The table-toppers and the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings’s next assignment comes in the form of the Sunrisers Hyderabad who were the runners-up last year and are not in a good state so far in this edition of the competition.
Dented with the injury of skipper Kane Williamson, Sunrises Hyderabad found it really tough to get going as their skipper sat out for numerous games for his side owing to a shoulder injury. From the 7 matches Sunrisers have played this year, Williamson captained them in two of those games where he registered one loss and one win, whereas the team overall has won 3 out of 7 and are placed at the sixth position on the points table.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings are on a merry run as they are holding the pole position on the points table with 14 points to their name. They are currently on a 4-match winning streak and would be eyeing to make it 5 on the bounce with a win over the already under pressured Sunrisers.
Chennai Super Kings have won all the four contests played between the two sides last year. The two teams met twice in the league stages and then, were against each other in the playoffs and finals as well. Talking about the overall battles between the two teams, Chennai Super Kings pip SRH by a hefty ration of 9:2 from 11 encounters.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.
SRH vs CSK, Indian Premier League
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
17th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
The surface slowed down in the second innings of the last game played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capital. It was a two-paced surface which made it tough for the batsmen to get going. Generally, the surface offers bounce and good carry through to the wicket-keeper and the same can be expected here.
Total Matches: 60
Average first innings score: 157
Average second innings score: 146
Highest total recorded: 231/2 (20 Ov) by SRH vs RCB
Lowest total recorded: 80/10 (19.1 Ov) by DC vs SRH
Highest score chased: 217/7 (19.5 Ov) by RR vs DCG
Lowest score defended: 129/8 (20 Ov) by MI vs RPS
SRH: W, W, L, L, L
CSK: L, W, W, W, W
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), N Jagadeesan, Mohit Sharma, Shane Watson, Monu Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo, Kedar Jadhav, Faf du Plessis, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Shorey, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Harbhajan Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Martin Guptill, Jonny Bairstow, Sandeep Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Ricky Bhui, Wriddhiman Saha, Basil Thampi, David Warner, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, Shreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui/Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, David Warner, Abhishek Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
#1: A team favoring CSK’s star performers
Going into this game, CSK definitely have the upper hand. They are undefeated against SRH from the last 4 games and talking about the overall win-loss ratio, CSK have won 9, whereas SRH have won only 2 from the 11 games played between the two. Therefore, here is a team which will focus mainly on the star players from CSK.
Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, David Warner
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Rashid Khan, K Khaleel Ahmed
Captain/Vice-captain here: Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis.
#2: Bowling prowess of both teams
This year, SRH’s batting has revolved around their openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, whereas for CSK, the only ray of hope in the batting unit has been skipper MS Dhoni. However, the bowling units of both teams have been exceptional and we are creating a team here which will focus on the star performers in the bowling department among the two sides.
Wicket-keeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Kane Williamson
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Rashid Khan
Captain/Vice-captain here: Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Sandeep Sharma, Rashid Khan
#3: Probable changes in the SRH line-up
Wicket-keeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Rashid Khan
Captain/Vice-captain here: Manish Pandey, David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, R Jadeja
#4: Least selected from fantasy 11
Wicket-keeper: MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Shane Watson, Kane Williamson, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar
All-rounders: Mitchell Santner, Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Shardul Thakur, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed
Captain/Vice-captain here: Shane Watson, Kane Williamson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings:
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