SRH vs CSK: This IPL matchup between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings seemed to be a massive mismatch at first.

In the past, CSK has utterly destroyed SRH, taking 15 of the 20 meetings to win. From a cricket standpoint, that’s complete dominance.

However, SRH is committed to improving that dismal performance. They have a young and talented set of players. It’s entertaining to see as they play a lot more aggressive style of cricket. Although they haven’t yet won by landslide, it has helped them reach the biggest total of any IPL 2024 squad. 277/5 in opposition to MI.

There is still plenty to be done in the competition. However, this match between SRH and CSK won’t feature the same old CSK-dominating SRH kinds. That’s for certain.

SRH vs CSK: Match Details

Match: SRH vs CSK 18th Match (Indian Premier League 2024) 

Date: Friday, April 05, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad 

SRH vs CSK: Match Overview

Sunrisers Hyderabad

A few key players for Sunrisers Hyderabad, like Head, Abhishek, and Klaasen, have intimidated opponents with their potent batting. Their very presence in the middle of the field spooks the opponent bowlers. It allows the other players on the team to play with confidence. The lynchpin, Klaasen, has struck out more sixes than fours and scored 167 runs in 3 innings with a maximum score of 80. He is scoring his runs at a furious 220 and has demonstrated how quickly he has settled into the game.

Travis Head (81 runs from 2 games) and Abhishek Sharma (124 runs from 3 innings) are striking at least 200 and averaging over 40 with the bat. Returning to the spot where they amassed the greatest team total in an innings, SRH will rely on their batsmen to put them in a commanding position from which they can dictate terms to CSK.

However, SRH appears a touch exposed when it comes to bowling. Except for Pat Cummins, who has bowled 12 overs for 95 runs and claimed 4 wickets, no other bowler has shown promise. Despite only taking two wickets in three games, Markande’s bowling performance has been far improved. To quit, they must bowl much more effectively as a team.

Chennai Super Kings

CSK has two thrilling wins over RCB in the first game and GT in the second. Chennai Super Kings began their IPL campaign at home. They made some smart tactical alterations to the team, such as stacking their bowling group full of pacers and assigning only Ravindra Jadeja to be the lone spinner, to adjust to the changing conditions available at the Chepauk stadium.

Their heartbreaking defeat to DC in Vizag served as a wake-up call for them. And they’ll be trying to improve on their performance against a team they’ve dominated the entire time in a crucial road game. In their match against DC, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra will be looking to bounce back from a poor start and find their rhythm. In that match against the Capitals, Shivam Dube (bat), Deepak Chahar, and Mustafizur Rahman (ball) were unable to make as much of an effect as they had in the previous games.

However, the others, particularly MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane, would have been satisfied with their efforts despite the loss. Likewise, Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana would enter this game with their tails up after bowling disciplined and with control against

SRH vs CSK: Squad 

Sunrisers Hyderabad

T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Pat Cummins (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Nitish Reddy, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Upendra Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Tanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Aiden Markram, Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Wanindu Hasaranga, Umran Malik

Chennai Super Kings

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, MS Dhoni, Aravelly Avanish, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, RS Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Jadhav Mandal, Daryl Mitchell, Prashant Solanki, Shardul Thakur, Nishant Sindhu, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Mukesh Choudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Mahesh Theekshana, Sameer Rizvi

SRH vs CSK: Playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat. Impact Player: Washington Sundar.

Chennai Super Kings

Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra,  Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman. Impact Player: Shivam Dube.

SRH vs CSK: Pitch Report

This match will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. The home team, SRH, finished the previous season with five straight losses at this location. However, they began the current campaign with an incredible victory over MI last week.

SRH vs CSK: Weather report

Batsmen are given more freedom to play. It is because of the circumstances and pitch here. And for good reason—it has been one of the IPL’s highest-scoring venues. The match is expected to take place without any interruptions from rain. It is according to the clear weather prediction.

SRH vs CSK: Toss Prediction

Both sides, but especially SRH, will be vying to win the toss and get to bat first. Head, Abhishek, and Klaasen’s carnage against MI when they batted first will make SRH want to bat first. They can take advantage of the favorable circumstances.

SRH vs CSK: Pre-play Prediction 

Top batter: Rachin Ravindra (CSK), Travis Head (SRH)

Best bowler: Matheesha Pathirana (CSK), Jaydev Unadkat (SRH)

Best all-rounder: Shivam Dube (CSK), Marco Jansen (SRH)

Player of the match: Rachin Ravindra (CSK)

SRH vs CSK: Match Prediction

With their explosive batting, SRH may destroy any team, but we’re backing CSK to win this game. It is mostly because of their squad’s balance both with the bat and the ball. The Chennai Super Kings are our pick to win this match.