The match 23 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday, April 9.
After racing past the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur, the top placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will probably face their toughest challenge to date this season in the form of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday.
CSK will go into the match with a lot of confidence as they defended a modest 160 in their last home fixture against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) after the visitors looked like running away with the game at one point of time.
Robin Uthappa has scored 527 runs in 18 innings at an average of 35.13 which includes three half-centuries against Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 23- CSK vs KKR will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Tuesday, April 9.
- The match will be played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Condition/Report:
The pitch is expected to be on the slower side. There was a lot of dew during the previous night game at the venue and the team winning the toss will definitely opt to chase. Undoubtedly, it is going to be humid in Chennai. 80% humidity and the temperature of around 30 Degrees Celsius definitely call for frequent breaks during the game. No rain is in the forecast.
- Average first-innings score: 135 – Three matches in IPL 2019
- Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 2
Team News:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Dwayne Bravo is injured and won’t play for two weeks.
CSK Team (from): Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Scott Kuggeleijn, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Sam Billings, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Shorey, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N. Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, K.M. Asif
Probable XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c)(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Scott Kuggeleijn.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
KKR might replace Prasidh Krishna with Shrikant Mundhe while the rest of the team is expected to remain the same as they played with the last match.
KKR Team (From): Dinesh Karthik (c), Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Joe Denly, Sunil Narine, Shrikant Mundhe, Harry Gurney, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Carlos Brathwaite, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Nitish Rana, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Yarra Prithviraj
Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C & WK), Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Shrikant Mundhe.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, both MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik are right picks. While MS Dhoni maintains slightly upper hand considering his current form.
Batsmen: For CSK, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina are the in-form batsmen while for KKR, besides Russell, Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa are expected to do the destruction.
All-rounders: After Dwayne Bravo’s injury guided him out of the team for at least two weeks, Kedar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja will be featuring as all-rounders from CSK while KKR will feature Andre Russell and Sunil Narine as their prime all-rounders.
Bowlers: For CSK, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Scott Kuggeleijn are the top picks among bowlers while for KKR Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney should be the key bowlers.
Captain and Vice Captain: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are the top picks for the captain and vice-captain.
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Dream 11 pick #1:
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis (c), Chris Lynn, Andre Russell (vc), Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Scott Kuggeleijn.
- Captain: Faf du Plessis
- Vice Captain: Andre Russell
Dream 11 pick #2:
Chris Lynn, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina (vc), Robin Uthappa (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Scott Kuggeleijn.
- Captain: Robin Uthappa
- Vice Captain: Suresh Raina
