Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Predictions

Chennai Team News

Chennai Super Kings are at the top of the table with 8 points from five matches.

They are heading in this game after a scintillating win over Royal Challengers Bangalore that saw Ravindra Jadeja singlehandedly bat and bowl his way to the win.

After losing their opening game of the season, CSK have picked themselves up beautifully and continue to march imperiously toward yet another playoffs.

What they have going on for them is an exceptionally strong bowling line-up, led by the likes of Deepak Chahar, Moeen Ali, and Ravindra Jadeja. Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, and Jason Behrendorff are also available to be picked up by MS Dhoni.

In the batting department, Faf du Plessis continues to shine having scored yet another half-century. Moreover, he is starting to receive assistance from Ruturaj Gaikwad while opening, thus easing pressure off the Protean.

And then you have Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, and Jadeja who can bat their way through to big totals.

All in all, Chennai are looking incredibly good at the moment. For this match, we may not see a lot of changes to the playing XI but given that Delhi’s pitch favours spinners, we may see Tahir and Ali star together.

Likely XI: Gaikwad, du Plessis, Tahir, Raina, Rayudu, Jadeja, Dhoni, Ngidi, Ali, Thakur, Chahar

Hyderabad Team News

Sunrisers Hyderabad are facing big problems of their own with just one win in five matches.

They haven’t been as consistent as one would expect them to be and have been let down largely by the poor form of their batsmen in the middle order.

Jonny Bairstow is the only player who has played with some kind of consistency and is the highest run-getting for SRH this year. David Warner and Manish Pandey haven’t looked at their very best either, thus exposing some serious flaws in their ability to bat.

They are heading in this game after losing to Delhi Capitals in a Super Over. In fact, had it not been for Kane Williamson’s 66 off 51, Hyderabad would have very well lost that match.

Bowling wise, there may not be a lot to complain about; after all, they have managed to restrict sides like RCB, Mumbai Indians, and Punjab Kings to very low totals.

For this upcoming match, Hyderabad will want to go with their best batting combination. In the bowling department, Mujeeb Ur Rahman may get the nod in a bid to bolster their squad further for the Delhi pitch.

Likely XI: Bairstow, Warner, Williamson, Pandey,  Jadhav,  Shankar, Sharma, Khan, Kumar, Kaul, Ahmed

Most Sixes in Match: CSK

Recommended Bet: Back CSK to hit most sixes in the match @ 2.00 with Betway

In their last three matches, Chennai Super Kings have hit over 10 sixes each. With the likes of du Plessis, Raina, Rayudu, Gaikwad, Bravo, Curran, and others, there is no shortage of players on the CSK side who can hit the big boundaries.

As for Hyderabad, hitting sixes has been a bit difficult, considering the poor form of their batsmen.

Hence, we are backing CSK to be the side that hits the most number of sixes in the game.

Today’s CSK vs SRH Hot Bet

Recommended Bet: Jadeja to be CSK Top Bowler @ 4.00 with 10CRIC

Ravindra Jadeja rose to the occasion in the last match after his heroics with the bat and ball. He is in a good form and will definitely start in this game too, along with bowling his entire spell.

He is also available at the same odds as Chahar and Ngidi but we are going with a spinner on this bet, keeping in mind the conditions of the Delhi pitch.