Highlights:
- Chennai Super Kings will face Sunrisers Hyderabad today in the 44th match of IPL 2021
- In the 15 matches played between the two teams, the Chennai-based franchise has won 11 times
- SRH Vs CSK match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 7:30 PM (IST)
The 44th mach of the Indian Premier League will be upon us shortly which will be played between MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Kane Williamson’s Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 7:30 PM (IST).
While CSK is sitting at 1st position of the IPL table with 1 game advantage over everyone else in the competition, except SRH, the Hyderabad side sits last with just 4 points to their name and virtually out of the Playoff race.
CSK will be coming in riding on the back of winning 3 consecutive matches, while SRH has just broken their losing streak after they defeated Rajasthan Royals in match 40 of this tournament.
Oot of CSK’s last 5 matches, they have lost just 1 while SRH has won just 1 match. Hence, the game is really between two teams standing at the opposite ends of the spectrum.
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In total, CSK and SRH have met 15 times in this cash-rich tournament out od wich Chennai Super Kings have won 11 time while SRH managed to win just 4 times.
SRH Vs CSK Head To Head Stats
We all know that CSK is the team to be reckoned with being the 2nd highest winner of IPL after Mumbai Indians, CSK has dominated the competition and in IPL 2021, they have been the most successful side as of now.
Sunrisers Hyderabad on the other hand sits last of the IPL 2021 points table with just 4 points after 10 matches in the tournament. At this time is it guaranteed that they will not be making it to the playoffs, however, if they pull up their socks, they might be able to make the road to playoffs for other teams a little bit difficult, giving IPL fans some more interesting matches.
The last time these 2 teams met each other was in IPL 2021 itself on the 28th of April which was the 23rd match of the tournament. SRH batted first and put up a total of 171 after losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. Manish Pandey, David Warner and Kane Williamson all played commendable innings scoring 61 (46), 57 (55) and an unbeaten 26 (10) respectively.
For CSK, Lungi Ngidi was the best bowler, taking 2 wicktes in 4 overs and gave away just 35 runs.
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Having said this, CSK, when came out to bat, meant all business. Right from the get-go they were attacking the SRH bowlers, Ruturaj Gaikwad hit 12 boundaries to score 75 in just 44 balls, Faf du Plessis hit 56 from 38 balls hitting 1 maximum and 6 boundaries.
For SRH, only Rashid Khan bowled well, took all 3 wickets and gave away just 36 runs in his 4 spells.
CSK won the match with 7 wickets remaining and 9 balls to spare.
SRH Vs CSK Last 5 Encounters
28th April 2021: Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
13th October 2020: Chennai Super Kings won by 20 runs
2nd October 2020: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 runs
23rd April 2019: Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
17th April 2019: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wickets
Additioanl Stats Of SRH & CSK
SRH highest score against CSK: 192
CSK highest score against SRH: 223
Highest Individual Score against CSK: 90 (David Warner)
Highest Individual Score against SRH: 117* (Shane Watson)
Most wickets for SRH against CSK: 9 (Rashid Khan)
Most wickets for CSK against SRH: 17 (Dwayne Bravo)
Lowest SRH score against CSK: 139
Lowest CSK score against SRH: 132
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Match Prediction:
Chennai Super Kings have been on a roll this IPL winning 8 out of 10 matches played so far, on the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad have failed to find their rhythm as they have been on the opposite side of the spectrum, having won just 2 matches out of the 10 they have played in this campaign so far.
On one hand, CSK has defeated every team at least once, while SRH has only managed to defeat Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, and those were not close matches, which means, if SRH finds their rhythm early on in the game, they could win today’s match, but there are a lot of “what ifs” for out liking. CSK will be the winner of today’s match given their track record in this tournament as well as against SRH as a whole.