Match no. 18 Chennai Super Kings will take on Kings XI Punjab to grab 2 points . Successful chennai tops at lower order in points table, Welcome to 2020!!
Chennai Super Kings only win their first inaugural match , after that the String of defeats continue. First they lost against RR By 16 runs then by Delhi Captials ( 44runs) and freshly lost to SRH ( 7 wickets). Back to back they are representing their poor performances in both batting and bowling. Faf du plessis is the only player who is playing with consistency and excellent while Fielding. Watson failed to give good start and is likely to get replace . Everyone will be waiting for Bravo to bat again after successful CPL 2020. Captain Dhoni needs only one catch to complete his 100 catches as Wicketkeeper in Ipl and he will be definitely looking to end the losing streak.
Kings XI Punjab lost back to back but give a tough fight . KL and Mayank can give good start with Maxwell in middle order with the wild card entry Nicolas Pooran to add some fuel and he is someone KXIP can count on . Sheldon Cottrell and Mohammed Shami leading from front in bowling department. Shami just need 2 wickets to complete his 50 IPL wickets , while captain KL Rahul is just 9 runs away from 1500 runs in IPL for KXIP.
HEAD TO HEAD
MATCH – 21
CSK – 12
KXIP – 9
VENUE – Dubai International Stadium
TIME – 7. 30 IST