Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be up against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Things are getting tight as teams are moving every day in the points table.
Kolkata Knight Riders who had a decent start has lost their last game against Delhi Capitals whereas Chennai Super Kings who had a horrible start are finding their form as they won against Kings XI Punjab.
Both the teams are with four points on the table but CSK has played one game more than KKR. It will be a crucial game for both the teams as the middle phase of the league can change the momentum for many teams. Two points will be up for grabs when KKR and CSK take on each other at Abu Dhabi in IPL 13.
Match Details
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 21
07th October, 07:30 PM IST.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch and Weather Report
The players might have got used to the weather as the temperature is not dropping anytime soon. There is a high chance that the temperature will remain in the mid and high 30s during the game.
Out of the three venues, this is the one that seems a bit difficult for the batsmen. The pitch is getting slower and slower which means we might get to see a 160-170 game. The team batting first might prefer to chase because that’s been the trend in this tournament so far.
Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders
Dinesh Karthik (C), Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Pat Cummins, Chris Green, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakravarthy, M Siddarth, Siddesh Lad, Rinku Singh
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni (C), Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Faf Du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, KM Asif, M Jagdeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood, Monu Kumar, R Sai Kishore
Team News
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have a few questions to answer in this game. Sunil Narine isn’t performing as a batsman or as a bowler so he needs to perform better. KKR might still play him as a spinner and change his batting position.
Eoin Morgan who is in terrific form might bat higher up the order and Dinesh Karthik who is struggling might go down the order.
Their bowling is looking good with Pat Cummins and the two young pacers. Varun Chakravarthy is looking good with his mystery spin. Kuldeep Yadav was dropped in the last game as KKR wanted an extra batsman so they might bring him back for this game.
Pat Cummins and Eoin Morgan will be the key players for KKR.
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings were back at their best in the last game as Shane Watson and Faf Du Plessis destroyed the Kings XI Punjab bowlers and made a mockery of the chase. The CSK bowlers did a good job as well to restrict them to 178.
CSK will look to continue this momentum and get a couple of wins on the trot. CSK doesn’t like changing their team and there is a high chance that they will continue with the winning combination. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu will be the key players in this game.
Fantasy Prediction
Shane Watson, Eoin Morgan, Ambati Rayudu, Shubman Gill, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy
Captain: Shane Watson, Vice-Captain: Eoin Morgan
