CSK on track to return to winning ways: Test vs Hyderabad in Cheppak today | CSK vs SRH match in Chepauk

Chennai: In the IPL T20 cricket series tonight at 7.30 pm at the Chennai Chepauk Stadium, the defending champions Chennai Super Kings will face the former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Rudraaj Gaekwad-led CSK come into today’s match after suffering two back-to-back defeats against Lucknow Supergiants. CSK is 6th in the table with 8 points from 8 matches with 4 wins and 4 losses.

Despite scoring 210 runs in the last game in their stronghold, Chepauk, CSK failed to win. The CSK spinners struggled in this game due to the snow. This was also a major cause of failure.

Meanwhile, Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have chased down 277 and 288 runs in two matches this season, approach today’s match with a 35-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last match. The team is 3rd in the table with 10 points from 8 matches with 5 wins and 3 losses.

CSK’s batting is heavily dependent on Ruduraj Gaekwad and Shivam Dubey. Opener Rachin Ravindra scored only 133 runs in 7 matches. Due to this, he lost his place in the last game. His replacement, Ajinkya Rahane, who has been the opener in the last two games, has not shown much impact. Daryl Mitchell also lacked the expected contribution. He has only scored 146 runs at an average of 24.33 in 7 matches.

In terms of bowling, the CSK players failed to perform at the highest level overall due to heavy snowfall in the last game. Dushar Deshpande, who bowled 7 overs in the last two games, scored 76 runs. Another opening bowler, Deepak Chahar, has also not performed as expected this season. Mustafizur Rahman in the middle overs and Pathirana in the final overs can provide comfort.

In the current season, Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have been adopting an active batting approach in batting first, have been making good use of the powerplay overs to score runs. Thus, if the team bats first in today’s match, CSK may put a lot of pressure on the bowlers. Travis Head, Aidan Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Clausen and Abdul Samad, who failed to impress against Bengaluru, are likely to focus on swinging the bat again.

RCB vs Gujarat Clash: Earlier, Gujarat-Bengaluru clash in Ahmedabad at 3.30 pm. Led by Shubman Gil, Gujarat is at the 7th position in the points table with 4 wins and 5 losses after playing 9 matches. Du Plessis-led Bengaluru team is at the last place with 2 wins and 7 losses in 9 matches.

‘Spinners don’t spin the ball’ – Muttiah Muralitharan, bowling consultant for Sunrisers Hyderabad, says, “The problem in the IPL this season is that most of the spinners don’t spin the ball. They throw the balls quickly. If the balls are not spun, there is no deflection in the ball. Batsmen practice the throwdown in net practice. Most balls come straight.

As they get used to it, they do the same in competitions. But if the ball deviates, the batsman’s brain doesn’t know how to react to it. So, spinners need to learn how to spin the ball. CSK vs Hyderabad will be a high-scoring match.

Because even a target of more than 200 runs is achieved. Coaches and players make good use of the impact player rule. The spinners will have an advantage as the Chepakkam pitch is dry. Then the game will be different. “A team can’t win all the games, if we win 60 percent of the games, we have a chance to make it to the playoffs.”