Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: IPL 2024 All You Need To Know

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: This season, Hyderabad is in aggressive form and has created a record for the highest runs in the IPL. Though they have won only one game out of three played, they have lost by a very small margin. Chennai, on the other hand, is under the captaincy of a young player, and they have faced an upset by Delhi. Both teams are still finding their rhythm, and this match will be very vital for them.

Previously, Chennai had a very good record against Hyderabad; CSK has won 15 out of the 20 games played between them. But despite the head-to-head record, Hyderabad will not let CSK dominate in the match. Can Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen continue their aggressive style, or will Thala grab the last smile?

The 18th T20 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings will take place on April 5th, 2024, at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.

Match Details to Note:

Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th T20 match

Date: April 5th, 2024 (Friday)

Time: 07:30 PM IST

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Match Odds- 2.05)

Preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad batting is too strong this season; their core players like Head, Abhishek, and Klaasen give them stable support, which allows others to take risks. Following this strategy, they have managed to score 276 against MI. Klaasen has struck out more sixes than fours and scored 167 runs in three innings, for a maximum score of 80 this season. He is scoring his runs at a furious 220 rate and has demonstrated how quickly he has settled into the game.

Travis Head (81 runs from 2 games) and Abhishek Sharma (124 runs from 3 innings) are striking at 200+ and averaging over 40 with the bat. Returning to the home ground where they amassed the greatest team total in an inning, SRH will rely on their batsmen to put them in a commanding position from which they can dictate terms to CSK.

However, SRH appears a bit exposed when it comes to bowling. With the exception of Pat Cummins, who has bowled 12 overs for 95 runs and claimed four wickets, no other bowler has shown promise. Despite only taking two wickets in three games, Markande’s bowling performance has been far improved. If they want to halt CSK’s assault, they must bowl much more effectively together.

Full Squad:

Aiden Markram, Travis Head*, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Upendra Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga*, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed*, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins* (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat*, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Singh*, Mayank Markande, J Subramanyan.

Players to watch out for in:

Heinrich Klaasen

Klaasen has struck out more sixes than fours and scored 167 runs in 3 innings with a maximum score of 80 this season. He is scoring his runs at a furious 220 rate and has demonstrated how quickly he has settled into the game.

Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has bowled 12 overs for 95 runs and claimed 4 wickets. For SRH to win the match they need Pat to dominate on the field.

Possible Playing XI:

Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat. Impact Player: Washington Sundar.

Chennai Super Kings (Match Odds- 2.05)

Preview

With two thrilling wins over RCB in the first game and GT in the second, Chennai Super Kings began their IPL campaign at home. They made some smart tactical alterations to the team, such as stacking their bowling group full of pacers and assigning only Ravindra Jadeja to be the lone spinner, in order to adjust to the changing conditions available at the Chepauk stadium. When it comes to Dhoni, his calculations on and off the game are unmatched.

Their heartbreaking defeat to DC in Vizag served as a wake-up call for them. And they’ll be trying to improve on their performance against a team they’ve dominated the entire IPL. In their match against DC, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra will be looking to bounce back from a poor start and find their rhythm. In that match against the Capitals, Shivam Dube (bat), Deepak Chahar, and Mustafizur Rahman (ball) were unable to make as much of an effect as they had in the previous games.

We all saw a glimpse of Thala’s batting in the last match, and he is still one of the best batsmen in the death overs. We fans want more to see from Thala in Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings.

Full Squad:

MS Dhoni (WK), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Sameer Rizvi, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana

Players to watch out for in:

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane played tremendously in the last game and scored 45 out of 30 balls. He is very underrated in the T20 format, but he can turn the match to his side at any point of the game.

MS Dhoni

Possible Playing XI:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi , MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman. Impact Player: Shivam Dube.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Toss Prediction:

Both sides, but especially SRH, will be vying to win the toss and get to bat first. Head, Abhishek, and Klaasen’s destruction against MI when they batted first will make SRH want to bat first and take advantage of the favourable circumstances.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Pitch Report:

Batsmen are given more freedom to play because of the circumstances and pitch here. And for good reason—it has been one of the IPL’s highest-scoring venues. The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings match is expected to go place without any interruptions from rain, according to the clear weather prediction.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Match Report:

With their explosive batting, SRH may destroy any team, but we’re backing CSK to win this game mostly because of their squad’s balance both with the bat and the ball.

We predict Chennai Super Kings to win the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings match at the odds of 1.77