ABOUT THE MATCH

The clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be the 14th match of the 2020 IPL and it will be taken place on 2nd October in Dubai Cricket Stadium. It is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC).

Both, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking to get some momentum early into the league when they meet in this match.

Match Preview:

Chennai Super Kings:

  • After their two crucial players, Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu have been announced fit for the next match, now the CSK squad will be packed with confidence. It is expected that this inclusion will definitely make a difference in the side straight away.
  • Now, CSK will definitely look beyond Murali Vijay. They can tell Sam Curran or Ruturaj Gaikwad to open the innings along with Shane Watson. Another change that can be expected from Chennai Super Kings is Kedar Jadhav can be replaced by N Jagadeesan.
  • CSK has lost two continuous matches and now desperately wants to make this match to their name and revive in the 2020 IPL.

Probable Playing XI:

Shane Watson/Dwayne Bravo, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis,  MS Dhoni (c/wk), Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav/N Jagadeesan, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.

 Sunrisers Hyderabad:

  • Sunrisers Hyderabad team is ready to contest with CSK after a stunning victory over Delhi capitals. With the back of Williamson, they will not interfere much with the combination.
  • The batting line up of SRH is quite strong, so they can compromise a batsman with a bowler.
  • SRH began its campaign with two continuous losses but bounced back in fantastic style to win their last match against Delhi Capitals.

Probable Playing XI:

Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, K Khaleel Ahmed.

Pitch Report:

At this venue, the track is batting friendly. More than 180 scores will be tough to beat for the opposition team.

Weather condition:

In Dubai, the weather is expected to be very hot with temperature is hovering around 39 degrees Celsius.

Probable top performers:

Chennai Super Kings:

Faf du Plessis:

Faf du Plessis has been the only bright performance in the disappointing performance of CSK. With 3 half-centuries in 3 matches, he is ready to fire the ground. Undoubtedly he will be a crucial asset in the next match of CSK.

Ambati Rayudu: 

Ambati Rayudu is now fit and is likely to play in the next game against SRH. In the 1st match of CSK against Mumbai Indians, he has received the title of man of the match but forced to miss the next two matches because of injury. CSK will be hoping to perform in the same way in this match also.

Sam Curran:

With the bat as well as with the ball, Sam Curran has been fantastic for Chennai Super Kings in its campaign. He is another player on whom the team can rely on.

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Jonny Bairstow: 

At the top, Jonny Bairstow is an important asset for Sunrisers Hyderabad. With his tremendous stroke, he can lay a powerful platform for the players to come. In 3 matches, he has already made 2 half-centuries. He is in his form and ready to fight back against CSK in the next match.

David Warner:

Just like Jonny Bairstow, David Warner is a crucial player for CSK. Although he started nicely in the previous two matches, couldn’t convert them into big scores.

Kane Williamson:

With Kane, SRH is looking more balanced and confident now. The New Zealand captain made an immediate effect with a fantastic 41, helping SRH to come to a defending total.

Rashid Khan:

In the last match, Rashid Khan performed in a terrific way and once again he proved his expertise.

Head to head:

  • Overall T20I Matches – 12
  • Chennai Super Kings won – 09
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won – 03
  • No Result – 00
  • Tie– 00

Team form in last 5 matches:

  • Chennai Super Kings – W, L, W, L, L
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad – T, L, L, L, W

Broadcast Details:

  • Tv – Star Sports Network
  • Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar
  • Match Timings – 2nd October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)

Probable winning team:

On paper, CSK has a perfect balance that only a few teams can match in the IPL 2020 tournament. While SRH has a terrific opening duo that has proved itself again in the last match. Considering both the facts, and other factors, Chennai Super Kings is placed at a slightly better place to emerge on top in the upcoming match.