
Team News
Chennai Super Kings
Injury/Availability concerns: No reported injuries in the squad.
Tactics & matchups: Matheesha Pathirana has a favourable match-up against Henrich Klaasen in T20s, having dismissed him thrice in 22 balls and conceding only 26 runs.
Probable XII: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra/Vansh Bedi, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar/Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, R Ashwin
Takeaways from practice: Bowling consultant Eric Simons had a long chat with an out-of-form Rachin Ravindra on the sidelines of the net session, and it remains to be seen if CSK still stick with him. Wicketkeeper-batter Vansh Bedi got a long hit in the nets and even impressed in one of the intra-squad practice matches, and he could get a look in. The fourth overseas slot can then go to Sam Curran.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Injury/Availability concerns: No reported injuries in the squad.
Tactics & matchups: SRH spinners have bagged just eight wickets at 50.75 and are conceding at 9.80 per over, the worst among all teams. But the likes of Zeeshan Ansari and Rahul Chahar might have it easier against CSK, who have been the worst performing side against spin this season, losing 25 wickets at 18.84 and scoring at just 6.61 per over.
Probable XII: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Rahul Chahar
SRH didn't have a practice session on match eve, given back to back games, but with Mohammed Shami struggling for rhythm, Jaydev Unadkat could keep his place.
Edited by Savera84 - 8 months ago
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