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KXIP vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview | Dwayne Bravo ruled out

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 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Kings XI Punjab is in good form and have won three of their four encounters. In the last match, They defeated Delhi Capitals by 14 runs. Batting first, David Miller played an impressive knock of 43 runs and was supported by Sarfaraz Khan and Mandeep Singh to lead the team to a total of 166. Defending the target, Punjab was in a bad position defending 22 runs in 22 balls with seven wickets to spare but brilliant spells from Sam Curran-Ashwin-Shami ensured victory for hosts. Sam Curran took four scalps including a hat-trick while Shami and Ashwin took two scalps each. Ravichandran Ashwin will come to all guns blazing to lead KXIP to another victory at his hometown in Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings are just behind KXIP in the points table with similar three wins and one loss. They got their first loss of the season in the last encounter losing to Mumbai Indians at Wankhede by 37 runs. Bowling first, They restricted Mumbai at 170 runs with all bowlers contributing their part. In the chase, CSK suffered another top-order failure and Kedar Jadhav was the only positive with the bat scoring 58 runs in losing cause for his team. Chennai Super Kings will hope to bounce back and put a good show at their fortress-Chepauk and defeat Kings XI Punjab.

A good match can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

KXIP VS CSK, 18th T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
06th April, 04:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 174
Average 2nd innings score: 174

Pitch will be highly favourable for spinners. However, Batsmen once set can play a big knock. So an average total near 160 can be expected.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 20

Chennai Super Kings: 12
Kings XI Punjab: 08

Matches played at Chepauk: 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, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, Monu Kumar, KM Asif, Murali Vijay, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Scott Kuggleijn.

Team News:

Kings XI Punjab:

Moises Henriques has joined Punjab squad but is unlikely to feature tomorrow.

Andrew Tye can replace Hardus Viljoen considering slowness of the pitch. Varun Chakravarthy can also get a nod over Murugan Ashwin.

Chris Gayle is likely to return in the playing XI after recovering from slight injury. Mujeeb is likely to be axed for him.

There is also a slight chance of resting Mohammad Shami considering slow pitch of Chepauk and also managing his workload ahead of World Cup.

Sam Curran/Chris Gayle and KL Rahul are likely to open the innings. Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, D Miller and Mandeep Singh will follow them.

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

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

Chennai Super Kings:

They will miss the services of Lungi Ngidi who has suffered an injury and is ruled out of season. David Willey is also ruled out due to personal reasons. Scott Kuggeleijn has been announced as a replacement and is available for selection.

Dwayne Bravo is ruled out for two weeks due to a hamstring injury. Scott Kuggeleijn or Mitchell Santner will replace him.

Team management should add Faf Du Plessis to strengthen the batting attack demoting Rayudu at no.4. In such a case, Shardul Thakur is likely to be axed. They can also add another spinner suiting Chepauk pitch.

Faf Du Plessis/A Rayudu and Shane Watson can open the innings. Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni will follow them.

Ravindra Jadeja and Santner/Kuggeleijn will play the role of an allrounder. Deepak Chahar can also contribute with the bat.

Deepak Chahar will lead the pace attack along with Mohit Sharma/Thakur and Kuggeleijn while Ravindra Jadeja and Imran Tahir will be the key spinners. Kedar Jadhav can support them.

Playing XI: (AFTER TOSS)

3 changes for CSK, 2 for KXIP

KXIP:
KL Rahul (wk), C Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), A Tye, Murugan Ashwin, M Shami.

CSK:
Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c/wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.