so they might end up winning today’s match.