MATCH DETAILS:
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Match 53 has Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Sunday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The match would be telecasted live from 3:30pm onwards.
PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY:
Chennai Super Kings have found their mojo of late with two spectacular wins over RCB and KKR despite being out of contention for a playoff spot. CSK has a new-found balance to focus on with a revamped strategy that revolves around young talents like Sam Curran and Ruturaj Gaikwad, but it has come too late for them to save their season.
At the moment, with MS Dhoni and co looking for a third consecutive win to close a disappointing IPL 2020 season, the team looks well-equipped.
However, the opponents of CSK, Kings XI Punjab, who occupied the bottom position in the points table in IPL 2020 for a long time, are still in contention for a playoff spot. KXIP was given a sucker punch by RR, however, who chased down a massive target of more than 180 runs with 15 balls to spare.
While KL Rahul and Chris Gayle’s KXIP top order duo have fired in recent matches, the team will sweat over Mayank Agarwal ‘s fitness, who in IPL 2020 was completely brilliant for them. Adding Chris Jordan and Mohammed Shami to the equation just sweetens KXIP ‘s offer, who in this IPL game will fancy their chances of a win against CSK.
Earlier in this year’s IPL, the reverse fixture between the two sides saw CSK trump KXIP by ten wickets, with Shane Watson starring with the bat. A new-look CSK side could, however, be in for a tough test against KL Rahul and co, for whom this is a game that must be won. We should be in for a riveting contest to kickstart the final double-header weekend of IPL 2020 with two crucial points up for grabs.
WEATHER CONDITION:
Tomorrow weather is forecasted to be sunny. The visibility would be about 10 km, i.e. 6 miles, and 1015 mb of atmospheric pressure. The temperature during the day is going to hit 32 ° c and at night the temperature will drop to 23 ° c. With no precipitation and cloud covering 0 percent of the atmosphere, it will be dry, the moisture will be around 51 percent.
PITCH REPORT:
The pitch in Abu Dhabi has been an absolute belter for batting and the bowlers have had to strain in order to find success. From the last few games, not many wickets have gone down and teams, batting second have tasted quite a bit of success.
With the temperature around the 31 degrees Celsius mark, the temperatures will be mild and sunny. Mostly, the humidity will be in the 30s.
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:
There is no update still on MI skipper Rohit Sharma’s availability. He is likely to miss this game too.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF CHENNAI SUPER KINGS:
Shane Watson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF KING’S XI PUNJAB:
KL Rahul (C & WK), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
DREAM XI TEAM FOR CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs KING’S XI PUNJAB:
1. Wicket Keeper– KL Rahul and MS Dhoni.
2. Batsmen– Chris Gayle, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu.
3. All rounders– Glenn Maxwell, Sam Curran and Ravindra Jadeja.
4. Bowlers– Lungi Ngidi, Mohammed Shami and Ravi Bishnoi.
*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*
