Its a clash to titans in IPL on Tuesday as Chennai Super Kings will be hosting Kolkata Knight Riders at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Both teams stand equal in the tournament with convincing wins in their respective previous matches. While the Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab on Saturday evening, the Knight Riders breached the Rajasthan Royals’ fortress on Sunday night.
A win in this match will serve as a boost to the Chennai Super Kings, who play a series of four consecutive matches on the road after this.
The Kolkata Knight Riders will complete a series of four away matches with this fixture and now head back home for three back-to-back home matches.
Both teams are packed with several in-form batsmen. MS Dhoni has turned the clock back; not only has he been striking those big sixes, but he has been finishing off games for the Super Kings. The CSK skipper has remained unbeaten in three of his team’s four wins and is the Super Kings’ top run-getter this season.
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Among others, Faf du Plessis made an instant impact on making the CSK playing XI; he scored 54 off 38 balls in the win against Kings XI Punjab. The South African captain has been in good form with the bat so far this year, and given the World Cup is round the corner he will look to carry his form heading into that global event.
TEAM
Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robbie Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna.