MS Dhoni (MS Dhoni) ‘s Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which failed to perform consistently well, will face Virat Kohli’s RCB (RCB) in the IPL on Saturday, so the batsmen of both teams will be eyeing.
Chennai superkings
In Chennai team, all-rounder Kedar Jadhav can be cut from the leaf, who failed to win against Kolkata Knight Riders. Chennai had to face defeat by 10 runs after getting close to victory and Jadhav’s defensive batting was fiercely criticized.
It is to be seen now that the team, which was generally hesitant to make changes, removes Jadhav of 35 years or someone else gets a chance. Despite Shane Watson’s return to form and Faf du Plessi’s consistent performances, Chennai’s middle order remains a worry. Captain Dhoni himself is not in the form he is known for. Rituraj Gaikwad or N Jagadishan can be dropped if Jadhav is dropped, who has not got any chance from 2018.
Chennai bowlers performed better in the last match against KKR. All-rounder Dwayne Bravo took wickets. Karn Sharma, who replaced Piyush Chawla, also took wickets while bowling economically. The pace bowling will depend on Deepak Chahar, Sam Curren and Shardul Thakur.
CSK probable playing XI: Shane Watson Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessi, MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper) Sam Curren, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
CSK’s entire team: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper), Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessi, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Sentner , Josh Hazlewood, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curren, N Jagadishan, KM Asif, Monu Kumar, R Sai Kishore, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Karn Sharma.
Rcb
RCB, on the other hand, has a captain and batsman like Virat Kohli who appears in form against Rajasthan Royals. Young Devdutt Padikkal and veteran batsman AB de Villiers have done well. Aaron Finch will also expect an aggressive innings.
In bowling, no one has impressed except for leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar. Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini have proved expensive. With the arrival of Sri Lanka’s Isuro Udana, bowling will get some strength.
RCB probable playing XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
RCB’s entire team: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Parthiv Patel, Aaron Finch, Josh Philip, Chris Morris, Moin Ali, Mohammad Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dubey, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pawan Deshpande, Adam Jampa, Isuru Udana.
Toss time: 7:00 pm Indian time
Match start time: Indian time today at 7:30 pm
Grounds: Dubai International Stadium
