| This is Santadeep dey giving you LIVE commentary of IPL 2020: CSK vs SRH at Dubai International Stadium. |
PLAYING XI
Super Kings of Chennai: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (w / c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar
Hyderabad sunrises: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
WHAT THEY SAY
MS Dhoni, CSK captain: Hopefully the wicket won’t slow down much. We have time at a very important juncture and it will also help us reflect what we need to change in hitting and bowling. The momentum when hitting is one of the key aspects. The duration has been crucial and the experience really plays out. We have a number of changes, in fact. Vijay, Ruturaj and Hazlewood give way to Rayudu, Shardul and Bravo.
David Warner, SRH Captain: We are going to have a bat. It looks like a good wicket and we want to put races on the board. We are a good team defending. Hopefully we can defend it. There are no changes for us.
– PITCH UPDATE: SRH wins the pitch and chooses to hit.
– PITCH REPORT by Kevin Pietersen and Michael Slater: We are in the middle way. So in terms of dimension, it is the same in both square limits. There is less grass and it is a little firm underneath. The layer of grass has begun to dissipate. 40% of the windows have reached spinners. Maybe it’s a little slower. The captain who wins the toss must seek to bat first.
– The drawing will take place at 7 PM IST. Although most teams have preferred to chase so far, all six matches in Dubai have been won by teams hitting first (two of them in Super Over). So it will be interesting to see if MS Dhoni or David Warner take that into consideration.
– Time for the polls, ladies and gentlemen!
– Team buses have arrived at the Dubai International Stadium!
CSK captain MS Dhoni arrives at the Dubai International Stadium. – BCCI / IPL
The Sunrisers Hyderabad players hit the ground. – BCCI / IPL
CSK vs SRH live commentary begins at 7:30 PM IST.
MATCH PREVIEW BY S. DIPAK RAGAV
Chennai Super Kings come into their fourth match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an unknown position. He’s at the bottom of the points table after losing two of his first three games.
Accumulation
The 2016 champion comes into the contest with momentum on his side after beating Delhi Capitals comprehensively earlier this week.
The wicket in Dubai on Wednesday showed first signs of turning, especially as the Kolkata Knight Riders spinners were bowling in the second inning. This should be encouraging for Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been mediocre so far.
After his victory in the last game, SRH seems to have identified his combination with three foreign recruits that reinforce the batting department. Kane Williamson’s 41 of 26 balls against Delhi proved to be the turning point.
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The CSK leadership could consider Imran Tahir to strengthen the effects department, which would mean it would have to sacrifice a foreigner in Josh Hazelwood.
Key men
For CSK, the good news is that both Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo are fit and available for selection. Rayudu was the star of the Super Kings in their first game against the Mumbai Indians.
If David Warner or Jonny Bairstow can go after the CSK bowlers at the top of the order and post a grand total, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men could be under the bomb.
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FACE-TO-FACE REGISTRATION
The two teams have met 12 times in the IPL so far, and CSK has a 9-3 H2H win / loss record over SRH.
Last season, the teams had earned a victory of six wickets each when they met and both had made the playoffs.
In 2018, CSK had beaten SRH four times, including Qualifier 1 and the Final, in which the former prevailed by eight wickets with nine balls to spare on the back of Shane Watson’s 117 undefeated.
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Overall, Chennai has three IPL titles, while SRH won the trophy once. Both sides have a winning percentage of over 53% and the Mumbai Indians are the only other IPL team with such a record.
Watson (523 runs averaging 37.35), Ambati Rayudu (447 at 49.66) and MS Dhoni (395 at 56.42) have enjoyed playing against the Sunrisers, while Dwayne Bravo has chosen 17 wickets in 12 games against the Orange Army.
On the other hand, David Warner (445 runs out of fifty) and Kane Williamson (235 runs at an average of 47) have been successful against the Super Kings.
TOP FIVE POINTS PLAYERS WITH THE MOST POINTS IN FANTASY SQUADS
1. Sam Curran (CSK) – 69.5 points
2. Faf du Plessis (CSK) – 62 points
3. Rashid Khan (SRH) – 44 points
4. Piyush Chawla (CSK) – 37 points
5. Deepak Chahar (CSK) – 34.5 points
CALCULATING NUMBERS
- Best Racing Racer: Mayank Agarwal (246)
- Greater wicket bearer: Mohammad Shami (8)
- Highest individual score: KL Rahul (132 *)
- Best Bowling Figures: Rashid Khan (3/14)
- Better economy: Washington Sundar (4.57)
- Most of four: Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul (24)
- Most sixes: Sanju Samson (16)
- Faster ball: Jofra Archer (152.13 km / h)
- Fifty faster: Sanju Samson (19 balls)
- Fastest century: Mayank Agarwal (45 balls)
PREDICTED XI
CSK Probable XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c / wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
SRH Probable XI: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha (week), Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed
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Squads Chennai Super Kings: Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, R. Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif Hyderabad Sunrises: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Vijay Shankar, Sanjay Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Gosakadeami, Batakadeami Basil Thampi, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma. |
IPL Points Table 2020
| TEAMS | P | W | L | points | NRR |
| SUBWAYumbai indians | 4 | two | two | 4 | +1,094 |
| Capitals of Delhi | 3 | two | one | 4 | +0.483 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | two | one | 4 | +0.117 |
| Royals of Rajasthan | 3 | two | one | 4 | -0.219 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | two | one | 4 | -1,450 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 4 | one | 3 | two | +0.521 |
| Hyderabad sunrises | 3 | one | two | two | -0.228 |
| Super Kings of Chennai | 3 | one | two | two | -0.840 |
WHERE TO SEE IPL 2020 – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS VS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD LIVE?
The Indian Premier League game Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. The live broadcast will also be available on Hotstar application or website exclusively for VIP and Premium users.
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