Chennai: Two matches to go and everything to play for. Despite collecting 15 points and being on the threshold of the playoffs,
Chennai Super Kings Can’t breathe easy now.
The almost unprecedented intensity of competition this season means that every point won or lost has a big impact on the top of the table. Therefore
Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Knight Riders will need to be defeated at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday night to keep their pressure on for the top two berths.
ipl 2023 schedule , ipl 2023 points tableIt will be crucial for CSK to dismiss Mumbai Indians’ claim for the second spot, as whichever team finishes in the top two will get two chances to make it to the final.
As has been the case so far this season, CSK will be banking on their middle-order batsmen to play high strike-rate cameos that support their total. While Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad Have given them good starts consistently, that’s the knock of fast bowlers like these
Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube who has upped the ante in the middle overs, and skipper M.S.
Dhoni Always provided the final climax.
their last match against delhi capitals Was a perfect example. It was difficult to stroke in the first 10 overs as the ball stopped and took a lot of turn. But designated spin-hitter Dubey turned the game around by scoring 25 off 12 balls.
Dhoni added the icing on the cake with a nine-ball 20, helping his team reach a competitive 167.
head coach Stephen Fleming The latter said that these high-risk cameos are part and parcel of modern-day T20 strategy, and that the knock against DC by Dubey, Dhoni “turned 160 wickets into 175-180 wickets”.
The batsmen have also shown match awareness in not trying to field every ball and instead target specific bowlers on that day. In the DC game, he picked Lalit Yadav and khalil ahmed For those overs that went for 23 and 21 runs respectively. Assistant coach Eric Simmons feels the fate of games usually hinges on such turning points.
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CSK vs KKR IPL 2023: Kolkata outclass Chennai in must-win game
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Four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Chennai on Sunday, aiming to secure a win and strengthen their chances of making it to the play-offs Is.
With 15 points (12 matches), the Super Kings are in a better position to move to the next stage, while KKR (10 points) need to win their remaining two games and hope that other results will be in their favour.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team has come into the match with two wins on the bounce and as always it will be difficult to beat his ‘maad’. Even a couple of sixes off Dhoni’s bat is enough to unsettle the Chepauk crowd and he did that in the previous match against Delhi Capitals, which proved to be crucial.
For the home side, openers Devon Conway (420 runs) and Ruturaj Gaikwad are providing solid starts. Although Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja and Ambati Rayudu haven’t had the desired impact, the Super Kings have done well.
The clarity of roles assigned to Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube is benefiting and playing a vital role in the CSK batting line-up. On a slow pitch that saw the batsmen struggling, Dubey produced some big hits and will be eyeing a repeat on Sunday.
The bowlers, especially Mathisha Pathirana, have done the job for the skipper. Tushar Deshpande though has been successful in picking up expensive wickets. As the Delhi team found out on Wednesday, the spinners-Jadeja, Moeen and Mahesh Tikshana-have been effective in putting pressure on the opposition batsmen.
KKR will also fancy their chances based on the presence of spinners who have made an impact. How Varun Chakravarthy and leg-spinner Suyash Sharma bowl on Sunday could decide the outcome of the match. The experienced Sunil Narine has been off-colour for the most part of the IPL season and will look to make up for it.
Captain Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer have been performing well in the batting line-up and KKR will be hoping for a solid start from the openers so that the rest can build on that.
However, this is easier said than done, with Pathirana’s mix of yorkers and slower yorkers expected to have a say in proceedings. Jadeja can be a bowler that opposition batsmen will be wary of as he hardly times them and is often accurate.
The Knight Riders will have to put behind their defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals on Thursday and go into Sunday’s match with a positive mindset. Yesterday’s defeat could harm their chances of progressing further in the tournament.
Simmons said on Saturday, “The whole match was overturned in that one over (Lalit’s ball).
Will have to do more of the same against the hosts’ middle order KKRA side that is out of contention for a playoff spot with only five wins from 12 matches.
The visitors may have had a weak campaign but they have a strong spin arsenal Suyash SharmaVarun Chakraborty and Sunil Narayan.
The role of these three will be especially important in the spin-friendly Chepauk, and how the CSK batsmen deal with them could well decide which way the match goes.
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