Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in his Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at Chepack Stadium on Friday.
MS Dhoni’s struggling CSK, sitting down with just two wins in eight matches, is taking to SRH, which is kept in equally poorly in ninth, with six defeats in eight matches. The losers will have to settle for the rising risk of wooden spoon and elimination. Both teams have won only one match in their last five matches. For SRH, Kamindu Mendis came in.
During the toss, SRH captain Cummins said, “We are going to do a bowl first. Chennai is always a big game, some is coming with some disadvantages, but it is a new site and the boys are up for it. If the wicket is good, supports them to get a big clan and otherwise, also back down to them.
CSK captain Dhoni also said that young South African batsman Developed Brevis, Rachin Rabindra is starting CSK. In addition, Deepak Hooda is the place of Vijay Shankar.
“The main reason for dew was that we wanted to bowl first. In almost all departments, when you are not playing good cricket, there is a possibility that there will be pressure on other people.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (playing xi): Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (W), Annic Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zishan Ansari, Mohammed Shami
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sheikh Rashid, Ayush Matre, Sam Curan, Rabindra Jadeja, Developed Brevis, Shivam Dubey, MS Dhoni (W/C), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Mathesh Pathirana.
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