IPL 2021: Match 23, CSK vs SRH Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Preview     

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), after an indifferent start, have found their feet in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The MS Dhoni-led unit has won four games in a row and is among the table-toppers in the championship.

In their previous game, the Yellow Army beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 69 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai after Ravindra Jadeja’s 37-run over. The Super Kings are next set to face the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday, April 28 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

As far as the Orange Army is concerned, they lost to the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their last game after the match went to the Super Over. Languishing at the bottom of the points table, David Warner and Co would be hoping to secure a win and climb the ladder.

Match Details

Match – Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 23rd match

Venue – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

Time – 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT

Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar

Pitch Report

The pitch in Delhi was a fairly sporting one in the 2019 IPL when the average score was around the 160-run mark. The matches turned out to be competitive with one of the games going into the Super Over.

There will be a fair amount of cloud, but with no chances of rain. The temperature will be around the 37 degrees Celsius mark and the humidity won’t be on the higher side either.

Avg first innings score: 163 (7 T20 matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2019)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 2, Tied – 1

Probable Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir

Bench: Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Bhagath Verma, C Hari Nishanth, Narayan Jagadeesan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harishankar Reddy, Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Behrendorff, Lungi Ngidi

Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Kane Williamson, Virat Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul

Bench: Jason Roy, Mohammad Nabi, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Jagadeesha Suchith, Shahbaz Nadeem, Wriddhiman Saha, Jason Holder, Sandeep Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abdul Samad, Manish Pandey

Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 15 | Chennai Super Kings– 11 | Sunrisers Hyderabad – 4 |N/R – 0

At neutral venues

Played – 8 | Chennai Super Kings– 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad – 2 |N/R – 0

Probable best batsman of the match

Kane Williamson– Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kane Williamson has looked in great rhythm in the ongoing league. In two games, he has scored 82 runs with a top score of an unbeaten 66. Most importantly, he is yet to be dismissed.

Against the Super Kings, the Tauranga-born has done decently as well. In eight games, Williamson has racked up 301 runs at an average and strike-rate of 43 and 139.35 respectively with three half-centuries.

Deepak Chahar– Chennai Super Kings

Deepak Chahar had a rough day in the office against the Challengers, but he remains CSK’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament with eight scalps from five games. He has bowled exceptionally in the powerplay thus far.

In 31 overs against the Sunrisers, Chahar has picked up nine wickets with best figures of three for 15. The speedster has also managed a frugal economy rate of 7.66.

Today’s match prediction: The team, batting first to win the match.

Scenario 1

Chennai win the toss and bat

Powerplay score – 45-50

First innings score – 160-180

Chennai win the match

Scenario 2

Hyderabad win the toss and bat

Powerplay score – 45-50

First innings score – 150-170

Hyderabad win the match

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.