It will be a battle of leadership styles of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin when Chennai Super Kings clash with Kings XI Punjab in an IPL match at Chennai on Saturday. The two teams have three wins each and both will try to outdo each other to take the upper hand.


The two previous matches at MA Chidambaram stadium have produced contrasting performances. While Royal Challengers Bangalore were shot out for 70, Rajasthan Royals made CSK sweat before going down by eight runs on a better surface for the batters.

Chennai Super Kings' batting coach Mike Hussey on Friday confirmed all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out for two weeks owing to a grade 1 hamstring strain, adding that Dhoni and head coach Fleming will be looking at New Zealand's new signing Scott Kuggeleijn, assessing his death bowling skills.

Dhoni's ability to stay calm and keep his cool even in the trickiest of situations versus Ashwin's aggressive approach and out-of-the-box decisions would certainly make for an interesting contest.

Where will the CSK vs KXIP match be played?

The CSK vs KXIP match will be played at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

What time does the CSK vs KXIP match begin?

The CSK vs KXIP will begin at 4:00 PM IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast the CSK vs KXIP match?

The CSK vs KXIP match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.

Where to watch live streaming of the CSK vs KXIP match?

The live streaming of the CSK vs KXIP match will be available on Hotstar. You can also catch the live updates on https://www.wahcricket.com/en.

Teams (from):

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain & WK), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, K M Asif, Deepak Chahar, N Jagadeesan (wk), Scott Kuggeleign.

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (capt), Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Agrawal, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, David Miller, Sam Curran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mandeep Singh, Simran Singh.