The second of Sunday’s doubleheader will see table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT) lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Gujarat will hope to strengthen their lead at the top of the table while Chennai will be keen to continue the winning run.
Although CSK tasted success in their last game, they have plenty of areas to work on. Rututaj Gaikwad hasn’t been able to bat past the powerplay this season so far. Moeen Ali too hasn’t been able to create the kind of batting impact that worked for CSK last season.
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Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube are running the show for CSK with the bat. In Maheesh Theekshana, they found a wicket-taker, which they’ve badly needed this season. CSK will look to bank on them to get the better of GT.
Gujarat bowling unit is just about finding its rhythm. Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson and Hardik Pandya have done the job on different occasions and could prove hard to deal with for a brittle CSK line-up that has had several misfiring batters.
Match Details
Match 29 – Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: 17th April at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Details
At this venue, the team batting first has won 3 out of 5 matches which indicates that toss might not play a huge role here. There will be something for everyone to play role in this wicket.
Predicted Playing XI
Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Chris Jordan, Mukesh Choudhary
GT vs CSK – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Matthew Wade, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube (vc), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Hardik Pandya (c), Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Lockie Ferguson
Fantasy Team 2: Matthew Wade, Robin Uthappa (vc), Shivam Dube, Shubman Gill (c), Abhinav Manohar, Moeen Ali, Rahul Tewatia, Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Maheesh Theekshana
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