IPL 2020, CSK vs SRH Preview: Head To Head Records, Highest Run Scorers, The Return Of Bravo And Rayadu For CSK

Match Preview Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2020 UAE: CSK have lost their last two matches after a bright start to the campaign against defending champions Mumbai and the squad will focus on a brilliant comeback. SRH look confident after Williamson's return and Bairstow's good knocks but the stats are in favour of the Whistle Podu.

IPL 2020: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will look for a comeback when they lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League clash on Friday. The team started with a victory against defending champions Mumbai Indians, but since then it has faced two defeats and is now placed at the bottom of the points table. Also Read|IPL 2020, CSK vs SRH: Dwayne Bravo And Ambati Rayadu To Play Today's Match For Chennai; Know Who Will Be Replaced From Paying XI However, the team would be revived with the return of middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu, who is likely to make a return after missing out on the previous two encounters. Also, 2 times purple cap holder Dwayne Bravo is likely to play today's match. Bravo's performance with bat and ball can turn the tables towards and the heavyweights can have their edge again. The Southern Derby, as is the showdown between Chennai and Hyderabad is branded, has traditionally seen the match going in favour of Chennai. Of the 13 matches that have taken place between the two sides, 10 have been won by the Super Kings while only 3 have seen the Sunrisers triumph. Of these 13 matches, one took place in UAE too where CSK had emerged victorious. When it comes to the franchises' overall record at this specific venue, both CSK and SRH have played three games each, winning two apiece. For SRH, the return of Kane Williamson surely worked well for the franchise as their fragile middle-order now looks solid, with skipper David Warner and Jonny Bairstow leading from the front. The duo of Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar too produced the goods as SRH were back to defending average totals to record their first win. While Sam Curran has been a great asset for CSK so far, it needs to be seen whether Dwayne Bravo plays his first match or not after getting a go in the nets. Imran Tahir also has a case with Piyush Chawla failing to set the stage on fire.

Probable Top Performers for CSK vs SRH

Shane Watson– Chennai Super Kings

Shane Watson hasn’t had the best of IPLs, having scored only 51 runs at an average of 17. But his numbers against SRH make him a force to reckon with in the next match. In 16 matches, the right-hander has 523 runs at an average and strike-rate of 37.36 and 150.29 respectively. He has three fifties and a century with a top score of an unbeaten 117. The Sunrisers can’t afford to let him settle.

David Warner– Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner hasn’t been at his best, but with scores of 36 and 45, he has started to find his rhythm. The left-hander, against CSK, has six fifties from 14 matches, showing that he likes their bowling attack. Overall, he has 445 runs at an average and strike-rate of 31.79 and 139.50 respectively. The SRH batting depends heavily on the southpaw and it goes without saying that he will be a key player.

Milestones to look out for today

• MS Dhoni needs 24 runs to complete 4500 IPL runs.
• Ambati Rayudu needs 45 runs to complete 1000 IPL runs for CSK.
• Manish Pandey requires 69 runs to complete 3000 IPL runs
• David Warner needs 55 and 142 runs respectively to complete 500 IPL runs against CSK and 3500 IPL runs overall.

CSK vs SRH Head to Head

Overall

Played- 13 | CSK won- 10 | SRH won- 3

At neutral venues (outside India)

Played- 1 | CSK won- 1 | SRH won- 0 Average first innings score 179 (5 matches in IPL 2020) Record of chasing teams: Won- 0 | Lost- 6

Broadcast Details

Match timings – 06:00 PM local time, 07:30 PM IST

The prediction is for the team, batting first to win the match.

Chennai Super Kings

Probable XI

Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Probable XI

David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg/Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan