New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, who are currently placed at the bottom of the points table, will aim to make the much-needed comeback with the return of star players Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo. Chennai Super Kings could not get the expected result in the previous matches due to the failure of their batsmen.


CSK's star all-rounder Ambati Rayudu, who was the hero of the victory of Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match of Chennai in the IPL, did not play in the next two matches due to a muscle strain, while Bravo was injured during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and he has not played any match for CSK in the season yet.




"Both Rayudu and Bravo are available for selection," Chennai Super Kings CEO KS Vishwanathan said on Thursday.


The teams of Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have been considered to be the most balanced in the IPL since the beginning, but this time both teams have lost two of the first three matches and the main reason for this is not getting the required balance in their middle order.


In-form Rayudu is now fit and ready to take the field against SRH tonight which means he can be replaced by Murali Vijay, but that cannot be in case of Bravo as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will need to change the entire batting order to take him in the playing 11.


Not only that, but Kedar Jadhav's poor form will surely be a matter of concern for Dhoni, as there is no proper option/alternate player in the team to take his place.


On the other hand, the arrival of Kane Williamson strengthened the Sunrisers' middle order, which enabled them to register their first win after two defeats. Johnny Bairstow and David Warner are also contributing and in such a situation, their team would be willing to continue the winning momentum.


If the Sunrisers want to succeed, they need a good 'big hitter' in the middle order, as the team could be in trouble if Bairstow, Warner and Williamson fail. Although Abdul Samad of Kashmir has raised expectations, Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma need to improve their game.


CSK vs SRH Fantasy XI Suggestion 


Match Venue- Dubai International Cricket Stadium


Captain: Faf du Plessis, Vice-Captain: Jonny Bairstow


Faf du Plessis, Jonny Bairstow, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Deepak Chahar, Rashid Khan


 

CSK vs SRH Probable Playing XI



Chennai Super Kings

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