Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Sunrisers Hyderabad have played three matches in the series and are ranked sixth on the points table, while Chennai Super Kings have also played three matches in the series and are ranked third on the points table. In the last match played by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Gujarat Titans, Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets. The top fantasy players for SRH were Shahbaz Ahmed and Abdul Samad with 52 fantasy points while Abhishek Sharma scored 49 match fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Delhi Capitals, Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs. The top fantasy player for CSK was Matheesha Pathirana who scored 107 fantasy points. MS Dhoni scored 69 match fantasy points while Ajinkya Rahane scored 64 match fantasy points.

SRH vs CSK, Pitch report and Weather conditions

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow much assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 171 runs. The pitch at the venue is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions. The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

The temperature is expected to be around 36.81 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 16%. 4.05 m/s winds are expected. Cloudy weather is expected during the match, this may help pacers with movement.

SRH vs CSK, Head to Head

In the 20 matches played between these two teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad do not have a good record against Chennai Super Kings. Based on our analysis and trends, we predict the trend to continue. The batters of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

Both teams last played against each other in Match 29 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Mayank Markande scored the highest fantasy points for Sunrisers Hyderabad with 66 match fantasy points while Devon Conway topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai Super Kings with 105 match fantasy points.

SRH vs CSK, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 71 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.1. Abhishek is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recent three matches, he has scored 124 runs at an average of 41.33. 

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 65 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. Klaasen is a right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recently played three matches, he has scored 167 runs averaging 83.50 per match.

Matheesha Pathirana

Matheesha Pathirana is a bowler with an average of 66 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.8 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played two matches, Pathirana has taken four wickets at an average of 15. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a differential pick in your team. He has an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played three matches, Ruturaj has made 62 runs at an average of 20.67.

Ravindrasinh Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja is an all-rounder with an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.8 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a left-handed batter. In the recently played three matches, Jadeja has scored 53 runs at an average of 53. He also bowls decently, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches, he has taken one wicket at an average of 79.

SRH vs CSK, Squad Information

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Upendra Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, T Natarajan, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanvir Singh, Marco Jansen, Akash Singh, Abdul Samad, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Umran Malik.

Chennai Super Kings (CHE) Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Aravelly Avanish, Nishant Sindhu and Shaik Rasheed.

SRH vs CSK, Fantasy XI Team

Wicket-Keeper: Heinrich Klaasen

Batters: Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mayank Agarwal and Shivam Dube

All-Rounders: Pat Cummins and Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman, T Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Captain: Heinrich Klaasen

Vice-Captain: Ravindra Jadeja

Topics mentioned in this article

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