IPL 2024: CSK seek return to winning ways against SRH
Chennai Super Kings will host Sunrisers Hyderabad in match number 46 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). Though SRH have five wins in eight games, they faltered while chasing 207 against RCB in their last assignment. CSK, meanwhile, would be gutted after failing to defend 210 against LSG earlier this week. Here we look at the match preview.
Key details about the match
Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium will host this duel on April 28 (7:30pm IST). Spinners will enjoy bowling here and the pacers will look to provide variations to gain maximum impetus. Meanwhile, the average run rate of teams batting first in Chennai since IPL 2023 reads 8.67. One can watch the match live on the Star Sports Network and stream the same on JioCinema.
A look at head-to-head record
CSK have dominated the Orange Army in the past, defeating them 14 times in 20 IPL meetings. The remaining six matches went in SRH's favor. SRH have lost all their four games against CSK in Chennai. Meanwhile, Pat Cummins's team downed the defending champions by six wickets in Hyderabad earlier this season. They chased down 166 in just 18.1 overs.
Can CSK return to winning ways?
CSK, who own four wins and as many defeats, were let down by their bowlers in their last two outings. Their inability to contain runs in the powerplay overs has hurt them. Meanwhile, SRH's ruthless batting line-up has registered three of the four highest team totals in IPL history this season. Cummins has also operated exceptionally well with his bowlers.
Here are the probable XIs
SRH (Probable XI): Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan. CSK (Probable XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana. Impact subs: Travis Head and Shardul Thakur.
Here are the key performers
Matheesha Pathirana's tally of 26 IPL wickets in the last five overs is the second-most for any bowler since 2023. With 349 runs, Ruturaj Gaikwad is the third leading run-getter in IPL 2024. SRH openers Abhishek Sharma (218.18) and Travis Head (212.42) own the top-two highest strike rates among batters with 100-plus runs this year. Natarajan has 12 scalps in six games this season.
