Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings
In a match that can be called a dead rubber, Sunrisers Hyderabad, a team that was almost knocked out of the tournament will meet Chennai Super Kings, which is almost through to the PlayOffs. The result of the match won’t have much effect on the points table as if Hyderabad wins, they will remain at the bottom of the points table and if Chennai wins, then they will remain at the top of the points table after Delhi failed to win against Kolkata yesterday.
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Head to Head Record
Always a one-sided competition, Chennai Super Kings have always dominated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous matches. Their head to head record is as follows :
- Matches Played: 15 matches
- CSK Won: 11 matches
- SRH Won: 4 matches
- Tie: 0 matches
Even this time, it looks like Chennai will dominate Hyderabad and will look to continue their dominance over their opponent.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Record
Sharjah is a small ground and it looks like a batting paradise. However, this time the pitches have been slow and thus batsmen are finding it difficult to get big scores here.
- Matches Played: 21
- Matches won by Batting first team: 8
- Matches won by Chasing team: 13
- No Result: 0
Sunrisers Hyderabad
After defeating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, the confidence of Sunrisers Hyderabad will be high. However, they are almost out of the tournament and thus will be looking to play as a party spoiler for the other teams. They have just won 2 matches out of 10 and hence are placed at the last position in the points table.
Predicted Playing XI
Jason Roy, Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma
Bench Strength
Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Virat Singh, David Warner, Mohammad Nabi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Umran Malik
Players to watch out
After a match-winning knock against Rajasthan Royals, Jason Roy and Kane Williamson will be high on confidence. Along with them, young sensation, Abhishek Sharma also played a cool and calm inning for the team. Besides them, Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar can produce good results for their team.
Chennai Super Kings
After beating Kolkata Knight Riders in a thriller, Chennai Super Kings are currently placed at the top of the points table. They have 8 wins in 10 games and just need one win more to make it to the playoffs. However, in their game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, they will be looking to dominate them.
Predicted Playing XI
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu
MS Dhoni (C/Wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
Bench Strength
Sam Curran, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mitchell Santner, Narayan Jagadeesan, Harishankar Reddy, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, KM Asif, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, C Hari Nishanth, Cheteshwar Pujara, Robin Uthappa, Bhagath Varma, Lungi Ngidi
Players to Watch Out
A team full of match winners, Chennai has been doing well. However, their openers, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis have been performing exceptionally well. Along with them, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja have also done well. In bowling, Deepak Chahar has been doing well.
Final Prediction
For Chennai Super Kings, this match will be an opportunity to get their qualification done for the PlayOffs. However, for Hyderabad, this match will be to get momentum for next year’s IPL. So we predict that Chennai Super Kings will easily beat struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad easily and will qualify for the playoffs. They will become the first team to do it this season.