CSK vs SRH Match Preview, Player Stats and Playing XI Updated......

SRH vs CSK

Match Preview

1. W Hasranga is not available so he is not playing today.

2. Mustafizur Rahman is go back to home due to US Visa process most probably he will miss this Match

3. M Agarwal and T Head Open for SRH While R Gayakwad and R Ravindra Open for CSK

Pitch Reports

A fresh pitch will be used for Friday's fixture. It's a black-soil pitch that Daniel Vettori, the Sunrisers head coach, believes will behave far differently to the red-soil pitch on which Sunrisers and Mumbai Indians played out a record run-fest. Michael Hussey, CSK's batting coach, believes it looks "slightly dry" but expects it to be full of runs nonetheless.
The venue produced a 277-v-246 game just eight days ago, and CSK and SRH have hit half the 200-plus totals so far (CSK 1, SRH 2). But a black soil pitch means hitting through the line will not be as easy.

Probable Playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat

[Impact Sub: Washington Sundar/Umran Malik]

Chennai Super Kings

Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana

[Impact Sub: M Pathirana / S Dube]
Important Players and Stats

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Abhishek Sharma has looked in superb form so far. He has scored 124 runs striking at 200 in three innings. While playing against CSK, he has scored 199 in six games with SR of 141.

Heinrich Klaasen has been in beast mode since last year and this IPL is no different for him. He has scored 167 at a strike rate of 219.73 thus far. He also has good numbers at the venue (254 runs in five innings).

Mayank Markande could play a decent role in the middle overs phase. At Hyderabad he has taken 10 wickets in seven innings. It is one of his favourite grounds to bowl at.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has gone wicketless in all three games. Is this the day he picks up wickets? For SRH, he has taken just nine wickets in 15 innings against CSK at an average of 41.56.

T Natarajan plays he would be one of the threats for the CSK batting lineup. Against CSK he has taken eight wickets in four innings. He did also look good in their first game this season with figures of 3-32.

Gaikwad has been dismissed by left-arm seam in all three matches so far in IPL 2024. Natarajan has a good head-to-head record against the opener, with overall figures of 2/27 in 17 balls.

Chennai Super Kings:

Ruturaj Gaikwad hasn’t performed up to his reputations thus far. While playing in opposition of Sunrisers, 270 runs in five innings with SR 148 satisfies the fact that he likes to play against them.

Rachin Ravindra gave two fantastic starts [37(15) & 46(20)] to the CSK innings in the powerplay. The talisman would again like to break the bowlers’ rhythm and set the tone on a potential batting friendly wicket.

Daryl Mitchell is all set to entertain the fans with his ‘down the ground’ big hits against Daniel Vettori side. He also adds value with his medium-pace bowling if opposition gets going against the spinners.

MS Dhoni has scored 551 runs striking at 155.2 against SRH . If he gets to bat in a very deep CSK batting line-up, he would surely re-beguile the viewers and CSK fandom.

Deepak Chahar has economy of 6.84 and has nine wickets in 10 games against SRH. He would aim to get through the top order in the powerplay itself. He has taken seven wickets in three innings at Hyderabad.

Matheesha Pathirana led the CSK bowling attack with nine wickets in their last game against DC. He could prove to be a threat for Sunrisers with his yorkers.

Other Stats and Facts

Head to head : Matches 20, CSK 15, SRH 5.

In the last three years, CSK have defeated SRH five times in six meetings.

At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium : CSK 2, SRH 2.

Ajinkya Rahane vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar in T20s: 90 runs off 103 balls (6 dismissals).

Ruturaj vs (Bhuvneshwar+Umran+Markande+Sundar) : 127 runs, 93 balls, 0 dismissals.

Mayank Agarwal vs Jadeja: 20 runs, 12 balls, 2 dismissals.

Klaasen's strike rate of 200.00 against spin is the highest among those who have made 200 or more runs against spin since the start of IPL 2023.

Ajinkya Rahane has been dismissed six times in 16 T20 innings by Bhuvneshwar Kumar while scoring 90 off 103 balls.

Bhuvneshwar vs Dhoni has gone the batter's way, though: 94 runs of 57 balls without being dismissed.

Since the start of IPL 2023, Klaasen has ransacked left-arm orthodox spinners for 104 runs off 49 balls without being dismissed. Will this change CSK's use of Jadeja in any way?

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