Indian T20 League 2024: Hyderabad vs Chennai, Match 18 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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The two South Indian states, Hyderabad (HYD) and Chennai (CHE), will lock horns in the 18th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Friday (April 5) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad have won just one out of three matches so far. Their only win came against Mumbai. Chennai are in third position with two wins in three games. They lost their previous match against Delhi by 20 runs. 

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Hyderabad vs Chennai Head to Head

Chennai have a dominant record over Hyderabad in the Indian T20 League. They have won 15 out of the 20 matches against Hyderabad. Hyderabad have won just three games against Chennai since 2019.

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HYD vs CHE Probable Playing XIs

Hyderabad:

Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat

Chennai:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is a high-scoring ground. The average first innings total in the last 10 T20 matches here has been 188 runs. The average number of wickets that teams have lost here per inning is six. The teams batting first have won six out of the last 10 matches here.

However, the team winning the toss here might look to bowl, considering that dew might play a key role here. Both pacers and spinners are likely to find the same amount of help from the surface.

Hyderabad vs Chennai Key Player Battles

Heinrich Klaasen vs Chennai’s bowlers

Klaasen is the leading run-scorer for Hyderabad this season and has amassed a total of 167 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 219.73. He has a strike rate of 196 against leg spinners. 

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Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Hyderabad’s bowlers

The skipper of Chennai has made 270 runs in just five matches against Hyderabad at a strike rate of 148.35, including two half-centuries. Gaikwad has a strike rate of 200 against Aiden Markram.

He has made 24 runs off 16 deliveries against Pat Cummins and has scored 31 runs off 21 deliveries against Mayank Markande. He has made 30 runs off 28 deliveries against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Only Cummins has dismissed Gaikwad once among these three bowlers.

Ravindra Jadeja vs Hyderabad

Jadeja has made 225 runs in 16 innings against Hyderabad at a strike rate of 125. He has picked eight wickets as well at an economy of 7.27. Jadeja has an average of 118 against leg spinners. He has made 24 runs off 17 deliveries against Bhuvneshwar.

Aiden Markram vs Chennai’s bowlers

The former skipper of Hyderabad has made 77 runs in three matches this season at a strike rate of 128.33. Markram has made 14 runs off 10 deliveries against Jadeja. He has made 191 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 126.49 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. 

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Pat Cummins vs Chennai

Cummins has picked four wickets in three outings this season so far at an average of 23.75. He has taken four wickets in six matches against Chennai at an economy of 9.25. Cummins has made 29 runs off 15 deliveries against Shardul Thakur.