IPL 2019 Day 32: CSK vs SRH Preview

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Tonight’s IPL encounter witnesses an in form Sunrisers Hyderabad take on a Chennai Super Kings side that has fallen apart in the last few days.

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CSK and SRH will meet once again in just six days as the former looks to take revenge for their loss at Hyderabad. The teams arrive in contrasting moods as CSK have lost 2 in a row while SRH at the same time have recorded successive victories.

It has been the batting that has let CSK down so far this season. Despite having a weak pace attack on paper, bowling has always stood out for the boys in yellow.

Shane Watson is yet to fire this season even while Dhoni continues to keep giving him chances. It has been their lower middle order that has often been needed to bail them out from a mess. If this same scenario continues, Dhoni would have no choice but to try out the likes of Billings at the top.

SRH on the other hand have been over reliant on their openers to do the job. Their captain Williamson will have his task cut out with Bairstow set to leave after this game for World Cup preparations. Also with Warner leaving a few days later, SRH chances of making it to the playoffs look bleak.

Team News:

CSK will look to get back to winning ways having returned to their home after a long trip. The wicket present at Chepauk will mean that Harbhajan Singh will be roped in. Shardul Thakur could lose his place in the eleven.

Sunrisers on the other hand come on the back of 2 magnificent victories and have no reasons to change their combination.

Expected XI:

CSK: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.

SRH: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.

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