CSK vs KKR Toss Update: Kolkata Knight Riders Win Toss, Opt To Bat First Against Chennai Super Kings At Abu Dhabi
Kolkata Knight Riders were considered to be one of the strongest teams of the tournament before the IPL 2020 started in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) but the team with Dinesh Karthik as its captain has had a dismal tournament so far.
Kolkata Knight Riders are all set for the big challenge tonight as they lock horns with Chennai Super Kings at Abu Dhabi. CSK regained their lost rhythm by registering a big win by 10 wickets in the previous match.
The CSK vs KKR match is going to be very exciting because the fans will see some of the best players in the world play in tonight's game. The match will also be a really big challenge for captain Dinesh Karthik, who has yet to play both captaincy and batting fronts this season.
KKR bought England World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan but retained Karthik as the captain. Karthik has been able to score 37 runs in four matches so far and some of his decisions have also proved to be wrong due to which he has been highly criticized by the cricket pundits.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings is returning to rhythm after three consecutive defeats. Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK will now be desperate to make it to the top four in the points table.
CSK continues to rely on Shane Watson, who scored an unbeaten 83 off 53 balls in the last match. Chennai won by ten wickets with a record 181-run partnership between Watson and Faf du Plessis against Kings XI Punjab.
CSK vs KKR Toss Update: Kolkata Knight Riders Win Toss, Opt To Bat First Against Chennai Super Kings At Abu Dhabi
Teams
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy