Chennai Super Kings 0/0 in 0.0 Overs

Hyderabad (Playing XI) – Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Shashank Singh (In place of Abdul Samad), Marco Jansen (In place of Romario Shepherd), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik.

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI)

Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja(c), Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI)

Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

We would have bowled first. As a spinner I always wanted to play a day game, but it’s a part and parcel of the game. Cannot give excuses. We have one change. Theekshana comes in for Pretorius.

We are going to have a bowl. We just considered bowling first today. We have two changes. Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen come in. For us about it’s about improving performances, and we saw that in the last game.

TOSS:

SRH captain Kane Williamson wins toss, opts to field vs CSK

Chennai (Playing XI) – Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana (In place of Dwaine Pretorius). 

Ravindra Jadeja, the skipper of Chennai, says that they would have bowled first as they there is some grass on the wicket. Tells that it is good that there is no dew but it is part and parcel of the game. Informs that they have one change as Maheesh Theekshana comes in for Dwaine Pretorius.

Kane Williamson, the skipper of Hyderabad, says that they will bowl first. Mentions that they considered the moisture factor and that’s why they are bowling first. Informs that they have made two changes. Tells that for them it’s all about improving their performances.

TOSS – The coin goes up and lands in favour of Hyderabad. They have elected to BOWL first. 

BREAKING:

Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen are set to make their debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad today vs CSK

It’s TOSS time, folks

… MATCH DAY …

Hello and welcome to match 17. It’s Chennai taking on Hyderabad. Believe it or not, Chennai have won 12 out of 16 games against Hyderabad but it will count for nothing in this game as they are yet to record a win in this season. And just like Chennai, Hyderabad are following the same trail. Three out of the five matches at DY Patil Stadium have been won by the team bowling first. Will be interesting to see if the captains stick to ‘win toss and bowl’ mantra…

As far as Hyderabad are concerned, they are in the same boat as Chennai. Somehow, the players haven’t come together as a unit and the same has cost the team a couple of victories. Skipper Kane Williamson must roar back to form to marshal his troops from the front. They are placed at the bottom of the points table and this would be a good opportunity for them to make a mark in this game.

Many loopholes in both sides have been exposed and they must come up with a revised strategy. This promises to be a riveting contest with both teams finding themselves in uncharted territory. At least one team would put an end to their losing streak. So who are you backing? Our guess is as good as yours. Stick around for the toss and team news.

Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen are seen getting their caps in the Hyderabad huddle. So expect at least two changes in the Hyderabad team.

 PITCH REPORT – Graeme Swann is down for the pitch report. He says that it’s a day game and there’ll be no dew so all the bowlers will be happy with that. Tells that there’s a lot of grass on this pitch and there is moisture as well. Mentions that the wicket is fairly easy-paced and the bowlers would want to avoid bowling short on this track. Informs that the spinners could quite enjoy this wicket as there might be a bit of turn but it’ll be fairly slow. States that it is not a high-scoring venue and 150-160 will be a good score for the side batting first.

The defending champions have a point to prove having lost their first three games of the season. Chennai are off to their worst start in Indian T20 League and must make amends sooner than later. They have many potent names in their order but need to fire in unison to win this match. They would want the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali to fire at the top of the order and provide them a platform while their bowling looks a little fragile in the absence of Deepak Chahar. They must excute their plans to perfection and come raring back to gain their first win of the season.

CAPTAIN KANE’S MESSAGE AHEAD OF CSK CLASH