CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in action against KKR in Abu Dhabi. – IPL / SPORTZPICS
In the IPL duel on Thursday in Sharjah, teams will compete that are at the very end of the point table. Leader of the table Chennai Super Kings meet the bottom lights Sunrisers Hyderabad.
CSK has the shape on its side. And would like to maintain its triumphant advance into the play-off phase. Sunrisers, who finally managed to break the chain of defeats by defeating the Rajasthan Royals, will want to piece the missing pieces together even if it’s pretty late in the day.
The opening couple from CSK, the light-footed Ruturaj Gaikwad and the innovative Faf du Plessis, made for brilliant starts and built solid platforms. Moeen Ali is a free-stroking batter in third place and both Ambati Rayudu and southpaw Suresh Raina can sizzle in the middle. Then you have the left-turning all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who not only contains and hits, but can also swing games with the willow.
CSK is looking for runs from skipper M.S. Dhoni who seems out of touch as he practically doesn’t play cricket outside of IPL.
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And the all-rounder Sam Curran, who sews the left arm, loses runs. The sooner the wily Dwayne Bravo, having recovered from trouble, returns, the better it will be for CSK.
At Sunrisers the aggressive opener Jason Roy, who replaced the out-of-form David Warner, impressed against RR. And Paceman Siddharth Kaul bowled over death against Rajasthan.
The competition will be a match-up between two shrewd captains, Dhoni and Kane Williamson. And the gifted leg spinner Rashid Khan from Sunrisers could play an influential role.
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