Published: Oct 01, 2020, 09:44 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 01, 2020, 09:44 PM (IST)
CSK were at the top of the points tally after staring the season with a win. After three games, they found themselves at the eighth spot among the eight teams. Reason? Two consecutive defeats. There have been some positive news for the three-time champions though. First up, they had a six-day break to relax and reboot. Second, their two players Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo are fully fit and available for selection. Will the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad kickstart change? Well, time will tell. But it’s not going to be easy as SRH have left behind a series of two defeats to beat Delhi Capitals and gain some much needed confidence ahead of a big clash.
We have a surprise for you. OK, we don’t. The weather will continue to be hot and humid. The temperature will soar to a high of 36 degrees Celsius and drop down to a low of 27 degrees Celsius at night.
Four out of six matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium have been won by team batting first so far. The other two were decided in Super Over. So not one match has been won by team chasing. CSK attempted to change that in their previous match but failed to do so. Unless dew starts having a major say, expect the trend to continue.
Faf du Plessis (captain), Jonny Bairstow (vice-captain), Ambati Rayudu, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran. T Natarajan, Rashid Khan, Deepak Chahar
CSK: Shane Watson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav/Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Josh Hazlewood
SRH: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Ruturaj Gaikwad
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Shahbaz Nadeem, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Virat Singh, Sanjay Yadav, Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul
