---After toss Update for Final Team Section---
usually added in last 20 mins of the deadline
---After toss Update for Final Team Section---
usually added in last 20 mins of the deadline
Pitch Report: Groundsman's got a lot of time to prepare the surface. Should be a good batting surface. There will be dew expected after 8pm. Captains need to decide what's the preference - bat or bowl.
Toss: SRH won the TOSS & elected to BAT first.
IN: M Pandey, S Sharma, M Ali, L NgidiOUT: V Singh, A Sharma, DJ Bravo, I Tahir
CSK (Playing XI) : Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
SRH (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Jagadeesha Suchith, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul.
Small League Final Team 1:
Match Finished
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Team Blueprint -
Wicket Keeper -
MS Dhoni ( 3/4 down, RHB + wk, no intro needed, one of the best finisher ever, very experienced and has a excellent Average of 58 against SRH)
Jonny Bairstow (Open, RHB, 345 runs in 11 innings last year with a SR of 127, 219 runs in 3 innings in ODI series, red hot form, 63*, 38 in last 2 games, Must have)
W Saha ( Open, RHB + wk, 214 runs in just 4 innings last season, good option at 8.5, less chances of playing)
Batsman -
David Warner ( Open, LHB, no intro needed, 5300+ IPL runs most by a foreign player in IPL, 482 runs at an average of 38 against CSK, Must have)
Suresh Raina ( 1/2 down, LHB, top 3 highest run getter in IPL history, 24(18b) last game, Must have)
Faf Du Plessis ( Open, RHB, excellent season last year with 449 runs 13 games, red hot form, 95*, 50 last 2 games, Must have)
Manish Pandey ( 1/2 down, RHB, 425 runs last season with a SR of 127, 61*, 38 1st 2 game, was dropped in last game)
Kane Williamson ( 1 down, RHB, on intro needed, loads of experience, 66* last game, Must have )
Ambati Rayudu ( 3 down, RHB, was 2nd highest scorer of team last season with 359 runs, experienced player, 496 runs in just 15 games against SRH, Must try)
Robin Uthappa ( Open, RHB, very experienced, red hot form with 377 runs in Vijay Hazare recently, 90+ runs in practice game, can be a good pick if opens)
Ruturaj Gaikwad ( Open, RHB, very talented youngster, 4 games 214 runs last season with 2 50s, 65, 33 last 2 games )
All Rounder -
Ravi Jadeja ( Slow left arm + LHB, playing after a long break, had a decent IPL last year, Excellent form, 3 Wickets + 64 runs last game against RCB, Must have)
Moeen Ali ( Off spin + LHB, 1 down, SR of 140 in t20s 36, 46/1w, 26/3w, 25 in last 4 games, did not played last game, must if plays )
Jason Holder ( Right Arm Fast, always been very economical, 14 Wickets in 7 games last season, 3 Wickets last game played, Must have if plays but very unlikely)
M Nabi ( Middle order, RHB + Off spin, 275 t20 Wickets + a Bat SR of 143, one of the best t20 Allrounders, 2 Wickets in 1st game, was dropped after a good performance in 1st game)
Vijay Shankar ( 3 down, RHB + Right Arm medium, 1378 t20 runs, will bowl 1-2 overs, not very effective in sL )
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm, brilliant bowling last 2nd game with 2 Wickets with an economy just under 6, very good at 8cr )
K Gowtham ( Off spin + RHB, good hitter of the ball, SR of 164 in T20s with 568 runs and 41 Wickets, can be crusial pick if plays)
M Santner ( slow left arm, among top 10 t20 bowlers, less chances of playing)
Bowler -
Lungi Ngidi ( Right Arm Fast, can bowl upto 145ks, 3 Wickets last 2nd game , did not played last game)
Rashid Khan (Leggie, no intro needed, No.1 t20 bowler in world cricket, 20 Wickets last season, 81 Wickets in IPL overall, 1 Wickets last game)
DJ Bravo ( Right Arm medium, one of the best death bowlers, 19 Wickets against SRH which is most by him, can be dropped this game )
Imran Tahir ( Leg spin, veteran very experienced with 384 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets last game)
Shardul Thakur ( Right Arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, 8 Wickets in recently concluded t20 series against Eng, 1w + very economical bowling last game )
Deepak Chahar ( Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing, 8 Wickets in 5 games, 2 4 Wicket hauls , Must have)
B Kumar ( Right Arm medium fast, death overs specialist, 6 Wickets in ODI + 4 Wickets in T20 Series against England, 1w last game played, Must have if plays)
T Natarajan ( Left arm fast medium, recognized as a death bowler, bowls some deadly Yorkers, 16 Wickets last season, ruled out of IPL)
Sandeep Sharma ( Right Arm medium, known for his swing early on the Innings, 14 Wickets last season with an economy under 8, did not played last few games)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm medium fast, will bowl in powerplay along with Bhuvi, 3 Wickets last 2nd game)
C/VC Options-
CSK -
Faf Du Plessis
Suresh Raina
Ravindra Jadeja
SRH -
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
Rashid Khan
Head to Head -Last 3 years:
Matches Played: 08CSK WON: 06SRH WON: 02 No Result: 00
Top Run Scorer in Last 5 Matches:
CSK: Faf du Plessis
214 Runs with 71.33 Average
SRH: Jonny Bairstow
211 Run with 52.75 Average
214 Runs with 71.33 Average
SRH: Jonny Bairstow
211 Run with 52.75 Average
Top Wicket Taker in Last 5 Matches:
CSK: Deepak Chahar
08 Wkts, Average 16.88
SRH: Rashid Khan
06 Wkts, Average 19.5
08 Wkts, Average 16.88
SRH: Rashid Khan
06 Wkts, Average 19.5