As the IPL 2020 is heading towards its peak, the points table is witnessing ups and downs, the 2019 IPL’s top 4 teams which are still struggling to make it to the top 4 in 2020.
Today’s match of IPL 2020 is between two such teams, where on one side you can see the sensation of Dhoni, and on the other hand, you can see the power hit off Andre Russell.
Who is Heavy on
Till now, 21 matches have been played between Chennai and Kolkata till the edition of IPL 2020, in which Chennai has 13 wins in their account, Kolkata has only 7 wins so far, the result of a match between the two teams did not come.
Player’s War
Before the match between Chennai and Punjab, Chennai’s batting was very much dependent on Faf Duplecy, but in the previous match, Watson made a comeback and warned everyone. With the arrival of Bravo, Chennai is seeing depth in both batting and bowling, on the other hand, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik’s current form is a matter of utmost concern for them, Kolkata’s batting yet Depends around Shubman Gill and Morgan.
Looking at Kolkata’s bowling, it would be more favorable to bat first because most of the batsmen of Chennai are still struggling with their form, if Russell’s bat goes away then Kolkata can definitely score runs in front of Chennai.
Importance of Toss
The captain who won the toss on the Abu-Dhabi pitch looks to bat first. A score of 170 runs on this pitch is considered a good score.
Predictable XI
Chennai — Shane Watson, Faf Duplesey, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Karan, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla.
Kolkata — Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Rasal, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Naren, Morgan, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pant Companies, Varun Chakraborty.
