Not many would have expected Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to be the two teams languishing at the bottom of the table, a quarter of the way to the league phase of the 2020 IPL.
Yet here we are. While CSK seemed to get off to a good start after a great win over the defending champions, the Mumbai Indians, things have not gone quite well since then. Losses in back-to-back games have questioned the intent of both the team and captain MS Dhoni.
While the lack of competition from the three-time champions may be reduced to rust, more games like these could leave the Chennai franchise out of the playoff race sooner rather than later.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, faced defeat in its first two games. The first of those failures came from what must be regarded as a winning position against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Needing 43 to win 30 balls with eight wickets in hand, SRH somehow crashed into a 10-run loss late in the game.
A weak, almost lifeless performance against the Kolkata Knight Riders later, and many questions were asked about the absence of World Cup finalist and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.
The right-hander’s return to the fold at SRH also saw the team return to the winning track against the high-flying Delhi Capitals. The victory was not enough to lift them to the top half of the table, but a win against MS Dhoni’s men tonight would.
With a ticket to the top four up for grabs, we could be in for an exciting CSK v SRH match when the two teams meet later in the day.
IPL 2020: CSK v SRH match prediction
Posted Oct 02, 2020 12:24 PM IST
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