The Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad encounter is all set to take place at the Dubai International Cricket stadium. Its battle of the south as the two teams haven’t been at their very best this season. Both have won one game and lost two games in the season so which is why getting another win under their belt will be very important for both sides.
Looking at both sides, the CSK side consists of top-class players of the world from Faf Du Plessis to MS Dhoni to Ravindra Jadeja which is why we should watch out for these players as the match is said to be a high scoring affair. Since both teams will be in the hunt for their 2nd win of the season it’s going to be a cracker of a game, which is why let’s take a look at the top five players to watch out for in this game.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 key players we should watch out for when Chennai Super Kings lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad:
1. MS Dhoni
The CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has looked in decent touch this season after not having played a single competitive game ever since that 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
We witnessed a late blitz the other day from Dhoni against Rajasthan Royals where he sent three of Tom Curran’s deliveries into the stands for mighty sixes.
Despite him timing the ball so well, he hasn’t been batting up the order for CSK. Many experts are of the opinion that the Indian Stalwart should bat up the order so it helps CSK, in the long run, this year.
2. Jonny Bairstow
Another man who has looked in great touch this season, Jonny Bairstow of England as he scored a fifty in the first game of the season after which he really hadn’t got off the mark that well.
In the past season, we witnessed the absolute from Jonny Bairstow as he caused an onslaught in the majority of the games opening for the SRH side along with Warner.
With Bairstow timing the ball very sweetly this season we shall expect another big knock from the Englishman very soon.
3. Ambati Rayudu
The reason why we’ve included him in today’s players to watch out for is because Ambati Rayudu is fit and all set to return to the Chennai side after missing two games, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed the news yesterday.
Looking at Rayudu’s performance this season, he scored a match-winning knock against the Mumbai Indians in the very first game of the season. Post that he got injured but with Rayudu making a comeback in this game let’s expect a big knock from the man.
4. Rashid Khan
We criticised the Leg spinner from Afghanistan for his failure to pick up wickets for the Sunrisers Hyderabad side in the first two games.
But he came back strong in the 3rd game where SRH emerged victorious, he also ended up winning the man of the match award for picking up 2 crucial wickets in his 4 overs.
With Rashid Khan looking in great touch ever since the last game, we’ll expect a stellar performance from the leg spinner yet again against CSK.
5. Faf du Plessis
The former Proteas skipper has been the one-man army in the batting department for the Chennai Super Kings franchise this season.
Batting at three Du Plessis has had a remarkable run so far in this being the franchise’s leading run-scorer this season. Despite not getting much support from other batsmen Du Plessis kept going which is why he’s been doing the bulk of the scoring.